Regarding God...

We believe in God, the Lord of all that is, who exists without beginning and without end for all eternity. We believe that God is a singular Being, in whom exist three distinct, unique and separate Persons, known as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each fully God, cooperating as one in the work of God. We believe that God is self-existent, self-sufficient, free, unified, timeless, perfect, unchanging, the definition of emotion, all-knowing, all-present, true, faithful, wise, good, righteous, just, jealous, merciful, gracious, patient, love, and beautiful. We believe that God the Father is the Creator, Sustainer, Righteous Judge, Merciful Reconciler, and the One to whom all things bring glory; and that his sovereign, self-glorifying work extends over spiritual beings, physical creation, salvation, evil, and mankind’s relative freedom.

Regarding Jesus Christ...

We believe that God the Son, Jesus the Christ, has eternally co-existed as God, 
and is fully God and fully man in one person; and that he humbled himself to fulfill the purpose of God and the salvation of God’s people. We believe that Jesus is God’s utmost revelation of himself, and serves as the example for mankind, miraculous healer, sinless sacrifice and redeemer, and continual mediator/forgiver. We believe that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a fully-human virgin, and that he had a human body, mind, soul, and emotions, but though tempted, was without sin. We believe Jesus died as an atoning substitute for human sin; that he was crucified, buried, and physically resurrected; that he ascended to heaven, will physically come again, and exists eternally in glorified, perfected human form.

Regarding the Holy Spirit...

We believe that the God the Spirit has eternally co-existed as God, and is the 
active presence of God in the world, especially in the lives of believers. We believe the Spirit carries out God’s work of regeneration, empowerment, santification, conviction, assurance, guidance, and illumination, and gives to believers various gifts, to be used for the good of the church. We believe that it is possible for all these gifts listed in Scripture to exist until the return of Christ, so long as they are not contrary to God’s character and revelation and are used within the guidelines and purposes of Scripture. We believe that the Spirit seals and indwells every believer at the moment of their salvation, and thus every believer is permanently filled with the Spirit, and no further filling is necessary.

Regarding God's Revelation...

We believe that while humans will never be able to fully comprehend 
God in this life, God makes his existence known to all persons generally, through his creation, providence, history, and conscience, and that these revelations are sufficient to reveal God’s existence and condemn mankind. We believe that God has specifically revealed himself to some persons, through the incarnation of Christ, the Bible, and occasionally supernatural occurrences and miracles, and that God’s specific revelation is necessary for knowing the gospel, maintaining spiritual life, and knowing God’s revealed will. We believe the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments are inspired by God, are inerrant and authoritative, and are sufficient and able to be understood for salvation, and for trusting and obeying God.

Regarding Creation...

We believe that everything other than God (whether physical, spiritual, or temporal) 
was created by the Triune God; that God created all things out of nothing and according to its own kind; and that creation was originally very good. We believe that God created everything for his glory, actively sustains all he created, and while sin has hindered its fullest extent, that all creation still reflects God and fulfills God’s plan. We believe that angels are innumerable created spiritual beings; that some remained obedient to God, to praise and glorify him and to carry out God’s work; and that others (including Satan who is the head of demons) sinned against God and now oppose and hinder God’s work, existing within God’s sovereignty and without the ability to be redeemed.
 

Regarding Humanity...

We believe that God created humans in his image and likeness, for his glory, as the 
pinnacle of his created activity; that humans are unique from all other creation; that God created mankind equally, regardless of race, gender, economic or marital status, or age; and that the uniquenesses of males and females are the closest earthly reflection of the Trinity: equal in personhood, value, and importance, but differing in roles and authority in the family and the church. We believe that the fullness of God’s image was seen most clearly in the person of Jesus Christ; and that there is a single nature within humans, and thus sin and the gospel both affect our whole being. We believe physical death is the painful result of living in a fallen world, but that in death there is hope for believers, as their soul is united with Christ.

Regarding Sin...

We believe that sin is the lack of conformity to God; that it was ushered into the world by 
Satan at the fall of man as part of God’s sovereign plan and will, and that everyone is born with an imputed sin and inherited corruption, which rightfully separates us from God for eternity. This depravity leaves us unable to do anything good, please God, or earn our way back to eternal relationship with God. We believe that all sin is equal in God’s eyes; that some sins have more harmful consequences in our lives; that all sins can be forgiven in Christ, other than the rejection of Christ as the means of one’s salvation. We believe that sin is commonly realized when we experience temptation; and that sin in the lives of Christians disrupts our fellowship with God and may incur God’s loving discipline.

Regarding Salvation...

We believe that salvation is the work of God giving us faith in Christ, and that there 
is nothing we can do to earn it. We believe that God chose whom he would save before creation, according to his sovereign good pleasure; and that he enacts salvation in the lives of his people; but that our response is an active choice from our perspective. We believe that at the moment of salvation, all guilt and punishment from sin are removed and we are adopted into God’s family, a relationship that is eternally secure for all whose conversion is authentic. We believe that from the moment of salvation, one’s life is spent in the process of sanctification, as God works in us to make us more like Christ; and that this process is only completed when we experience glorification, in the perfect eternal presence of God.

Regarding The Church...

We believe that the universal church is made up of all God’s people throughout all 
the world and history, and that the visible manifestation of this has always been local gatherings of believers. We believe the church glorifies God as all its people work together for his mission, and that the activities of the church include preaching the Bible, the symbolic ordinances of baptism and communion, worship, discipleship, reconciling care/ discipline, and mission/service to the surrounding community and to the ends of the earth. We believe that the biblical offices for church leadership are elders (biblically qualified men who lovingly protect and rule the overall church body and who preach/teach) and deacons (biblically qualified men and women who lead specific aspects and ministries as directed by the elders).

Regarding The Future...

We believe that God the Son will return to earth in a person, visible, bodily form, that this event could occur at any point and will result in the judgment of nonbelievers, the final reward of believers, and the ushering in of God’s eternal kingdom. We believe that God will judge unbelievers according to their works, which will condemn them; and will judge believers according to our identity in Christ, which surpasses our sinful works. We believe that hell is a place of conscious punishment for all unbelievers, where they will exist for all eternity revealing God’s justice and wrath against sin, that heaven is a conscious place where God makes his presence known to believers, and that after the final judgment, God will renew the heavens and the earth, where believers will spend eternity in the presence of God.