What We Believe
Our beliefs are grounded in God’s Word and in the saving work of Jesus Christ.
Our Beliefs
God
There is only one true and living God, the Maker of heaven and earth and all they contain; fully perfect in His being and attributes; and Him alone is to receive honor and glory from all His creatures.
The Trinity
God exists in three persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit; and these three are all One true and living God, the same in essence, equal in power and glory, each with different roles.
Scriptures
The Holy Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments are the only Word of God; they are thus inspired, inerrant, and infallible, and they are the only authoritative rule of faith and practice.
The Fall of Man
All human beings, having descended from Adam, have participated in his sin; thus, they are all lost in sin and totally unable to save themselves.
The Mediator
God has appointed His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to be the mediator between God and man; and though fully God, He willingly became man. Unlike sinful man, He lived a perfect and sinless life. He suffered, was crucified, and died for the salvation of sinners. After three days, He rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, and He is now seated at the right hand of the Father, interceding for His people.
Regeneration
Regeneration is the supernatural work of God’s free and special grace whereby the Holy Spirit changes the heart of the sinner from the state of deadness and gives him life through the proclamation of the Gospel of grace.
Repentance
Repentance is the work of God’s grace whereby the Holy Spirit convicts the sinner of his sin, so that he sorrowfully hates it and turns to God wholly by living to please Him alone.
Justification
Justification is the gracious work of God in which He forgives sinners and clothes them with the righteousness of Jesus Christ. It is not because of what they have done, but entirely because of what Christ has done for them, which they receive by faith alone.
Justifying Faith
Justifying or saving faith is a saving grace that the Holy Spirit creates in the sinner’s heart through the hearing of God’s Word so that he can trust Christ alone and His finished redemptive work for his eternal life.
Sanctification
Sanctification is a gracious work of God whereby those who have been regenerated or born again are sanctified by God’s Word and His Spirit living in them, so that they will become more and more like Christ.
Perseverance of the Saints
Those who genuinely believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior are not only saved, but they are also sons and daughters of God. God preserves them, and consequently, they will persevere to the end.
The Sovereign God
It was only out of His love, mercy, and grace that the sovereign God chose sinners from every nation and tribe and granted them life through the power of the Holy Spirit and the redeeming blood of Jesus Christ. It is for this reason that we boldly and confidently proclaim the Gospel because we are sure that the sovereign God, to whom belong all power and authority, will eventually bring other sheep that are still scattered in the world.
Salvation
Salvation is by God’s grace, through faith alone, in Christ alone; and those who are saved have been called to live in holiness and do good works, all for the glory of God.
The Return of Jesus Christ
Christ will come back to earth to culminate history and the eternal plan of God; He will usher the righteous into eternal life, and the wicked into eternal punishment.
