Statement of Faith
We Affirm the Trinity
We affirm one God Who is manifested in three persons. We affirm the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and Earth, Who created all things, both visible and invisible, for His own glory and pleasure. (Genesis 1:1; 2:7; Exodus 3:14; 6:2-3; Isaiah 43:3, 15; 64:8; Matthew 6:9; 7:11; 23:9; 28:19; Mark 1:9-11; John 4:24; 5:26; 14:6-13; 17:1-8; Acts 1:7; Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6)
We Affirm God the Father and God the Son as One
We affirm our Lord Jesus Christ, Who is one in substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; Who for us and for our salvation came down from Heaven; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin; Who lived a perfect life; Who was crucified, died for our sins, and was buried; Who was raised bodily on the third day according to the Scriptures; Who ascended into Heaven; Who sits at the Father’s right hand, having received all authority and is Lord of all; Who shall come again in glory to judge the living and the dead; and whose kingdom shall never end. (Genesis 18:1; Psalm 2:7; 110:1; Isaiah 7:14, 53; Matthew 1:18-23; Mark 1:1; 3:11; Luke 1:35; 4:41; 22:70; 24:46; John 1:1-18, 29; Revelation 1:13-16; 5:9-14; 12:10-11; 13:8; 19:16)
We Affirm Holy Spirit
We affirm the Holy Spirit, who proceeded from the Father and the Son; Who is equal with the Father and the Son; Who is the baptizer and filler, teacher and comforter, indweller and uniter of God’s people, author and interpreter of the Holy Scriptures, revealer of our Lord, and giver of all the things of God. (Genesis 1:2; Psalm 51:11; 139:7; Isaiah 61:1-3; Matthew 1:18; 3:16; 4:1; 12:28-32; Mark 1:10, 12; Luke 1:35; 4:1, 18-19; 11:13; 12:12; 24:49; John 4:24; 14:16-17, 26; 15:26; 16:7-14; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4, 38; 19:1-6; Revelation 1:10; 22:17)
We Affirm One Church
We affirm one universal church, which is the Body of Christ, and the uniting of all people who have been chosen, called, and justified by God. (Matthew 16:15-19; 18:15-20; Acts 2:41-42, 47; 5:11-14; 6:3-6; 13:1-3; 14:23, 27; 15:1-30; 16:5; 20:28; Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 3:16; 5:4-5; 7:17; 9:13-14; 12; Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 3:8-11, 21; 5:22-32; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:18; 1 Timothy 2:9-14; 3:1-15; 4:14; Hebrews 11:39-40; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Revelation 2-3; 21:2-3)
We Affirm the Bible to be The Inspired Word of God
We affirm the Bible to be the inspired Word of God. (Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 4:1-2; 17:19; Joshua 8:34; Psalm 19: 7-10; 119:11, 89, 105, 140; Isaiah 34:16; 40:8; Jeremiah 15:16; 36:1-32; Matthew 5:17-18; 22:29; Luke 21:33; 24:44-46; John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17; Romans 15:4; 16:25-26; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
We Affirm Godly Living
We affirm that all the will of God is included in these two commandments: “The foremost is, ‘And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘you shall love your neighbor as yourself,’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30,
