We believe that everyone has
sinned and is in need of new life through Jesus Christ. That new life is a gift
from God, which is received by faith apart from anything that we can do to earn
that grace.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift
of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23)
The foundation of our faith
is an absolute confidence in the Bible as the Word of God, which is inspired,
infallible and inerrant. We believe the Bible reveals the only true and living
God; that Jesus Christ, who is God in the flesh, is the only Savior of mankind
and the only head of His Church; that the Holy Spirit must change our sinful
nature if we are to receive salvation as it is proclaimed in the
Gospel.
The Bible is our only rule of faith and practice. We
believe that one of the best statements of the teaching of the Bible is the
Westminster Confession of Faith and the
Larger and Shorter Catechisms .
These standards, subordinate to the Scriptures, faithfully set forth the system
of doctrine taught in the Bible.
We emphasize to each
individual the importance of living a holy life and carrying out the Great
Commission, both here and abroad, through evangelism and the support of
missions.