our vision and what we believe

Foundational Principles

• Purpose: The church aims to know and obey God’s Word to please Him.
• Guidance: Scripture is the final authority for all teaching, relationships, and decision-making.
• Unity: The doctrinal statement serves as a framework for members to serve together in love.

The Scriptures

• Inspiration: Both the Old (39 books) and New (27 books) Testaments are the uniquely inspired Word of God.
• Authority: The Bible is the supreme standard for evaluating all human conduct.

God

• Nature: One God exists in three equal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• The Father: Sovereign ruler of the universe who orders all things for His glory and adopts believers as His children.
• The Son (Jesus Christ): Fully God and fully man, born of a virgin; He died for sins, rose bodily, and now serves as High Priest.
• The Holy Spirit: A divine person who convicts of sin, enables the "new birth," and empowers believers with gifts

Mankind

• The Fall: Because of Adam’s voluntary sin, all humanity is born with a fallen nature.
• Depravity: Every person is a "sinner by nature and conduct," standing condemned before God.

Salvation

• Method: Salvation is a free gift of grace received through faith alone in Jesus Christ, not by works.
• Justification: A legal act where God declares a believer righteous.
• Sanctification: A three-part process of being set apart for holiness (positional, progressive, and final).
• Security: True believers are kept secure by God and will persevere to the end.

The Church

• Universal & Local: The Church is the body of Christ; the local church is a self-governing congregation of baptized believers.
• Offices: Leadership is restricted to biblically qualified elders (pastors) and deacons.
• Ordinances: Baptism is by immersion (symbolic only); the Lord’s Supper is a symbolic act of remembrance.
• Israel: God maintains a distinct eternal covenant with the Jewish nation, who will be restored in the future.

Moral Issues

• Sanctity of Life: Life begins at fertilization; abortion and euthanasia are considered murder.
• Marriage & Sexuality: Marriage is exclusively between one man and one woman. All sexual activity outside this bond is sinful.
• Gender Roles: Men and women are spiritually equal but have distinct roles; only men may hold positions of authority (elders/pastors) in the church.
• Family: Husbands are the leaders; parents are responsible for the spiritual discipline of children, including corporal correction.

Christian Interactions

• Love: Believers must act graciously toward everyone, including enemies.
• Conflict: Violence and revenge are forbidden; members are prohibited from bringing civil lawsuits against one another.

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