3. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth and
substitutionary death, in His resurrection and ascension to heaven, and in
His personal, imminent and visible return to earth.
Matthew 1:18-25, John 14:1-3, Acts 1:9-11, I Corinthians 15:1-5, Colossians
1:15-20, 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18
4. We believe in the fall and total depravity of man and his need for
regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation.
John 3:1-6, Romans 3:9-12,23; 5:12,19, Titus 3:5-7
5. We believe that salvation is by grace through faith in the finished
work of Christ, apart from works, and that all who believe in Him receive
forgiveness of sins, the righteousness of Christ, and the gift of eternal
life.
John 3:16; 5:24, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9
6. We believe in the bodily resurrection of all mankind, the everlasting
blessedness of the saved in Heaven, and the everlasting conscious punishment
of the unsaved in Hell.
John 5:28-29, 1 Corinthians 15:51-58, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8, Revelation 20:11-15
7. We believe that the Holy Spirit regenerates, indwells, fills, and
equips believers to live a godly life, and that Christian growth and
fruitfulness are the evidences of His work in them, not the sign gifts of
the early apostolic church.
John 14:16-17, Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians
5:17-21