Statement of Faith

THE SCRIPTURES
The Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God.

THE GODHEAD
Our God is one, but manifested in three persons - the Father, The
Son, and the Holy Spirit, being coequal (Phil. 2:6). God the Father
is greater than all; the sender of the Word (Logos) and the Begetter
(John 14:28, John 16:28, John 1:14). The Son is the Word made flesh, the One Begotten, and has existed with the Father from the beginning (John 1:1, John 1:18, John 1:14). The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and the Son and is eternal (John 15:26).

CHRIST
Jesus is the Christ, conceived by the Holy Spirit and virgin born, the Son of God, the one and only Savior, the Lord of all.

ATONEMENT
Christ sacrificially died on the Cross and shed His blood as the atonement for sin.

ASCENSION
God raised Him from the dead bodly. He ascended into Heaven, and he will visibly return in glory according to His promise.

SALVATION
Salvation is God's gift of eternal life, presented to all who, by faith, accept Jesus Christ as Savior and receive spiritual new birth by the Holy Spirit.

ABUNDANCE
Abundant Christian Life is possible only for those who continually yield their lives to the power and control of the indwelling Holy Spirit.

THE GREAT COMMISSION
Jesus issued Christians a "Great Commission": to spread the Good News of His salvation to all peoples and every nation. To fulfill this commission, Christians must not only proclaim the love of God, but demonstrate it through deeds of compassion, such as feeding the poor and hungry, providing for orphans and the homeless, and assisting the sick and distressed as God directs.