Our Doctrine

We believe in one God, eternally existing in trinity (3 persons): Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All are equal in deity, but different in function and essense. I John 5:7; John 4:24; John 1:1-3,14; John 14:26

We believe that Jesus is God incarnate, manifested in the flesh, and Saviour of all mankind. Man first, however, must be drawn to Jesus Christ through conviction, then willing to receive His blood atonement for their sin through belief (faith), which must accompany a godly sorrow with repentance concerning their sin, and trusting only in the blood of Christ without works to save their lost soul from Hell. John 1:1-3,14; I Timothy 3:16; Colossians 1:14; Ephesians 2:8,9; Luke 13:3; II Corinthians 7:10; Romans 10:9,10

We believe Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and died a vicarious, substitutionary death for all men on Calvary's cross. John 3:16-18; I Timothy 2:5; 1 Peter:18,19; Colossians 2:14

We believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus, His bodily ascension to Heaven, and His bodily, imminent return for the bride, the church. We believe in the pre-tribulational rapture of the church, and the pre-millennial second coming of Christ to set up His kingdom where all the redeemed will rule and reign with Him. I Corinthians 15:3-6,51-52; I Thessalonians 4:16,17; Revelation 19:11-16

We believe in a literal, burning Hell that God prepared for the Devil and his angels. It is the place of everlasting, conscious punishment of the unbelieving lost. The Devil is also a real being known as Satan, previously called Lucifer who is in constant opposition to God's program, and God's people. He is a powerful being, but not all-powerful. He is the "god of this world, and the prince of the power of the air." Psalm 9:17; Luke 16:22-26; I Peter 5:8-9; James 4:7; II Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2

We believe in a literal place called heaven where the saved shall enjoy everlasting life. It is a place where the angels reside, where the redeemed will one day go, where Christ makes intercession for the saints, and where dying saints go and enjoy the conscious presence of God, and from where Christ will come to judge the nations. II Corinthians 5:8; John 14:1-3

We believe that the local church is God's plan for world evangelization in this age and is a called-out assembly of believers, instituted for the purpose of worship, service, and fellowship. The local church is an indigenous and autonomous body (self-governing). There also exists a living organism known as the "body of Christ", or "the bride of Christ" which consists of all blood-bought, born-again believers throughout the church age.   We do not believe in a baptism succession all the way to John the Baptist, nor do we believe that the "Bride of Christ" consists only of scripturally baptized members of Baptist churches, or "Baptist Brider doctrine". Acts 2:41-42, 14:23, 20:28; I Corinthians 3:11, 12:28; Colossians 3:11, 15; Ephesians: 2:18-22, 4:11-12, 5:23

We believe in 2 scriptural ordinances for the church, not sacraments, and they do not bestow grace or represent a part of salvation. Ephesians 2:8, 9 They are as follows:     The Lord's Supper - Believers show forth the Lord's death till He comes again. The elements are unleavened bread and unfermented grape juice. We do not subscribe to or believe in closed communion, believing that it is up to the individual, not the church, to examine himself according to scripture. Therefore we are opposed to Catholic-like teaching which is characteristic of Baptist Brider doctrine that seeks to corrupt the doctrine of the Lord's Supper I Corinthians 11:23-32        Believers Baptism - Believers testify of their faith by total immersion in water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost and identify the believer with and picture the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Bible does not teach that these ordinances are necessary to be in the Bride of Christ, nor does it teach them to be necessary for church membership. Romans 1:16; I Corinthians 1:17; Matthew 28:19

We believe that all saved people are called into a life of separation from all worldly and sinful practices and relationships or alliances. II Corinthians 6:14-18; II John 10, 11; II Thessalonians 3:6, 14, 5:22; Romans 12:1-2

We believe that those who by faith receive Jesus Christ as personal Saviour are born again of the Holy Spirit into the family of God; are adopted as sons; are the children of God; are heirs of God and joint-heirs of Jesus Christ; are kept by the power of God; can know that they are eternally saved, and cannot be plucked out of the Father's hand (Eternal Security of the Believer). Ephesians 4:30; John 10:27-30; Jude 24; Ecclesiastes 3:14

We believe in the opposition and preaching against all modernistic and humanistic philosophy of our time such as: Communism, Socialism, Fascism, Atheism, Liberalism, and other evils such as: Abortion, Euthanasia, Pornography, Homosexuality, so-called Women's Liberation, Evolution, Unisex philosophy or dress, Rock and Roll Music, Rap Music, Country Music, and so-called Christian rock or contemporary music. We also stand opposed and preach against religious heresies such as the Charismatic movement, Arminianism, Hyper-Calvinism, New Evangelicalism, Neo-Orthodoxy, New Age teaching, Easy Believism, any Bible version other than the KJV (Authorized Version), and any other book, teaching, or philosophy that is condemned by God, or is in conflict with the truth of God's Word. I Timothy 4:1-2; II Timothy 4:2-3; Jude 3