Creedal statement

We believe:

• In the verbal inspiration of the original scriptures
• In the absolute trinity of the eternal God-head
• In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ
• In the personality and the deity of the Holy Spirit
• In the reality and the personality of the Devil
• In the natural depravity of the human race
• In the substitutionary atonement
• In the propitiation for sin only by the blood of Christ.
• In the full salvation by grace through faith and not of works
• In the divine healing through the atonement and prayer for the sick
• In the personal baptism of the Holy Spirit
• In the necessity of the new birth
• In water baptism by immersion at an age of accountability
• In the true church composed of all blood washed believers
• In the evangelism of the heathen and the nations of the world
• In obedience to civil government
• In divorce only on New Testament scriptural grounds
• In church government, loyalty and obedience to those in authority over us in the Lord
• In tithing as God’s financial plan
• In the restitution for past wrongs whenever possible
• In the open table at the Lord’s supper
• In the maintenance of good works and holy living
• In the victorious life over sin, self and bad habits by Bible study and a prayer life.
• In Christian perfection and holiness, through absolute surrender and consecration.
• In Christian modesty in matters of dress and wearing apparel
• In the keeping of the Lord’s day as a matter of privilege rather than law.
• As regards recreation – liberty of conscience and a Godly example to the world.
• In the immortality and conscious existence of the soul
• In the resurrection of our literal bodies, the just and the unjust.
• In a literal heaven and life everlasting for all true believers
• In a final day of judgement for the incorrigible wicked
• In the everlasting punishment of the impenitent
• In the personal, literal, bodily pre-millennial coming of Jesus Christ.
• In a future, literal, bodily pre-millennial coming of Jesus Christ.
• In a future, literal 1000 year reign of Christ on earth with His Saints
• In the judgement seat of Christ where the saints will be finally rewarded for their deeds of
  commission and omission.
• In Christian tolerance to all the denominations of Christian faith “In essentials unity; in
  non-essentials liberty; in all things charity.