Our Beliefs

The Bible is our only source for all we believe. The Bible is the inspired Word of God. The product of holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved upon by the Holy Spirit and we accept it as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine (2 Tim. 3:16; I Thess. 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).

The Bible teaches our God is one, but manifested in three -- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, being co-equal (Phil. 2:6). God the Father is greater than all: the Source of the Word (Logos) and the Begetter (John 14:28; John 1: 14). God the Son is the Word flesh-covered, the One Begotten, and has existed with the Father from the beginning (John 1: 1; John 1: 18; John 1: 14). God the Holy Spirit proceeds forth from the Father and is eternal (John 15:26). In Jesus all the fullness of the deity lives in bodily form (Col. 2:9).

We believe in the operation of the gifts of the Spirit in the body as enumerated in I Cor. 12-14 and as manifested in the early church.

We believe that the Church is the Body of Christ expressed as the church individual, the church local, and the church universal and invisible (all saints of all places and all times united together under one Lord). As such, we believe the church to be more than just a building or a gathering of people. It is a body living in relationship and harmony under the direction of the head, Jesus Christ (I Cor. 6:15; 2 Cor. 1: 1; Rom. 16:5; 1 Peter 2:4-5; Eph. 2:19-22; I Cor. 12:12-3 1; Rom. 12:4-5; Eph. 4:11-16). The local church is an expression of the community and fellowship of God. As the Body of Christ in the earth it is an intimate community of people that is devoted to apostolic teaching, to fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. The local body will meet together regularly as a whole and in smaller groups in the homes of the members of the congregation. We consider the fellowship of the saints together in the private homes of the members to be an essential expression of the life of faith of the church. Indeed to this end, the Word of God frequently refers to the church as a 'household'. (Matt. 16:13-20; 18: 15-20; Acts 2:41-47; I Peter 4:17; I Tim. 3:15; Eph. 2:19; I Peter 2:5; Acts 18:8; Rom. 16:5, 1 0, I 1; I Cor. 1: I 1, 16; 16:15, 19; Phil. 4:22; Col. 4:15; 2 Tim. 1: 16, 4:19).

We believe that faith without works is dead. (James 2:20, 26). We believe, as a matter of the fundamental beliefs and doctrines of this church, that nothing can be genuinely believed without there being an accompanying and corresponding action. Our faith is an active faith that requires the doing of deeds in the world in love.

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