Here's what we believe about . . .
The Bible is the very Word of God. Every word of the sixty-six books of the Bible has been spoken by God. (2 Tim. 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:21) The Bible, as God gave it, is without error and is accurate in every statement it makes. (John 10:35, Psalm 12.:6, Num. 23:19) Because the Bible is God’s Word we believe it to be the standard of truth by which all of life must be measured.
The elements of worship are to be
confined to those commanded in Scripture and
include:
1... God’s greeting (1 Thess. 1:1-2, 2 Thess.
1:2)
2... Singing of Psalms, hymns and songs.
(Psalm 100:2, Eph. 5:19, Col. 3:16, Rev. 5:9,
15:3)
3... Reading of Scripture. (1 Tim. 4:13, Neh.
8:3-4, Neh. 9:3)
4... Preaching of the Word. (2Tim. 2:14, 1
Tim. 4:13, Acts 8:5, Luke 24:47, Neh. 8:7-8)
5... Confession and prayer. (Neh. 9:3, 1 Tim.
2:8, Heb. 10:23)
6... Giving of tithes and offerings. (1 Cor.
16:2, Mal. 3:10, Gal. 2:10, 2 Cor. 8,9)
7... God’s blessing. (2 Cor. 13:14, Mark
10:16, 1 Cor. 14:40)
Because we believe God’s Word to be true, we believe Genesis 1 and 2 when they describe how God created the world in six ordinary days. We believe that Adam was a real man, through whom mankind fell into sin and in whose place Christ has come for the redemption of the faithful. (Rom. 5:11-19, 1 Cor. 15:22)
God has ordained marriage to be a life long commitment between a man and a woman. (Gen. 2:18-24) Christ teaches that man may not end that marriage except in case of adultery. (Mark 10:9, Matt. 5:32) God has ordained sexual relations only within the state of marriage; therefore He forbids pre-marital sex and adultery. God promises and provides great blessing and joy to those who live in fidelity before Him and each other. (Psalm128) God rejects homosexual behavior. (Rom. 1:26-27, Lev. 18:22, 20:13)
Men and women are equally created in the image and likeness of God and equally plunged into ruin by sin. (Gen. 1:26-27, Gen. 3) Both male and female are saved through faith in Christ. (Gal. 3:28) Nevertheless, men and women have differing and complementary roles. God created the man to lead, to protect and support, physically and spiritually. God created the woman to be a helper to man, to submit, and to come under the leadership and protection of the man. Therefore we reject the notion that women may hold the ordained offices of the church. (Gen. 3:16-17, Ephes. 5:22-33, Col. 3:18-19, 1 Cor. 14:34-40, 1 Peter 3:1-7, 1 Tim. 28:15)
We believe that human life begins at conception, (Psalm 51:5, 58:3, 139:13) therefore to abort an unborn child is to take a human life. It is equally wrong to terminate another’s life, even with their consent since it is only God who gives and takes life. (Deut. 32:39)