We Believe

God. There is one living and true God, revealed in nature as the Creator, preserver, and Righteous Governor of the universe; and in the Scriptures as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; yet as one God, infinitely wise and good, whom all intelligent creatures are supremely to love, adore, and obey.

Christ. Christ is God manifest in the flesh; in His divine nature truly God, in His human nature truly man. The mediator between God and man, once crucified, He is now risen and glorified, and is our ever present Saviour and Lord.

The Holy Spirit. The Scriptures assign to the Holy Spirit all the attributes of God.

The Bible. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and are infallible in their original text and are our rule of faith and practice.

The Sinfulness of Man. Man was created innocent, but by disobedience fell into a state of sin and condemnation. Because of that original sin, those of us born since, inherit a fallen nature and for all of those who come to the years of accountability, sin and become guilty before God.

The Terms of Salvation. The conditions of salvation are: (1) Repentance or sincere sorrow for sin and hearty renunciation of it. (2) Faith or the unreserved committal of one’s self to Christ as Savior and Lord with purpose to love and obey Him in all things. In the exercise of saving faith, the soul is renewed by the Holy Spirit, freed from the dominion of sin, and becomes a child of God.

Freedom of the Will. The human will is free and self-controlled, having power to yield to the influence of the truth and the Spirit, or to resist them and perish.

Salvation Free. God desires the salvation of all, the Gospel invites all, the Holy Spirit strives with all, and whosoever will may come and take of the water of life freely.

Gospel Ordinances. BAPTISM, or the immersion of believers in water, and the LORD’S SUPPER, are the ordinances to be perpetuated under the Gospel.

10. Resurrection, Judgment, and Final Retribution. The Scriptures teach the resurrection of all men at the last day. Those who have committed their lives to Jesus, will be resurrected to life, and those who have not, will be resurrected to damnation; then the wicked will “go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”