That the Holy Scriptures, both Old, and New Testaments were written by holy men inspired by the Holy Spirit and are God‘s revealed Word to man. They are sufficient infallible rule of faith and conduct and guide to salvation and all Christian worship and service.
(Hebrews 4:12; I Peter 1:23-25; II Peter 1:20-21; II Timothy 3:15-17; I Thessalonians 2:13).
That Scripture teaches that there is one and only one true and living God, Who is self-existent, and eternal “I AM”, the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. That He has chosen to reveal Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the same in essence, though distinct in personality (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10-11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22).
The mode of His existence, however, is a subject far above the understanding of man. He is the fountain of all perfection and happiness. He is glorified by the whole of creation and is worthy to be loved and served by all intelligence. He, therefore is the only proper object of worship (Jeremiah 10:10; Exodus 3:14; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19 & 20; Job 11:7; Psalm 19:1 & 2, 145:10, 150:6; Exodus 34: 14).
That Jesus Christ, the son of God and the Son of Man, was born miraculously of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31,35). He lived a sinless life (Hebrews 7:26; I Peter 2:22). That He came into the world to save men from the guilt and condemnation of sin (John 3:16), offering His blood as an atonement (I Corinthians 15:3; II Corinthians 5:21) and making it available to all who exercise faith in Him. His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; I Corinthians 15:4)
His exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9,11, 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1-3) Also that His Divinity is proved from His titles, His attributes, and His works (John 1:14; Luke 1:26-35; Acts 4:12; Acts 16:31).
The Scriptures ascribe to the Holy Spirit the acts and attributes of an intelligent being. He guides, knows, moves, gives information, commands, forbids, sends forth, reproves, as the instrumental segment of the God Head in the liberal dispersion of spiritual gifts, and can be sinned against (John 16:13; I Corinthians 2:11; Genesis 1:2; Acts 10:19; Acts 13:2; Acts 16:6; Acts 13:4; John 16:8; Mark 3:29; Acts 7:51; Ephesians 4:30; I Corinthians 12). The works of God are ascribed to the Holy Spirit; Creation, inspiration, giving of life, and sanctification (Job 33:4; II Peter 1:21; I Peter 3:18; I Corinthians 6:11).
All believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the Baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience in the early Christian church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, and the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; I Corinthians 12:1-31). This wonderful experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth (Acts 2:38, 10:44-46, 11:14-16, 15:7-9).
The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is a necessary and vital experience for every believer, is evidenced by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, and by the subsequent manifestation of spiritual power in public testimony and service in love (Acts 1:8, 2:4, 2:42-43, 10:44-46, 11:14-16, 15:7-9, 19:6; Ephesians 1:13; I John 5:8-12).
God created man in His image according to Genesis 1:26 as a triune being consisting of spirit, soul (which is made up of the mind, will and emotions), and a body. Our first parents, in their original state, were upright. They naturally preferred and desired to obey their creator, and had no preference or desire to transgress His will until they were influenced and inclined by Satan to disobey God’s commands. Previous to this, the only tendency of their nature was to do righteousness. In consequence of the first transgression, the state under which the posterity of Adam came into the world is so different from that of Adam that they have not that righteousness and purity which Adam had before the fall; they are not willing to obey God but are inclined to evil. Hence, none, by virtue of any natural goodness and mere work of their own, can become the children of God (Genesis 1:26-31, 3:1-7; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Psalms 51:5; John 6:44; Romans 5:12-21; I Corinthians 2:14).
Condition of Salvation – The grace of God, which brings salvation, hath appeared to all men, through the preaching of repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ; man is saved by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, and, being justified by grace through faith, he becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 7:50; I Corinthians 1:18; II Corinthians 2:15; Romans 10:13-15; Luke 24:47; Titus 2:11, 3:5-7; Ephesians 2:8-9; II Timothy 1:9).
Evidence of Salvation – The inward evidence, to the believer, of his salvation, is the direct witness of the Spirit. (Romans 8:16) The outward evidence of all men is a life of unconditional love, righteousness, and true holiness, demonstrated by the fruit of the Spirit (John 13:35; Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 4:24).
Final Result of Salvation – The spirit of the believer who dies in Christ immediately goes to be with the Lord (Ecclesiastes 12:7; Luke 23:42-43; II Corinthians 5:8).
Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil and of dedication unto God (Romans 12:1-2; I Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12). The scriptures teach a life of ‘Holiness without which no man shall see the Lord’. (Hebrews 12:14) By the power of the Holy Ghost we are able to obey the command: “Be ye Holy, for I am Holy.” ( I Peter 1:15-16) Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection and by faith reckoning daily upon that fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Romans 6:1-11,13, 8:1-2,13; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 12:12-13; I Peter 1:5).
Sanctification is the process by which, according to the will of God, we become partakers of His Holiness; that it is begun at regeneration; and that it is carried on in the hearts of believers by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in the continual use of the appointed means especially the Word of God, self-examination, self-denial, watchfulness, and prayer (I Thessalonians 4:3; I John 2:29; Romans 8:5; Philippians 2:12-13).
We believe that the Gospel of the Kingdom is God’s absolute answer to man’s total need and total prosperity NOW:
• Spiritually - John 3:3,11; II Corinthians 5:17-21; Romans 10:9-10
• Mentally - II Timothy 1:7; Romans 12:2; Isaiah 26:3
• Physically - Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:17; I Peter 2:24
• Financially - 3 John 2; Malachi 3:10-11; Luke 6:38; II Corinthians 9:6-10; Deuteronomy 28:1-14
• Socially - Proverbs 3:4; I Samuel 2:26; Romans 14:18; II Corinthians 8:21
Baptism in Water – We believe water baptism is commanded of every believer and a necessary requisite for going on to spiritual maturity. When done in faith, it is the means whereby those who have been justified by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ receive a circumcision of the heart, are made participants in the death and resurrection of Christ, and thus are delivered from the dominion and rule of sin. The ordinance of baptism is a burial with Christ, to be observed, whenever physically possible as commanded in the Scriptures by all who have repented and truly believed in their heart on Christ as Savior and Lord. The method of baptism will be by immersion. They declare to the world that they have died with Jesus and that they have also been raised with Him to walk in newness of life. It is the circumcision of the heart by faith and through the working of the Spirit of God. Water baptism is the taking on of a great responsibility, because in it a person makes an everlasting commitment to God (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:38, 10:47-48; Colossians 2:11-12, 3:17; I Peter 3:20-21; I John 5:5-8; Romans 6).
The Lord’s Supper, consisting of the elements, bread and the fruit of the vine, is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ, a memorial of His suffering and death, and a prophecy of His second coming. It is enjoined on all believers ‘until He comes’. (John 6:48, 51, 53-57; Luke 22:19-20; I Corinthians 2:11-12)
We believe that the end of this age is rapidly approaching (I Peter 4:7).
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost without Christ (Acts 24:15; Matthew 24:31-46; Revelation 22:11).
We believe in “That Blessed Hope” – the personal, imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18). The rapture of the saints – the resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the church. (I Thessalonians 4:16-17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; I Corinthians 15:51), the visible return of Christ, and the 1,000-year reign of Jesus upon the earth with His saints (Zechariah 14:5; Matthew 24:27,30; Revelation 1:7, 19:11-14, 20:1-6).
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 19:20, 20:11-15, 21:8)
