Eternal Security

We believe that all who accept the Lord Jesus Christ by faith are born again by the Holy Spirit, that they are children of God, sealed by the Holy Spirit, and are kept by the power of God and thereby are eternally saved (Gal. 3:24-26; Eph. 1:13; I Pet. 1:3-5; I John 5:13).

Satan

We believe that Satan is literal and personal, that he is the agent of man’s initial fall from innocence (Gen. 3:1-7; II Cor. 4:3-4), that he was created by God as beautiful and morally good, but through his own pride was cast down out of heaven (Ezek. 26:11-19), that he is the god of this world and will be punished eternally (Eph. 2:1-4; Rev. 20:10).

The Church

We believe the church is the body of Christ, a living organism made up of born again, baptized believers, that it is the spiritual body made manifest through the local church and congregation of believers, that these local churches are to be autonomous and self-governing, and that the officers of the church consist of the pastor and deacons (Eph. 1:22-23; 5:30; I Cor. 12:1-21; Acts 2:41-42,47; Gal. 1:2; I Tim. 3:1-13).

Ordinances of the Church

We believe that Christ as Head of the church commanded two different ordinances to be practiced by believers: the Lord’s Supper and Baptism. These ordinances are to be carried out by the local church.

1. Baptism: We believe biblical baptism is baptism by immersion of believers after they have put their faith in Christ for salvation, that it is not necessary for salvation but is an act of obedience after one is saved, and that it is a prerequisite for church membership (Acts 8:36-38; 10:47-48; Rom. 6:3-5).
2. The Lord’s Table: We believe that the Lord’s Table is to be practiced by born again, baptized local church members who are walking in obedience to the Lord; that it is done in remembrance of the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus; that it has no saving power, rather, it is a time of self-examination and remembrance (Matt. 26:26-29; Luke 22:19-20; I Cor. 11:23-32).