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We believe the Holy Bible is God’s written revelation to the world. This supernatural book was prepared by diverse authors and selected by God to express His divine word through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Bible was inspired by God or God-breathed. The Bible is authoritative, true, unified, diverse, and a spiritual document. Lastly, we believe that the scriptures are relevant to our daily lives. We teach the Bible through the theological truths of Reformed Theology also known as Covenant Theology.
Proverbs 30:5; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21
We believe that the Trinity eternally exists in three persons: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit; and that these three are one God. We reject all forms of Modalism and Oneness Pentecostalism.
Genesis 1:26; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19
Co-existent, co-eternal, and co-equal with the Son and the Holy Spirit. He is the Creator and Giver of life. He is God revealed as Father in creation.
Isaiah 43:10, 44:8; John 3:16, 4:24; James 1:17
Co-existent, co-eternal, and co-equal with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Jesus was conceived by the Spirit and born of a virgin, to take upon Himself the form of man. By becoming obedient unto death, Jesus bore the curse of sin, sickness and sorrow redeeming us back to Himself. He arose on the third day and ascended to Heaven, there He sits on the right hand of the Father, where He lives to make intercession for us. He is God revealed as Son in redemption.
Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-3; Ephesians 2:18; Philippians 2:6-11; 1 Timothy 2:5
Co-existent, co-eternal, and co-equal with the Father and the Son. Sent by the Father, through the Son, He convicts the world concerning sin, prepares the church for Christ’s return, and empowers the believer to follow the Lord. He is God revealed as the Holy Spirit in regeneration.
John 14:26; 15:26; 16:8
Man is made in the image and likeness of God. Man was created to glorify God, have fellowship with Him, and live his life in the will of God. But, man became hopelessly lost and separated in that relationship with God through sinful disobedience. The sin of Adam in the garden resulted in eternal consequences for all of mankind. This is known as Total Depravity in Reformed Theology. However, God loves His elect so much that He guaranteed salvation through Jesus Christ. Therefore, man cannot receive eternal life apart from believing in Jesus Christ. Once man believes in Christ, The Father now looks at man through the lens of His Son and not through the lens of the first Adam.
Genesis 1:26-30, 2:7,18-22; Genesis 3:6, John 3:16, 14:6; Romans 3:22
T. Total Depravity
U. Unconditional Election
L. Limited Atonement
I. Irresistible Grace
P. Perseverance of the Saints
We believe that salvation is a gift from God that is not attained by works (Regeneration precedes Faith). Because of Adam’s disobedience in the garden, all of mankind deserved hell and later the lake of fire. Why? Because he sinned against a Holy God, therefore God must judge what is unholy, that is His nature. However, God’s love and grace were expressed to mankind by sending His son, Jesus Christ, to be the atonement for the sins of the elect. As a result, we are made right with God when we believe in our hearts that Jesus Christ came to be our sin-bearer. This justification through Jesus Christ is the only way to receive eternal life.
Genesis 3:6; John 3:16, 14:6; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9
One day Jesus Christ will make His glorious return to establish His physical Kingdom. On that day, He will separate the sheep from the goats. All of the sheep will inherit the Kingdom prepared for them and all of the goats will be cursed and thrown into eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. The Bible has not made known when this will happen but there will be signs indicating that we are in the last days. Therefore, we should live our lives preparing for His return. We teach eschatology from an Amillennial perspective because we believe the Scriptures testify that Christ is reigning now.
Matthew 24:30, 24:32-36, 25:31-46n
Man was created to exist forever. He will either live eternally separated from God by sin, or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation. All who rejected Jesus Christ will eternally be separated from God to endure His eternal wrath forever. All who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation will have eternal life and be associated with Christ forever in glory.
John 3:16; John 2:25, 5:11-13; Romans 6:23; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Revelation 20:11-15
We believe all believers should be fully committed to sanctification. In other words, believers should be dedicated to conforming to the image of Christ. This comes by the renewing of your mind. This will allow believers to walk according to the Spirit, separating themselves from worldly practices. This should be done to express appreciation for the wonderful gift that Christ has given to us (salvation). We believe that all believers will be judged at the judgment seat of Christ and rewarded based on their faithful obedience to Him in this life.
Romans 12:1; 1 Corinthians 3:10-17; 2 Corinthians 5:9-17; Galatians 5:16, 25