Beliefs
Purpose - The purpose of this church is to glorify the God of the Scriptures in promoting His worship, evangelizing sinners, and edifying saints. To this end we are committed to proclaiming God's perfect Law and his glorious Gospel of Grace in Jesus Christ throughout the world, and to defending the "faith once delivered unto the saints" (Jude 3).
Purpose - The purpose of this church is to glorify the God of the Scriptures in promoting His worship, evangelizing sinners, and edifying saints. To this end we are committed to proclaiming God's perfect Law and his glorious Gospel of Grace in Jesus Christ throughout the world, and to defending the "faith once delivered unto the saints" (Jude 3).
"Without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is,
"Without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is,
and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him."
and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him."
Hebrews 11:6
Hebrews 11:6
Doctrinal Basis
Doctrinal Basis
The Holy Scriptures -The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as originally given, as the inspired and infallible and inerrant Word of God, and as the sole, supreme and all-sufficient authority in every matter of Christian faith and practice.
The Holy Scriptures -The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as originally given, as the inspired and infallible and inerrant Word of God, and as the sole, supreme and all-sufficient authority in every matter of Christian faith and practice.
The Trinity -One living and true God, Sovereign in creation, providence and redemption, subsiding in three Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - the same in substance, and equal in power and glory.
The Trinity -One living and true God, Sovereign in creation, providence and redemption, subsiding in three Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - the same in substance, and equal in power and glory.
The Lord Jesus Christ -The Eternal Sonship and the essential, absolute , and eternal Deity, and true sinless humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ; His virgin birth, death and burial; His physical resurrection and ascension into heaven, and His coming again in power and glory.
The Lord Jesus Christ -The Eternal Sonship and the essential, absolute , and eternal Deity, and true sinless humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ; His virgin birth, death and burial; His physical resurrection and ascension into heaven, and His coming again in power and glory.
The Holy Spirit -The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit, through Whom the sinner is born again to saving repentance and faith, and by Whom the saints are sanctified through the truth.
The Holy Spirit -The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit, through Whom the sinner is born again to saving repentance and faith, and by Whom the saints are sanctified through the truth.
The Fall of Man -The fall of mankind in Adam, by which they have totally lost their original righteousness and holiness, and have come under the righteous condemnation of God.
The Fall of Man -The fall of mankind in Adam, by which they have totally lost their original righteousness and holiness, and have come under the righteous condemnation of God.
Unconditional Election -The personal and unconditional election in Christ of a multitude which no man can number unto everlasting salvation, out of God's pure grace and love, without any foresight of faith or good works in them.
Unconditional Election -The personal and unconditional election in Christ of a multitude which no man can number unto everlasting salvation, out of God's pure grace and love, without any foresight of faith or good works in them.
Particular Redemption -The personal and eternal redemption from all sin and the penal consequence thereof, of all God's elect, by the substitutionary sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Particular Redemption -The personal and eternal redemption from all sin and the penal consequence thereof, of all God's elect, by the substitutionary sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Effectual Calling -The effectual calling of all the elect by the irresistible grace of God.
Effectual Calling -The effectual calling of all the elect by the irresistible grace of God.
Justification -The justification of sinners by faith alone, through the atoning death and resurrection and imputed righteousness of Christ.
Justification -The justification of sinners by faith alone, through the atoning death and resurrection and imputed righteousness of Christ.
Final Perseverance -The final perseverance in the state of grace of all those who have been elected by the Father, redeemed by the Son, and regenerated by the Holy Spirit, so that they shall never perish but have eternal life.
Final Perseverance -The final perseverance in the state of grace of all those who have been elected by the Father, redeemed by the Son, and regenerated by the Holy Spirit, so that they shall never perish but have eternal life.
In reference to the above, consult the 1689 Baptist Confession or the Westminster Confession.