What We Believe
We believe that the Bible unequivocally teaches the following doctrines, although we recognize that in some cases sincere and intelligent Christians hold different views (Acts 4:32; Philippians 1:27, Philippans 2:1-2), we require that all those in positions of leadership and teaching must personally hold to the following basic precepts. However, if you disagree with some aspects of them, you are still welcome to be a part of our fellowship.
The Bible
We believe that Bible – the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments – is the written word of God, our final and infallible authority in faith and life. We believe that the very words of the original texts, and not merely the general concepts or ideas, were inspired by God and thus are free from error – both historically and conceptually true in every detail. Psalm 19:7-11; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 peter 1:20-21.
The Trinity
We believe in one God who exists eternally in three persons – father, son and Holy Spirit; these person are coequal, each fully possessing the divine nature. Deuteronomy 6:4; Mathew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; acts 5:3-4.
The Creation
We believe that Genesis 1 – 11 is factually true and not mythical Consequently, we believe that the cosmos, including man, is the product of God’s creation out of nothing (creation ex nihilo) and not the result of naturalistic of theistic evolution. Genesis 1:1-3; Colossians 1:15-17.
Marriage
We believe that marriage is a covenant of companionship between one person who is a genetic male and one person who is a genetic female. Genesis 2:24, Mathew 19:4-6.
Sexuality & Gender
We believe that God has created two distinct, yet complementary and equality valuable, genders with the human race.
The Fall of Man
We believe that man was created in the image of God, but that he willfully sinned and consequently immediate spiritual death (i.e separation from God) and eventual physical death. As a result, all people are born with a predisposition to sin, and in fact do personally, sin, apart from Jesus Christ all are eternally lost. Genesis 1:28-27, Genesis 3:6; Romans 3:23, Romans 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3.
Jesus Christ - His Person
We believe that God the son became human in the person of Jesus Christ, was conceived by the Holy Spirit within the womb of Mary, a virgin, and is fully God and fully man, Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:26 – 38; John 1:14; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 4:15.
Jesus Christ - His Work
We believe that Jesus Christ died for the world’s sin as a substitutionary sacrifice, and that only those who believe in Him are declared righteous and eternally acceptable before God. Isaiah 53:4-5; Mark 10:45; Romans 3:24-26; Colossians 1:19-20; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 3:18; 1 John 2:2.
Jesus Christ - His Resurrection
We believe that Jesus Christ physically rose from dead and ascended into heaven, where as our high priest, He is interceding for us and directing the church. John 20:24-27; Acts 1:9-11; Romans 1:4 Ephesians 1:19-21; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 4:14; Colossians 1:19.
Salvation
We believe that anyone who trusts Jesus Christ as his personal Savior is given spiritual life the Holy Spirit, who immediately and permanently indwells him and baptizes him into body of Christ as a child of God. This salvation is a gift. It is not based on any human effort or merit, but on the grace of our sovereign God; thus once granted, it can never be lost. John 1:12; John 3:1-16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3:28; Romans 8:9; Romans 8:38 – 39; John 14:16-17; 1 Corinthians 12:13.
Divine Sovereignty Responsibility
We believe that God’s offer of salvation to all who will believe in Jesus Christ is genuine. The person who rejects God’s offer is fully responsible for his choice and justly bears the consequences. Nevertheless we believe that man’s sinful condition do not permit him to come to God unless God draws him to himself. We further believe that all Christians were sovereignty chosen by God for salvation before the creation of the world. This tension between divine sovereignty and human responsibility pervades many other areas of doctrine and life, its apparent contradiction is due to man’s inability to fully comprehend the working of an infinite God John 6:36, John 6:44, Acts 16:31, Romans 8:28-30, Ephesians 1:4-5; 2Thessalonians 2:13, 2Peter 3:9.
Sanctification
We believe that each Christian still has a sinful nature, but that God is in the process of changing every believer to be more like Christ by the work of the Holy Spirit. The believers responsibility is to yield himself to Jesus Christ at the lord of his life. Romans 6:1-14, Romans 8:11-13 Romans 12:1, Ephesians 2:10 Galatians 5:16.
Spiritual Gift
We believe that the Holy spirit has at least one supernatural gift to every believer, to be used for building up other believers. This gift are to be exercised according to biblical guidelines and priorities. We believe that certain spiritual gift given to the early church (Among them the gift of apostleship, prophecy, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues and healing and performing miracle). Romans 12:4-8,1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 1 Corinthians 28:31, 1 Corinthians 13:8-10, 1 Corinthians 14:20-33, Ephesians 4:11-13, 1 Peter 4:10-11.
The Universal Church
We believe that the church consists of all who have put their faith in Jesus Christ from the day of Pentecost until the present. The church has a threefold purpose to give God the worship and praise. He deserves, to build up believers to spiritual maturity and to evangelize the word – witnessing, by our words and our lives, the truth of God’s provision for man through Jesus Christ. Ephesians 4:4-16, 1 Peter 2:9-10; Matthew 5:13 -16, Matthew 28:18-20:2 Corinthians 5:20; Acts 1:8.