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Our Beliefs

We believe that the Bible is the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God, the final standard for faith, doctrine, and daily living. Through Scripture, God reveals His character, His will, and His plan of salvation for all humanity. We are committed to sound biblical doctrine, not as a tradition of men, but as the unchanging truth that leads to life, holiness, and spiritual growth. We believe in one true and living God, revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that salvation is only through faith in Jesus Christ, who gave His life for us and rose again in power.

The Inspiration of the Scriptures

The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired by God and are God’s revelation to man, the infallible and authoritative rule of faith and conduct (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).

The Nature of God


The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternal self-existent “I AM,” the Creator of heaven and earth and Redeemer of humanity. He has also revealed himself to embody the principles of relationship and association as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10,11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22).

THE ADORABLE DEITY

Definition of words
The words “Trinity” and “persons,” though not found in Scripture as such, are useful and accurate terms that help us express the biblical doctrine of God’s nature. These words help us understand that the one true God reveals Himself in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. This is not a belief in three gods, but in one God who exists eternally in three persons — each fully God, coequal and coeternal, yet not three Gods but one Being.Therefore, we rightly speak of the one Lord (Deuteronomy 6:4) as a Trinity, supported by passages such as Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; and John 14:16–17. These reveal the relationship and unity among the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Distinction and relationship in the Deity
Christ taught a distinction of persons in the Godhead which he expressed in specific terms of relationship, as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but that this distinction and relationship, as far as its form is concerned, is inscrutable and incomprehensible, for the Bible does not. explains (Luke 1:35; 1 Corinthians 1:24; Matthew 11:25-27; 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 John 1:3, 4).

Unity of the One Being of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Therefore, in the same way, there is that in the Father which constitutes him Father and not Son; There is that in the Son that constitutes Him as Son and not Father; and there is that in the Holy Spirit that constitutes the Holy Spirit and not Father or Son. Therefore the Father is the Begetter; the Son is the Begotten; and the Holy Spirit is the one who proceeds from the Father and the Son. Therefore, since these three persons of the Godhead are in a state of unity, there is one Lord God Almighty and one name (John 1:18; 15:26; 17:11, 21; Zechariah 14:9) .

Identity and cooperation in the Godhead
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are not identical in person; nor are they confused as to relationship; nor are they divided as to the Deity; nor opposites in terms of cooperation. The Son is in the Father and the Father is in the Son in terms of relationship. The Son is with the Father and the Father is with the Son, in terms of brotherhood. The Father does not proceed from the Son, but the Son proceeds from the Father, in regards to authority. The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son, in nature, relationship, cooperation and authority. Therefore, none of the persons of the Godhead exist or operate separately or independently from the others (John 5:17-30,32,37; 8:17,18).

The title Lord Jesus Christ
The title Lord Jesus Christ is a proper name. In the New Testament it is never applied to the Father or the Holy Spirit. Therefore it belongs exclusively to the Son of God (Romans 1:1-3,7; 2 John 3).

The Lord Jesus Christ, God with us
The Lord Jesus Christ, as regards His divine and eternal nature, is the true and only begotten Son of the Father, but as regards His human nature, He is the true Son of Man. Therefore, he is recognized as God and man; who, because he is God and man, is “Immanuel”, God with us (Matthew 1:23; 1 John 4:2,10,14; Revelation 1:13,17).

The title Son of God
Since the name Immanuel encompasses the divine and the human, in one person, our Lord Jesus Christ, the title Son of God describes his due deity, and the title Son of Man his due humanity. So the title Son of God belongs to the order of eternity, and the title Son of Man to the order of time (Matthew 1:21-23; 2 John 3; 1 John 3:8; Hebrews 7:3; 1: 1-13)

Transgression of the doctrine of Christ
Therefore, it is a transgression of the doctrine of Christ to say that the Lord Jesus derived the title of Son of God only from the fact of the incarnation, or from its relation to the economy of redemption. So to deny that the Father is a true and eternal Father and that the Son is a true and eternal Son is to deny the distinction and relationship in the Being of God; a denial of the Father and the Son; and a substitution for the truth that Jesus Christ was made flesh (2 John 9; John 1:1,2,14,18,29,49; 1 John 2:22,23; 4:1-5; Hebrews 12:2 ).

Exaltation of Jesus Christ as Lord
The Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, after cleansing us from sin with his blood, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, submitting to Him angels, principalities, and powers. After being made Lord and Christ, he sent the Holy Spirit so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father until the end, when the Son submits to the Father so that God be all in everything (Hebrews 1:3; 1 Peter 3:22; Acts 2:32-36; Romans 14:11; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28).

Equal honor for Father and Son
Since the Father has given all judgment to the Son, it is not only the duty of everyone in heaven and on earth to prostrate themselves before Him, but it is an ineffable joy in the Holy Spirit to ascribe to the Son all the attributes of deity and render to Him all the honor and glory contained in all the names and titles of the Deity except those denoting relationship, thus honoring the Son as one honors the Father (John 5:22,23; 1 Peter 1:8; Revelation 5:6-14; Philippians 2:8,9;

The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ

The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Bible declares:

  1. His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31,35).
  2. His sinless life (Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22).
  3. His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38).
  4. His vicarious work on the cross (1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
  5. His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; 1 Corinthians 15:4).
  6. His exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9, 11; 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:3).

The Fall of Men

Man was created good and just; for God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness.” However, the human being of his own will fell into transgression, thus incurring not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God (Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 5 :12-19).

The Salvation of the Man

The only hope of redemption for man is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Conditions for salvation. Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Man becomes a son and heir of God according to the hope of eternal life through the washing of regeneration, the renewal of the Holy Spirit, and justification by grace through faith (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Romans 10:13–15; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11;
Evidence of salvation. The internal evidence of salvation is the direct testimony of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence before all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:24; Titus 2:12).

The Baptism in the Holy Spirit

All believers have the right to receive and should fervently seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of the Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal and common experience of the entire early Christian church. With baptism comes an endowment of power for life and service and the granting of spiritual gifts and their use in ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4, 8; 1 Corinthians 12:1–31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to that of the new birth (Acts 8:12–17; 10:44–46; 11:14–16; 15:7–9). With the baptism in the Holy Spirit the believer receives experiences such as being filled with the Spirit (John 7:37–39; Acts 4:8), a deeper reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Hebrews 12:28), a more intense consecration to God and dedication to his work (Acts 2:42) and a more active love for Christ, for his Word and for the lost (Mark 16:20).

The Sanctification

Sanctification is an act of separation from all evil, and dedication to God (Romans 12:1, 2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12). The Bible prescribes a life of “holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14). By the power of the Holy Spirit we can obey the command that says, “Be holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:15, 16). Sanctification is carried out in the believer when he recognizes his identity with Christ in his death and resurrection, and by faith he intends to live each day in this union with Christ, and submits all his faculties to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Romans 6:1 –11, 13; 8:1, 2, 13; Galatians 2:20;