“And we [have seen and] know [by personal experience] that Son Of God has [actually]
come [to this world], and has given us understanding and insight so that we may
[progressively and personally] know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true - in
His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.” 1John 5: 20
“Be still and know [experience] that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7
“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23


• TENETS AND STATEMENT OF FAITH
• I.1.TENETS

• (i)The Inspiration & Authority of Scripture (Ps. 12:6-7; Ro.
15:4; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pt. 1:20-21).
• (ii)The Virgin Birth & Deity of Jesus Christ (Is. 7:14; Matt.
1:23; Lk. 1:27; Jn. 1:1, 14; 20:28; Heb. 1:8-9).
• (iii)The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the Dead
(Lk. 24:36-46; 1 Cor. 15:1-4; 15:14-15).
• (iv)Christ’s Atoning Substitutionary Death for the Sins of
Humanity (Jn. 1:29; Ro. 5:8-9; Eph. 1:7; Heb. 9:12).
• (v)Salvation by Grace through Faith Alone in Jesus (Jn.
14:6; Acts 4:12; 10:43; 16:31; Eph. 2:8-9; 1 Tim. 2:5; Titus
3:5).
• (vi)We believe God values relationship over principle,
therefore we endeavor to seek the unity of the Christian
faith through the Holy Spirit by extending liberty in belief
outside the Five Core Tenets listed in Tenets (i) – (v).

• I.2.DOCTRINAL STATEMENT
• I.2.a.The Scriptures

We believe that the original manuscripts of the 66 canonized books of the Bible in
their entirety are “God- breathed,” i.e. verbal-plenary inspiration, and
acknowledge dependence upon Holy Spirit for their accurate interpretation
and application. We believe that the Word of God is profitable for teaching,
reproof, correction, instruction in righteousness and supreme authority
regarding matters of faith and conduct (2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:20-21).
• I.2.b.Christ Jesus

We believe that the eternal Son of God became fully man when He was born of the
virgin Mary yet never ceased to be fully God; that He became man to fulfill prophecy,
reveal God, and redeem the human race; that He was born in, remained in, and
arrived at the cross in a state of impeccability having never sinned (Lk. 1:30-35; Jn.
1:1,2,14,18,29; 2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 4:15). We believe that His death on the cross was
substitutionary and accomplished redemption for mankind; that He rose from the
dead in the same body and that He is now at the right of God the Father; that His
resurrection and acceptance in the presence of the Father is the assurance of His
redeeming work (Jn. 1:29; 20:24-29; Rom. 3:24-25; 4:24-25; 1 Pt. 1:18-22; Heb. 1:3).
We believe that He is currently the Head of the church which is His mystical body and
that He intercedes for those who are saved functioning as their High Priest and
Advocate (Eph. 1:22-23; Heb. 7:25; 9:24-26). We believe that Jesus will return for his
victorious bride clothed in the righteousness and splendor of her Savior (Acts 1:11;
Titus 2:13).

• I.2.c.Salvation

We believe that salvation is a free gift of God where one is saved from the penalty of
sin by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ alone; that there is no other means of
salvation to include water baptism, church membership, good deeds, philanthropic
activity, or religious behavior except believing in the Lord Jesus Christ. Salvation is
based solely on the completed redemptive work of Christ on the Cross (Jn. 3:16, 18,
36; Acts 4:12; 16:31; Rom. 10:9-10; Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 3:5).

• I.2.d.The Godhead

We believe that God exists in three persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (2 Cor.
13:14). We believe that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one God, coequal and
coeternal, sharing the same exact attributes, power, glory, and are of the same
essence (Deut. 6:4; Jn. 1:1-2, 14; Acts 5:3-4). We believe that God exercises
sovereign rule over all creation as part of and consistent with the characteristics of
deity and His divine attributes and that His sovereignty and man’s freewill coexist in
human history (1 Chron. 29:11-12; Ps. 103:19; Dan. 4:35; 2 Pet. 3:9).

• I.2.e.Holy Spirit

We believe that Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead who began an
unprecedented ministry during this age upon His advent on the day of Pentecost (Acts
1:8; 2:1-4, 17); that this special ministry encompasses convicting the world of sin,
righteousness, and judgment; restraining lawlessness; placing all believers into the
body of Christ – the universal church, permanently indwelling and sealing every
believer (Jn. 16:8; 2 Thess. 2:7; 1 Cor. 12:12-13; 6:19; 2 Cor. 1:22; Eph. 1:13; 4:30).
We believe Holy Spirit is the constant companion of the Christian who baptizes, fills,
guides, illuminates, teaches, brings to remembrance, reveals, testifies, leads,
empowers, and gifts those who have been born again to do what Jesus did and
accomplish the greater things Jesus promised (Acts 2:4; 4:8, 31; 6:8; Jn. 14:12, 26;
16:13; 1 Cor. 2:10; Rom. 8:14,16, 26-27; Gal. 5:16; Eph. 5:18).

• I.2.f. The Church


We believe that the Church is the mystical Body of Christ of whom He is the Head;
that this universal church is composed of all Christians regardless of gender, race,
national origin, or denominational affiliation and we are placed in union with this
body through the work of Holy Spirit the moment of salvation (1 Cor. 12:12-13, 27;
Eph. 1:22; Col. 1:18) We believe that all the biblical spiritual gifts and manifestations
of Holy Spirit are present for the church to walk in the fullness of her calling today
(Rom. 11:29, 12:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:4-11, 27-28, 13:8-14:1; Eph. 3:14-19, 4:11-13). We
believe that Jesus mandated water baptism and the Lord’s Supper as ordinances for
the Church to observe until He returns We believe that the Lord Jesus mandated the
observance of the Lord's Supper for every believer throughout the