The Essentials of Faith

1. We believe the Bible in its entirety to be the inerrant, inspired Word of God; the complete revelation of His mind and will to man, and therefore our authoritative guide for salvation and for living the Christian life (2 Tim 3:15–17).
2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit
   (1 John 5:7–9).
3. We believe in the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, and His perfect, sinless humanity (Matt 3:16–17; Matt 1:20–21).
4. We believe that man was created in the image of God and that each person therefore has an eternal soul and is accountable to God for the stewardship of his or her life
   (Gen 1:27; 1 Pet 4:5).
5. We believe that as Adam sinned, imparting a sinful nature to all of mankind, so all have sinned and are therefore separated from God, under His condemnation and subject to death
   (John 3:15; Rom 5:12).
6. We believe that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that all who believe on Him are justified on the grounds of His atoning blood (1 Cor 15:3).
7. We believe that the Word of God promises the present possession of eternal life and a future home in heaven to all  who believe and warns of eternal, conscious judgement for all those who reject Christ (John 3:16; Col 1:5).
8. We believe in the imminent rapture of the church at the coming of the Lord to the air (1 Thess 4:13–17), and the revelation of Christ in glory at His second advent to the earth to reign in righteousness (2 Thess 1:6–10).
9. We believe in the ordinance of baptism, by immersion, of all who believe, as a public testimony of their faith and of their desire to live for the Lord (Acts 8:36–38; Rom 6:4).
10. We believe in the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper, as a remembrance of Himself, observed on the first day of each week, until He comes again (1 Cor 11:23–26).