We accept the Holy Scriptures as the revealed will of God, the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice, and adopted the following tenants faith:
I. The Inspiration of the Scriptures
The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, were verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians
2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).
II. The One True God
The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally, self-existent "I AM," the Creator of heaven and earth, and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principals of relationship and association as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10 & 11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22).
III. The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare:
(a) His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31 & 35)
(b) His sinless life (Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22)
(c) His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38)
(d) His substitutionary work on the cross (1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21)
(e) His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; I Corinthians 15:4)
(f) His exaltation to the right hand of the Father (Acts 1:9 & 11; 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1-3)
IV. The Fall of Man
Man was created good and upright because God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God (Genesis 1:26 & 27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 5:12-19).
V. The Salvation of Man
Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
(a) Conditions of Salvation
Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the
Holy Ghost, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 24:47; John 3:3;
Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11; 3:5-7).
(b) The Evidence of Salvation
The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and
true holiness (Ephesians 4:24; Titus 2:12).
VI. Baptism in Water
The ordinance iof baptism by immersion is commanded in the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ as Savior and Lord are to be baptized.
Thus, they declare tot he world that they have died with Christ and that they also have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life (Matthew 28:19;
Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47 & 48; Romans 6:4).
VII. Holy Communion and Feet Washing
The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements--bread and the fruit of the vine--is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature o our Lord Jesus Christ
(2 Peter 1:4); a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26); and is enjoined on all believers "till He come!" Feet washing is an example to
be followed (John 13:14 & 15).
VIII. The Baptism in the Holy Ghost
All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to
the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church. With it comes the enduement of power for
life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:40; Acts 1:4 & 8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31). This
experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth (Acts 8:12-17; 10:44-46; 11:14-16;15:7-9). With the baptism in the
Holy Ghost comes such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37-30; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Hebrews
12:28), an intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Christ, His Word, and for the lost
(Mark 16:20).
IX. The Initial Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Ghost
The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the initial physical sign of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance
(Acts 2:4). The speaking in tongues in this instance is the same in essence as the gift of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:4-10 & 28).
X. Sanctification
Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto God (Romans 12:1 & 2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12).
The Scriptures teach a life of "holiness without which no man shall see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14). By the power of the Holy Ghost, we are able to obey
the command: "Be ye holy, for I am holy (1 Peter 1:15 & 16).
Sanctification is a work of the Holy Spirit and is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by
faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Romans 6:1-11 & 13, 8:1-2,
& 13; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:12 & 13; 1 Peter 1:5).
XI. The Church
The Church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer,
born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the General Assembly and Church of the First-born, which are written in heaven (Ephesians 1:22 & 23; 2:22;
Hebrews 12:23).
XII. The Ministry
A divinely called and Scripturally ordained ministry hs been provided by our Lord for a two-fold purpose:
1. The evangelization of the world
2. The edifying of the Body of Christ (Mark 16:15-20; Ephesians 4:11-13).
XIII. Divine Healing
Divine healing is an integral part of the Gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers (Isaiah
53:4; Matthew 8:16 & 17; James 5:14-16).
XVII. The New Heavens and the New Earth
"We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:22).
