Articles of Faith

The Triunity of the Godhead: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: Deuteronomy 4:35; Isaiah 44:5; Genesis 17:1; Psalms 139:1-7; Jeremiah 23:23; Matthew 28:19; John 15:16
The Verbal Inspiration of all Scripture, both of the Old and the New Testaments: II Timothy 3:15-16; II Peter 1:21
The Creation of Man and all things by the direct act of God, without any evolutionary process-organic or theistic: Genesis 1:1; John 1:1-3
The total Depravity of Man by Sin: Genesis 1:26; Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:1-3; Psalms 51:5; Romans 5:12
The Salvation of Sinners by the Grace of God alone, through Repentance and Personal Faith in Jesus Christ as Savior: Ephesians 2:8-9; Luke 3:13; John 1:12; Acts 4:12; Titus 3:5
The Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ: Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-23
The Blood Atonement through Jesus Christ, by His sacrificial death on the Cross: Hebrews 9:22; Ephesians 1:7; I Corinthians 15:3; I John 1:7; Isaiah 53:5-6
The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the Dead: Luke 24:1-7; I Corinthians 5:4; Romans 4:25
The Personal Return of Jesus Christ for His own (the Rapture): John 14:3; Acts 1:10-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18
The Personal Return of Jesus Christ with His own (the Reign): Revelation of Jesus Christ 19:11-16; Revelation of Jesus Christ 20:4-5
The Personality, Deity, and Ministry of the Holy Spirit: Matthew 28:19; John 16:7-14; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 4:31
The Reality and Personality of Satan: John 8:44; II Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2; I Peter 5:8
The Consecration and Service of the Saved: Titus 2:11-14; I Corinthians 15:58
The Church - As the body of Christ of which every saved person is a member: I Corinthians 3:11-15; Ephesians 1:21-22; Ephesians 3:1-11; Ephesians 5:23-24
The Church - As the Local Assembly of Scripturally Baptized Believers, of which every saved person should be a member: II Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:2; Acts 5:11; Revelation of Jesus Christ 2:1; Revelation of Jesus Christ 2:8; Revelation of Jesus Christ 2:12; Revelation of Jesus Christ 2:18; Revelation of Jesus Christ 3:1; Revelation of Jesus Christ 3:7; Revelation of Jesus Christ 3:14
The Two Eternal Destinations - Heaven for Believers: II Corinthians 12:2-4; II Corinthians 5:1; I Peter 1:3-5; Revelation of Jesus Christ 21; Revelation of Jesus Christ 22
The Two Eternal Destinations - Hell for all Unbelievers: Luke 16:19-31; Matthew 5:22; Matthew 5:29; Matthew 5:30; Revelation of Jesus Christ 21:8
The Judgements - Of all Believers, called the Judgement Seat of Christ: II Corinthians 5:10; I Corinthians 3:11-15
The Judgements - Of all Unbelievers, called the Great White Throne of Judgement: Acts 17:31; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation of Jesus Christ 20:11-15
The Church Ordinances - Baptism by immersion in water following Salvation: Matthew 28:19
The Church Ordinances - The Lord's Supper: Matthew 26:28; I Corinthians 11:23-30
The Lord's Day - We believe that the First Day of the Week, not the Old Testament Sabbath, is the appointed day for the Church to gather for Worship: Mark 16:1-2; Mark 16:9; Acts 20:7; Romans 14:5-10; I Corinthians 16:1-2