Our Declarations of Faith
We Believe:
Inspired
1. In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
Trinity
2. In one God eternally existing in three persons;
namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Jesus Christ
3. That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father,
conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary.
conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary.
Crucifixions and Resurrection
4. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead.
That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand
of the Father as the Intercessor.
That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand
of the Father as the Intercessor.
Repentance
5. That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and
that repentance is commanded of God for all and
necessary for forgiveness of sins.
that repentance is commanded of God for all and
necessary for forgiveness of sins.
Justification
6. That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought
by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
Sanctification
7. In sanctification subsequent to the new birth,
through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word,
and by the Holy Ghost.
through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word,
and by the Holy Ghost.
Holiness
8. Holiness to be God's standard of living for His people.
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
9. In the baptism of the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart.
Speaking in Tongues
10. In speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance
and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
Water Baptism
11. In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent
should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
Healing
12. Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.
Sacraments
13. In the Lord's Supper and washing of the saints' feet.
Second Coming of Jesus
14. In the premillennial second coming of Jesus.
First to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the
living saints to Him in the air.
Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous,
and eternal punishment for the wicked.
First to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the
living saints to Him in the air.
Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous,
and eternal punishment for the wicked.