Beliefs

The Bible

Is composed of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.
All of it is scripture, the pure words of the LORD, given by inspiration of God.
Is preserved faithfully by God to all generations, for ever.
Is faithfully translated with the aid of the Holy Spirit into the languages of God’s servants.
Is found in Hebrew (OT) in the Masoretic text, in Greek (NT) in the Received Text, and is perfected in English in the King James Bible.
Is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Each passage must first be understood in the original sense intended to be conveyed when it was written, and applied in the light of the whole of scripture.

Jesus is the Christ, the redeemer of Israel.
He is God the Son, one with the Father, come to earth as a man.
He was born of Mary while she was still a virgin, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
He was tempted in all points like has we are, yet without sin.
He died on the cross, shedding his blood as a sacrificial lamb.
He was laid in the grave for three days.
He descended into hell, and conquered it, freeing the OT saints.
He rose again on the third day.
After being seen of witnesses for 40 days, he ascended into heaven.
He now sits on the right hand of God.
He will return to earth in glory.
He will rule over the kingdoms of the world for 1000 years.
He will then reign with his Father over a new earth for ever and ever.
Through his death he made atonement for the sin of all mankind.
Thus all who believe on him for salvation receive forgiveness of their sins.
Upon belief they are born again and filled with the Spirit of God.
Through Christ’s death, they are delivered from the flesh to walk after the Spirit.
Through Christ’s resurrection, they are delivered from death and hell.
Therefore all who believe on his name will dwell with him forever in righteousness, as the children of God.
And there is none other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Is the body and bride of Christ.
Is an organism and not an organization or institution.
Is the congregation of the saints, the group of all those who believe the gospel.

The creation of all things is literally described in Genesis chapter 1.
This began when God created the heaven and the earth before all days, and inhabited it with the angels.
That original world was destroyed with a flood, and plunged into darkness, the state described in Genesis 1:2.
The rest of the chapter describes God’s making of the present world and all that it contains in six ordinary days.

When Adam sinned he fell from righteousness.
As a result the perfect creation was subjected to a curse.
Adam was condemned to mortality, and as his children, in him we all die.
This death was entirely physical, not spiritual.
Though the condemnation of death passed upon all men, the guilt of Adam’s sin did not, and we are born sinless, not having done any good or evil.

God will finish his work with the church when all peoples are represented in the body of Christ.
Then the church, his bride, his own body, will be taken up from the earth and into heaven.
Seven years of tribulation will then come upon the earth.
In the midst of the seven years, the antichrist will declare himself God.
Israel will reject him, and suffer persecution for the remaining three and a half years.
At the end of the time of Jacob’s trouble, Christ will return bodily to the earth.
All the saints will return with him in glory.
He will smite the armies of the antichrist with the flaming sword of his word.
He will set up his kingdom upon mount Zion.
He will send healing and fruitfulness throughout all the earth.
His people of Israel will be brought to him by all of the righteous among the nations.
They will be established in peace and prosperity in the promised land.
The remaining wicked will be destroyed.
Christ will reign for 1000 years, while the devil is imprisoned.
At the end of the millennium, Satan will be loosed.
He will deceive the nations of the world, who will come against Israel.
God the Father will come from heaven to burn them with fire, and destroy the earth.
The kingdom of Christ will not be moved, but will remain.
A new heavens and new earth will be created by God.
And upon them he will dwell with man for ever.