Our beliefs

Statement of Faith

The Bible says... "These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life" (1 John 5:13). God wants us to know that we can go to Heaven, but we must do it God's way. First of all, we are all sinners, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Because of our sin we are all under the penalty for sin, "for the wages of sin is death..." (Romans 6:23). This penalty means eternal separation from God in an eternal Hell. However, God does not want anyone to go to Hell, so He sent His only Son to die and pay the penalty for our sins. "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). God's love is so great that He made a way for our sins to be forgiven. He offers His forgiveness and salvation freely, "...but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). God offers Heaven as a gift, purchased with His blood on the cross. But, like all gifts, it is not yours until you receive it. Here is how you can receive Christ. You must repent, that is, turn from your sin and "confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved..." (Romans 10:9). You must believe in your heart and call on the Lord to save you. For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved" (Romans 10:13).

What We Believe

• We believe all scripture contained in the Old and New Testament is verbally, completely and in errantly inspired by God. It is the authoritative guide for all Christian understanding, life and ministry.
• We believe there is but one God eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Each is infinite, eternal and almighty.
• We believe that Jesus Christ, the Son, is fully God and fully man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and He lived a sinless life. He died; shedding his literal blood in His substitutionary death for sinners, then was buried, arose from the grave, ascended into Heaven and is now seated at the right hand of the Father.
• The Holy Spirit, Who is Lord and giver of life, convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment and unites man to Jesus Christ by faith. We believe the Holy Spirit seals and fills all believers. This takes place at the time of salvation. Continued infilling may follow. Each gift given by the Holy Spirit is for the edification of the Body of Christ.
• We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God. It was by man's free volition that he disobeyed God, incurring physical and spiritual death (separation from God). Each human being is born with a sin nature. Because of this each human is a sinner by nature and is in need of divine salvation.
• We believe that salvation is a gift from God. This was accomplished by Christ’s substitutionary death, and all who believe in Him are justified by the shedding of His blood. Because salvation is given by grace, the believer’s salvation is eternally secure.

• We believe that the fulfillment of Great Commission is the responsibility of all believers.

• We believe that the church is the body and bride of Christ. It is dedicated to the worship and service of God, the observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. The primary task of the church in all ages is to teach all nations and to make disciples through the preaching and teaching of the Word of God.

• We believe that Satan is a person; the author of sin and that he is the open and declared enemy of both God and man. We believe that he shall be eternally punished in the lake of fire.

• We believe that Christ will return to rapture His church. Immediately following this event will be the seven-year tribulation period. Concluding this, Christ will come again to the earth and establish His rule for a 1,000-year period. The Great White Throne Judgment of the unsaved, coupled with Satan being cast into the lake of fire, will then allow Christ to establish a New Heaven and a New Earth. This is the consummation of all things.

• This statement does not exhaust the entire extent of our faith. To see a more complete list, please refer to the Baptist Faith and Message.Please visit: www.sbc.net, the Official Southern Baptist Convention, website.. Ultimately, the Bible itself is our sole and final source of all that we believe.