1. The Bible was written by holy men of God; the Old and New Testaments were verbally inspired and inerrant in the original writing and should be accepted in all doctrine. We further believe that the Bible is the supreme standard for all human conduct, creeds, and opinions (II Peter 1:19-21; II Timothy 3:16-17).
2. The Godhead exists in three equal persons as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; that these three are one God, having the same nature, attributes, and perfection, each executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption and plan of God (John 14:26; John 15:26).
3. Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man (Luke 1:35).
4. God created man in His image; man sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death which is separation from God; all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and, in the case of those who reach moral responsibility, become sinners in thought, word, and deed (Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12; Genesis 1:26,27). God wonderfully and immutably created each person male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person (Genesis 1:27; Deuteronomy 22:5).
5. The Lord Jesus Christ died for our sin as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice; on the basis of His shed blood, we are justified by faith apart from human merit (II Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:8,9) and that our salvation is sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day of His coming. (Ephesians 1:13,14; Ephesians 4:30)
6. The Lord Jesus Christ came forth from the grave, was bodily resurrected, ascended into heaven, and in His present work is there for us as High Priest and Advocate (John 20:27; Acts 2:29-32; Hebrews 5:7-10, Hebrews 7:23-26; I John 2:1,2).
7. The “Blessed Hope” set before us is the personal, premillennial, and imminent return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ (Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19-20).
8. The bodily resurrection of man will bring everlasting blessedness to the righteous and everlasting damnation to those who have not been “born again” (John 3:7; John 5:28-29; Matthew 25:46; I Corinthians 15).
9. Satan and the other evil beings are real personalities in rebellion against God, and are seeking to deceive all men (Matthew 4:10; Isaiah 14:12-14; Revelation 12:9).
10. The ordinances of the Church are: (1) water baptism (immersion) for believers (Acts 8:36-38; Acts 10:47-48; Colossians 2:12; Matthew 28:19) and (2) the Lord’s Supper for those walking in fellowship with Christ (I Corinthians 11:23-29).
11. Believers are to pattern their living after the life and teachings of Christ, and faithfully witness to all men (II Corinthians 6:14-18; Ezekiel 33:7-9).
12. We believe that the term marriage has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are exclusively married to each other. We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of marriage between one man and one woman. We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God (Genesis 2:18-25; Exodus 20:14, 17, 22:19; Leviticus 18:22-23, 20:13, 15-16; Matthew 19:4-6, 9; Romans 1:18-31; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 15-20, 7:2-5; 1 Timothy 1:8-11; Hebrews 13:4; Jude 7).
