Monday, Sep 06, 2010

Statement of Faith

We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God; therefore, it is our sole norm of faith and practice.We believe that God is spirit, infinite, personal, eternal, and unchangeable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, grace, goodness, and truth.

We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins.

We believe Jesus was physically resurrected to purchase a place in Heaven for us, which He offers as a free gift, providing the only way of salvation for all men.

We believe in the Trinity consisting of three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—in one God.

We believe that God created man in His own image and in a state of innocence, but that through temptation man willfully transgressed. As a result, all human beings are born with a sinful nature and the wages for this sin is death.

We believe in the church, the body of Christ, whose mission is to preach the gospel to all the world.

We believe that a true believer is secure in Christ forever and is called to live a holy life.

We believe that the ordinances of the church are important and vary from one denomination to another. We respect the right of personal differences in observation.

We believe in the imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that those who are believers shall be forever in the presence of God and those who have rejected Christ will be separated from God forever.

In addition to these important beliefs, we believe that God has given the parents and the home the responsibility to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4; Proverbs 22:6). We believe that a consistent and whole education will occur when home, church, and school work closely together and are in agreement on the basic concepts of life.