Question 1

The Holy Scriptures

Accepted Answer

We believe the Bible — the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments — is the verbally inspired, inerrant Word of God and the supreme authority for faith and life.

Question 2

God

Accepted Answer

We believe in one true and living God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Question 3

Jesus Christ

Accepted Answer

We believe Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man, who was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died for our sins, rose bodily from the dead, and will return in glory.

Question 4

The Holy Spirit

Accepted Answer

We believe the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, regenerates the believer, indwells, seals, and empowers the Christian for worship and service.

Question 5

Humanity & Sin

Accepted Answer

We believe all people are created in God's image but, because of Adam's fall, are by nature sinners separated from God and in need of salvation.

Question 6

Salvation

Accepted Answer

We believe salvation is the free gift of God, received by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone, apart from works.

Question 7

The Church

Accepted Answer

We believe the church is the body of Christ, expressed locally as a covenant community of baptized believers gathered for worship, the ordinances, fellowship, and the Great Commission.

Question 8

The Return of Christ

Accepted Answer

We believe in the personal, visible, and glorious return of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal life for those in Christ.

Statement of faith

1The Holy Scriptures

2God

3Jesus Christ

4The Holy Spirit

5Humanity & Sin

6Salvation

7The Church

8The Return of Christ