Our doctrinal position based on the infallible Word of God is:
We believe that the Bible is the Word inspired by God, that it is infallible and inerrant and that it is centered on the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ (2Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1: 19-21; Mt. 5:18; Lk. 24:27, 44).
We believe that there is only one living and true God, creator of all things, who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Deut. 6: 4; Isa. 45: 5-7; John 4:24).
We believe that God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, orders and arranges all things according to His purpose and grace (Ps. 145: 8-9; 103: 19; 1 Cor. 8: 6).
We believe that Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, possesses all the divine attributes, and in these he is equal to God, and coeternal with the Father (1Co. 8: 6; John 10:30; John 14: 9).
We believe that Jesus Christ represents humanity and deity in an indivisible unity, that He was born of a virgin, that He is God incarnate, and that the purpose of His incarnation was to reveal God, redeem men, and rule over the kingdom of God (Is 7:14; Mt 1: 23,25; Ps 2: 7,9; Is 9: 6; John 1:29; Phil 2: 9-11).
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior, that He frees all who come to Him from sin, that salvation is a gift of God’s grace, purchased with the blood of Christ and freely given to all who put their faith in His work. consummated at Calvary (Micah 5: 2; Colossians 2: 9; John 1:12; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4: 5; Ephesians 1: 7; Ephesians 2.8-10).
We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through the shedding of His blood and His sacrificial death on the cross (John 10:15; Rom. 3: 24-25; 5: 8; 1 Pet 2:24 ).
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine, eternal, undifferentiated person, possessing intellect, emotions, will, equal to the Father and the Son in all divine attributes (1 Cor. 2: 10-13; Eph. 4:30; 1 Cor. 12:11; Mt. 28.19, Acts 5: 3-4; 28: 25-26; 2 Cor. 13:14, Jer. 31: 31-34).
We believe that the church is the body of Christ, and He is His head, that it is a unique spiritual organism designed by Him and made up of all born-again believers (Eph. 1: 22-23; Col. 1:18 ; Eph. 2: 11-3: 6).
We believe that all believers are called to serve our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:58; Ephesians 4:12; Revelation 22:12).
We believe that regeneration is a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit by which divine nature and life are given. It is instantaneous and carried out solely by the power of the Holy Spirit through the Word of God (Jn. 3: 3-7; Titus 3: 5; Jn. 5:24).
We believe that justification before God is an act by which He declares righteous those who through faith in Christ repent of their sins and confess Him as their sovereign Savior and Lord (Rom. 8:33; Luke 13: 3 ; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 11:18; Rom. 2: 4; 2Co. 7:10; Rom. 10: 9-10; 1 Cor. 12: 3; 2 Cor. 4: 5).
We believe that every believer is sanctified (set apart) for God and declared holy through justification. This sanctification is positional and instantaneous and has to do with the believer’s position, not with his current practical life or condition (Acts 20:32; 1 Cor. 1: 2, 30; 6:11; 2 Thess. 2:13 ; Heb 2:11; 3: 1; 10:10, 14; 13:12; 1 Pet. 1: 2)
We also believe in progressive sanctification whereby the believer’s state is brought to a point closer to the position he enjoys through justification. Through obedience to the Word of God and the capacity given by the Holy Spirit, the believer is able to live a life of greater holiness in accordance with the will of God, becoming more and more like our Lord Jesus Christ (Jn. 17 : 17,19; Rom. 6: 1–22; 2 Cor. 3:18; 1 Thess. 4: 3–4).
