Doctrine

THE SCRIPTURES

We believe that the Holy Bible is verbally inspired and the product of Spirit-controlled men and, therefore, is truth without error (inerrant truth). We believe the Bible to be the true center of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions shall be tried.

THE TRUE GOD

We believe there is one—and only one—living and true God, an infinite Spirit, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth who is inexpressibly glorious in holiness and worthy of all possible honor, confidence, and love; and we believe that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons—the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit—equal in every divine perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. (Revelation 4:11)

THE CREATION

We accept the Genesis account of creation and believe that man came by direct creation of God and not by evolution. (Genesis 1–2; John 1:3)

THE FALL OF MAN

We believe that man was created in innocence under the law of his Maker, but by voluntary transgression fell from his sinless and happy state in consequence of which all mankind are now sinners not only by the imputed sin of Adam but by sinful choices and, therefore, under just condemnation without defense or excuse. (Genesis 3:1–6, 24; Romans 5:10–19)

THE VIRGIN BIRTH

We believe that Jesus was begotten of the Holy Spirit in a miraculous manner; born of Mary, a virgin, as no other man was ever born or can ever be born of a woman; and that He is both the Son of God and God the Son. (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18–25)

THE ATONEMENT FOR SIN

We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God, who by the appointment of the Father freely took upon Himself our nature yet, without sin, honored the divine law by His personal obedience and through His death made a full and vicarious atonement for our sins. (Isaiah 53:4–7; John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8; Philippians 2:7)

THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED

We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked. We believe that such only as through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, sanctified by the Spirit of God, and truly righteous in His esteem; while all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are in His sight wicked and under the curse. We believe this distinction holds among men both in and after death—in the everlasting blessing of the saved and the everlasting conscious suffering of the lost. (Proverbs 14:32; Malachi 3:18; Romans 6:17–18)