Statement of Faith

We are Christians, which distinguishes us from other world religions (e.g. Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism) and cults (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism). Therefore, we adhere to both the Apostles' and the Nicene Creeds.

We are Evangelicals and in agreement with the National Association of Evangelicals' statement of faith listed below:

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

To help clarify our beliefs, we believe it may also be helpful to declare what we do not believe...

We do not believe that any form of revelation is superior to the 66 books of the Old and New Testament because they alone are the inerrant Word of God and our highest authority.
We do not believe in Open Theism because we believe that God is sovereign over all of history.
We do not believe in atheistic evolution because we believe that God created the heavens and the earth as well as man and woman with particular dignity as His image bearers.
We do not believe in naturalism because we believe that miracles, Satan, demons, and other supernatural phenomena are real and subject to God.
We do not believe in the essential goodness of human nature because we believe that our first parents sinned against God and that everyone since is a sinner by nature and choice.
We do not believe in feminism because we believe that men should responsibly lead homes and churches with sacrificial love like Jesus Christ.
We do not believe that salvation is possible apart from Jesus Christ because sin can only be forgiven through His sinless life, substitutionary atoning death, and literal physical resurrection.
We do not believe in salvation after death because death is followed by judgment and conscious eternal life either in heaven or in hell.