The following is not meant to be the formation of a creed, but is rather a statement of beliefs based on solid biblical teachings.
- The Bible (Old and New Testaments) is fully inspired by God, and is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16)
- God created our world in six literal, 24-hour days, and rested on the seventh day (Gen. 1; 2:1-3; Exodus 20:11).
- Satan (a fallen angel), led Eve into sin (Gen. 3:1-6; Isaiah 14:12-14; Rev. 12:9)
- Jesus Christ is the Messiah of Israel and the Savior of the world (1 John 4:14)
- Jesus Christ has revealed to the entire human family God’s loving character (John 3:16; 14:9)
- Jesus Christ is fully God and fully Man (John 1:1-3, 14; 1 Tim. 2:5)
- Jesus was born of a virgin and died on the cross for the sins “of the whole world” (Matthew 1:23; 1 Cor. 15:3; 1 John 2:2)
- On the third day (Sunday morning), Jesus rose from the dead, as predicted in advance by the Scriptures (Luke 24; 1 Cor. 15:3,4)
- God is not prejudiced against any race, color, or nation (Acts 17:26; Rom. 2:11; Rev. 7:9)
- Eternal life is a free gift through Jesus Christ (Rom. 6:23)
- God’s love brings a sinner to repentance (Rom. 2:4)
- God calls all to repent and believe in Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21)
- We must be born again by the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:6,7)
- Believers in Jesus should be baptized by immersion (Mat. 3:16,17; Mark 16:15; Acts 2:38,41)
- We should follow God’s Word above man’s traditions (Mat. 4:4; Col. 2:8)
- We should treat everyone with love and respect (Eph. 4:25, 5:1, 9)
- We should keep ourselves “unspotted from the world” (James 1:27)
- We are living in “the time of the end” (Daniel 12:4,10)
- By His grace and motivated by love, God’s end-time people will keep the Ten Commandments and the faith of Jesus Christ (John 14:15; Rev. 14:12)
- Christians should endure tribulation “to the end” (Mat. 24:13; Acts 14:22)
- The Antichrist of prophecy is “already in the world” (1 John 2:18; 4:3)
- Jesus Christ is the only Mediator between God and fallen humanity (1 Timothy 2:5)
- Jesus will not return secretly, but openly and visibly for all to see (Mat. 24:26,27,30,31)
- There will be “a resurrection of the dead, both the just and the unjust” (Acts 24:15; John 5:28,29)
- Jesus Christ is “the seed of Abraham” (Galatians 3:16)
- True believers in Jesus Christ – Jews and Gentiles – become part of Abraham’s seed, “the Israel of God” (Gal. 3:28,29; 6:14-16)
- Our final home is the New Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22-24; Rev. 21:1-4, 10-27)
- All the lost will end up in “the lake of fire, which is the second death” (Revelation 20:14,15)
- God will make a new heaven and a new earth for His people to live in, where righteousness dwells (2 Peter 3:9-14)
- The truth of the Bible is bigger than any church or denomination.
- The Bible is our final authority.