Statement of Faith

Statement of Faith. . .     SALVATION 1.        All persons are in need of salvation and can do nothing to merit their salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3:23).   2.        Salvation involves the redemption of the whole person and is offered freely by God to all who accept Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord (Romans 3:21-26; John 1:12-13; Titus 2:11-14). 3.        Salvation includes regeneration, sanctification, and glorification (Titus 3:4-7; Ephesians 5:25-27; Romans 8:30). 4.        All true believers will persist in the faith, striving always to imitate Christ (Hebrews 3:14; I Peter 1:13-15). 5.        Consistent with the free will of persons, God offers the choice of salvation (I Peter 3:9; Joshua 24:15). THE BIBLE 1.        The Bible is the inspired, trustworthy, and infallible written record of God's self-revelation to humanity (I Timothy 3:16-17). 2.        It is all sufficient for faith and practice in any age (I Timothy 3:16-17). 3.        It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter (John 1:1; John 17:17). 4.        Only the sixty-six books of the Protestant canon are accepted as authoritative. 5.        The criterion by which the Bible is to be interpreted is Jesus Christ, under the direction of the Holy Spirit (John 16:13-15). THE TRINITY 1.        There is only one true, living God (Romans 1:21-25; 1 Corinthians 8:6). 2.        God is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. 3.        God is all-knowing, everywhere-present, and all-powerful, 4.        The eternal God reveals Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but without division of nature, essence, or being (Mathew 28:19).