Doctrinal Statement
God is a person who has revealed Himself as a Trinity in unity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – three persons yet one God, ( Deut. 6:4, Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14 ).
The Bible, including both the Old and New Testaments, is a divine revelation, the original autographs of which were verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit.
The Bible is absolutely trustworthy and has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct, ( 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21 ).
Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God, which is to say, He is Himself very God. He took upon Himself our nature, being conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sin of the world; He arose from the dead in the body in which He was crucified; He ascended into heaven in the body glorified, where He is now, our interceding High Priest. He will come again personally and visibly to judge the living and the dead, ( Col. 1:15; Phil 2:5-8; Matt. 1:18–25; 1 Peter 2:24-25; Luke 24; Heb. 4:14-16; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thess. 4:16–18; Matt. 25:31-46; Rev. 11, 15–17; Rev. 20:4-6; Rev. 20:11–15 ).
Man was created in the image of God but fell into sin, and in that sense is lost. This is true of all men; and except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. Salvation is by grace through faith in Christ, Who His own self bore our sins in His own body on the cross. The retribution of the wicked and the unbelieving and the rewards of the righteous are everlasting, and as the reward is conscious, so is the retribution ( Gen. 1:26-27; Rom. 3:10; Rom. 3:23; John 3:3; Acts 1:6-8; Acts 4:12; Acts 13:38-39; John 3:16; Matt. 25:46; 2 Cor. 5:1; 2 Cor. 5:11; 2 Thess. 1:7-19; ).