Article One
We believe there is but one
living and true God everlasting, of infinite power, wisdom and
goodness; Maker and Preserver of all things, both visible and
invisible. And in the unity of this Godhead there are three
Persons of one substance of eternal being, and equal in
holiness, justice, wisdom, power, and dignity; the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Article Two
We believe that the Son, who is
the Word of the Father, the very and eternal God, of one
substance with the Father, took man's nature in the womb of the
blessed virgin; so that two whole and perfect natures, that is
to say, the Godhead and the manhood were joined together in one
Person, never to be divided, whereof is one Christ, very God and
perfect man, who actually suffered, was crucified, dead, and
buried, to reconcile the Father to us, and to make atonement,
not only for our actual guilt, but also for original sin.
Article Three
We believe that Christ did truly
rise again from the dead, and took again His body, with all
things appertaining to the perfections of man's nature, and
ascended into heaven and there sits until He shall return to
judge all men at the last day.
Article Four
We believe the Holy Ghost,
proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one substance,
majesty and glory with the Father and the Son, very and eternal
God.
Article Five
We believe in the verbal and
plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, known as the Bible,
composed of sixty-six books and divided into two departments,
Old and New Testaments. We believe the Bible is the Word of God,
the full and complete revelation of the plan and history of
redemption.
Article Six
We believe that eternal life with
God in heaven is a portion of the reward of the finally
righteous; and that everlasting banishment from the presence of
the Lord and unending torture in hell are the wages of the
persistently wicked (Matthew 25:46; Psalm 9:17; Revelation
21:7-8).
Article Seven
We believe that Jesus Christ shed
His blood for the remission of sins that are past, for the
regeneration of penitent sinners, and for salvation from sin and
from sinning (Romans 3:25; 1 John 3:5-10; Ephesians 2:1-10).
Article Eight
We believe, teach, and firmly
maintain the scriptural doctrine of justification by faith alone
(Romans 5:1).
Article Nine
We believe that Jesus Christ shed
His blood for the complete cleansing of the justified believer
from all indwelling sin and from its pollution, subsequent to
regeneration (1 John 1:7-9).
Article Ten
We believe in sanctification.
While sanctification is initiated in regeneration and
consummated in glorification, we believe that it includes a
definite, instantaneous work of grace achieved by faith
subsequent to regeneration (Acts 26:18; 1 John 1:9).
Sanctification delivers from the power and dominion of sin. It
is followed by life-long growth in grace and knowledge of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Peter 3:18).
Article Eleven
We believe that the pentecostal
baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire is obtainable by a definite
act of appropriating faith on the part of the fully cleansed
believer, and the initial evidence of the reception of this
experience is speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives
utterance (Luke 11:13; Acts 1:5; 2:14, 8-17; 10:44-46; 19:6).
Article Twelve
We believe in divine healing as
in the atonement (Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:16-17; Mark 16:14-18;
James 5:14-16; Exodus 15:26).
Article Thirteen
We believe in the imminent,
personal, premillennial second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
(1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 3:1-4; Matthew
24:29-44), and love and wait for His appearing (2 Timothy 4:8).
Article Fourteen
We believe it is the
responsibility of every believer to dedicate his life to
carrying out the work of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20;
Mark 16:15-20; Acts 1:8).