ABOUT GOD There is one and only one living God. He is the Creator, Redeemer,
Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to
us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but
without division of nature, essence, or being.
ABOUT JESUS CHRIST Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God and the second person in the
Trinity. He is pre-existent, and He participated in creation. Jesus became
flesh by the power of the Holy Spirit moving upon a virgin named Mary. During
His earthly existence, He was both fully man and fully God. Jesus perfectly
revealed and did the will of God. He was sinless. In His substitutionary
death on the cross, He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. After
three days, He was raised from the dead. He ascended into heaven to prepare a
place for believers and is now exalted at the right hand of God the Father,
where He is the One Mediator between God and man. He will return in power and
glory to judge the world, reward the saints, and reign as King
of Kings.
ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity and possesses the same
attributes as God the Father and God the Son. He inspired holy men to write the
Scriptures. The activity of the Holy Spirit is found in both the Old and New
Testaments. In the Old Testament, He is revealed as being involved in creation,
in providing guidance and direction, in endowing special abilities within
people to perform specific tasks, and providing power and strength when needed.
In the New Testament, He is revealed as being involved in the conception
of Jesus Christ, the validation of Jesus as the Son of God at Jesus'
baptism, the anointing of Jesus for ministry, and the resurrection of
Jesus. The Holy Spirit convicts men of sin, causing men to repent and
confess Jesus Christ as Lord. He baptizes every believer into the Body of
Christ. He regenerates or imparts new life in every believer, and He lives in
them. The Holy Spirit cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and
bestows spiritual gifts that are used to serve God through His church. He
enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and
service. He seals the believer until the day of final redemption.
ABOUT THE BIBLE The Bible is God's inerrant and infallible word to all men. It was written
by men, under the divine inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit. It
contains the account of God's redemptive work in history through Jesus Christ.
It also contains principles by which God will judge us, and it is the sole
authority for Christian faith and practice.
ABOUT MAN God created man, male and female, in His own image. In the beginning,
man was innocent of sin. Through the temptation of Satan, Adam disobeyed God
and fell from his original innocence to a condition of sin and separation from
God. As a result, all men and women are born separated from God and in need of
salvation.
ABOUT SALVATION Salvation is the eternal redemption of man and is a gift from God to man.
Jesus Christ obtained salvation for man through His death on the cross.
Salvation is offered to all who accept and confess Jesus Christ as Lord and
Savior, but without a personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord, salvation is not
possible, Through acceptance and confession of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior,
man is pardoned of sin (justified), given a new nature (regenerated), made one
with God, set apart by God and for God (sanctified), and guaranteed eternal
life. Everyone who has sincerely accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is
eternally secure and will spend eternity in heaven. Those who die in their sins
will spend eternity in hell.
ABOUT THE CHURCH Jesus Christ is the Head of His church, and men and women who have been joined
to Him through saving faith and baptism compose His body.
ABOUT BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER Baptism and the Lord's Supper symbolize important truths, and although they
are not essential to salvation, they are observed out of obedience to the command
of Jesus Christ.
Christian baptism is the immersion of the believer in water in the name of
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is a testimony to the believer's
acceptance and confession of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. It is an act of
obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen
Savior, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the
resurrection to walk in newness of life in Jesus Christ.
The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience that represents the price
that was paid for our salvation. Through partaking of the bread and the fruit
of the vine, members of the church memorialize the death of the Redeemer and
anticipate His second coming.The History
page allows you to inform of your visitors of the origins of your organization
and the various events that contributed to it being where it is today. It could
be descriptive in paragraphs or just a list of significant milestones in the
history of the organization since its origin.
