Inspiration of the Scriptures: We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired, or inbreathed; that it is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction; that it has God for its Author, salvation its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its matter; that it reveals the principles by which God will judge all; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the world, the true basis of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions shall be tried.2 Tim. 3:16,17; 2 Pet. 1:21; Acts 11:14; Prov. 30:5,6; Jn. 17:17; Rom. 2:12; I Cor. 4:3,4; Phil. 3:16; Ehp. 4:3-6; I Jn. 4:1; Jude 3,5

The Name, Nature, and Being of God: We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is Jehovah, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of the universe; inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honor, and confidence, and love, that in the unity of the Godhead, there are three separate and distinct persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. Jn. 4:24; Ps. 83:18; Ex. 15:11; I Pet. 1:15,16; Mk. 12:30; Rev. 4:11; Matt. 28:19; Jn. 15:26; 10:30; Acts 5:3,4; Eph. 2:18, 2 Cor. 13:14; Rev. 1:4,5

The Fall of Man: We believe that man was created in a state or condition of holiness, under the law of his Maker; but by a voluntary transgression he fell from that happy and holy state; in consequence of which all mankind are now sinners, not by constraint but by choice; being by nature utterly void of that holiness required by the law of God, inclined to evil; and therefore under just condemnation to external ruin, without defense or excuse. Gen. 1:27; Acts 5:26; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12,19; Ps. 51:5; Rom. 8:7; Isa. 53:6; Rom. 3:9-18; Eph. 2:1-3; Rom. 1:18; Gal. 3:10,22; Ezek. 18:19,20.

The Way of Salvation: We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly by grace; through the mediatorial office of the Son of God; who by the appointment of the Father, freely took upon Himself man's nature, yet without sin; honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and by His death made full atonement for sins; that having risen from the dead, He is now enthroned in heaven; and uniting in His wonderful person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfections, He is in every way qualified to be a suitable, compassionate, and an all-sufficient Savior. Eph. 2:5; 8-10; Jn. 4:10; Acts 15:11; Jn. 1:1-14; 3:16; Heb. 4:14; Phil. 2:6,7; 2 Cor. 5:21; Isa. 42:21; Gal. 4:4,5; Rom. 3:21; Isa. 53:3,5; Matt. 20:28; Rom. 3:21-26; 9:13-15; Heb. 1:2,8; Col. 3:1-4; Heb. 7:25; Ps. 45:1-17; 89:19.

The Blessing of the Gospel: We believe that the great gospel blessing which Christ secures to those who believe in Him is salvation; that that includes all the divine redemptive acts of God on behalf of the sinner, such as justification, which is the divine act of God whereby He purchased by the shed blood of Christ, and by His mighty power, the freedom of the believer from the power and dominion of sin; grace, the divine disposition of God wherein He saves men, not upon any merit or work of their own, but wholly by the work and merit of Christ; propitiation, the divine act of God in offering Christ as the sinner's substitute; imputation, the divine act God whereby He imputes or counts the righteousness and excellencies of Christ to the believer; forgiveness, the divine act of God by which He remits the sins of a believer; sanctification, the divine act of God whereby He imparts His holiness to the inner man, or newly born one, and sets apart the entire man to the service of God; glorification, the divine act of God whereby that element or part of man which is mortal will be changed into a state and condition of immortality. Matt. 1:21; Rom. 1:16; Acts 4:12; 10:43; Rom 4:1-5; 5:1; 4:13-25; Gal. 3:11; Rom. 3:24; I Cor. 1:30; Heb. 9:12; I Pet. 1:18; Eph. 2:5, 8-10; I Jn. 1:2; Rom. 3:25; 4:8,9; Acts 5:31; Eph 1:7; Col. 1:14; Jn 17:17,19; Acts 20:32; I Cor 1:2; 6:11; Eph. 5:26; I Thess. 5:23; I Jn. 3:9; 2 Pet. 1:4; I Jn. 3:1,2; Phil. 3:20,21; I Cor. 15:51-53; Rom. 8:17.

Salvation Free: We believe that the blessings of salvation are made free to all by the gospel; that it is the immediate duty of all to accept them by a cordial, penitent, and obedient faith; and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth, but his own inherent depravity and voluntary rejection of the gospel; which rejection involves him in an aggravated condemnation. Isa. 55:1; Lk. 14:17; Rev. 22:17; Rom. 16:26; Mk. 1:15; Rom. 1:15-17; Jn. 5:40; Matt. 23:37; Rom. 9:32; Prov. 1:24; Jn. 3:19; Matt. 11:20; Lk. 19:27; 2 Thess. 1:8

Grace in Regeneration: We believe that in order to be saved, sinners must be regenerated, or "born from above;" that regeneration consists in giving a holy disposition to the mind; that is effected in a manner above man's comprehension by the power of the Holy Spirit, in connection with divine truth, so as to secure his voluntary obedience to the gospel; and that its proper evidence appears in the holy fruits of repentance, faith, and newness of life. Jn. 3:3,5,7; I Cor. 1:14; Rev.. 21:27; 2 Cor. 5:17; Ezek. 36:26; Rom.. 2:28,29; 5:5; I Jan 4:7; Jan. 3:8; 1:13; Phil 2:13; James 1:16-18; I Pet. 1:22,25; I Jan. 5:1; Col. 3:9-11; Eph 5:9; Gal 5:19-23; Matt 3:8-10; I Jan. 5:4,8.

Repentance and Faith: We believe that repentance and faith are sacred duties and also inseparable graces, wrought in men's souls by the regenerating Spirit of God; whereby being deeply convinced of their guilt, danger, and helplessness, and of the way of salvation by Christ, they turn to God with unfeigned contrition, confession, and supplication for mercy; at the same time heartily receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as their Prophet, Priest and King, and relying on Him alone as the only and all-sufficient Savoir. Mk. 1:15; Eph. 2:8; I Jn. 5:1; Jn. 16:8; Acts 2:37,38; 16:30,31; Lk. 18:13; Jm. 4:7-10; 2 Cor. 7:11; Rom. 10:9-11; Acts 3:22,23; 2 Tim 1:12

God's Purpose in Grace: We believe that election is the eternal purpose of God, according to which He graciously regenerates, sanctifies, and saves sinners; that being perfectly consistent with the free agency of man, it comprehends all the means in connection with the end; that it is a most glorious display of God's sovereign goodness being infinitely free, wise, holy and unchangeable; that it utterly excludes boasting, and promotes humility, love, prayer, praise, trust in God, and active imitation of His free mercy; and it encourages the use of means in the highest degree; that it may be ascertained by its effects in all who truly believe the gospel; that it is the foundation of Christian assurance; and that to ascertain it in regard to oneself demands and deserves the utmost diligence. 2 Tim. 1:8,9; Eph 1:13,14; Hosea 12:9; 2 Thess. 2:13; Acts 13:48; Jn. 10:16; Ex. 33:18,19; Rom 11:28, 29; James 1:17,18; I Cor. 4:7; I Pet. 2:9; Eph. 1:16; 2 Tim.2:10; I Cor. 9:22; I Thess. 1:4-10; Rom. 8:28-31; 2 Pet. 1:10, 11; Phil. 3:12.

The Perseverance of the Saints: We believe that such only are real believers as endure unto the end; that their persevering attachment to Christ is the grand mark which distinguishes them from superficial professors; that a special providence watches over their welfare, and that they are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. Jn. 8:31; I Jn. 2:17,18; 5:18; 2:19; Jn. 13:18; Matt. 13:20, 21; Jn. 6:66-69; Rom. 8:28, 35-39; Jer. 32:40; Phil. 1:6; 2:12,13; Heb. 13:5; I Jn. 4:4

Harmony of the Law and the Gospel: We believe that the law of God is the eternal and unchangeable rule of His moral government; that it is holy, just and good; and that the inability which the Scriptures ascribe to fallen men to fulfill its precepts, arises entirely from their love for sin; to deliver them from which, and to restore them through a Mediator to unfeigned obedience to the holy law, is one great end of the gospel, and of the means of grace connected with the establishment of the church. Rom. 3:21; Matt. 5:17; Rom. 3:29; 4:15; 7:12; Gal 3:21; Ps. 119; Rom. 8:7,8; Jn. 5:44; 6:44; Josh. 24:19; Jer. 13:23; Rom. 8:2,4; 10:4; Heb. 12:14; Matt. 16:17,18; I Cor. 12:28.

A New Testament Church: We believe that a church of Jesus Christ is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by His law; and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in her by His Word; and her only ordained officers are bishops, or pastors, and deacons, whose qualifications, claims, and duties are defined in the epistles to Timothy and Titus. I Cor. 1:1-13; Matt. 18:17; 2 Jn. 9; Acts 2:41,42; I Cor. 5:12,13; Matt. 18:15-20; 28:20; Jn. 14:21; Eph. 4:7; Phil. 4:7; 1:27; 1:1; I Tim. 3

Baptism and the Lord's Supper: We believe that Scriptural baptism is the dipping into water by church authority of a believer in Christ, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, to show forth in solemn and beautiful emblem, this faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Savoir, with its effect, in his death to sin and resurrection to a new life; that it is a pre-requisite to the privileges of a church relation, and to the Lord's supper in which the members of a church by the sacred use of the unleavened bread and the fruit of the vine, are to commemorate together the undying love of Christ; preceded always by a solemn self-examination. Acts 8:36-39; Matt. 3:5,6; 28:18-20; Rom. 6:4; Acts 2:41, 42; I Cor. 11:29, 28; 5:1,8; Jn. 6:26-71

The Lord's Day: We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord's Day; that it is to be kept sacred as a memorial of the resurrection of Christ from the dead; that Christians should refrain from all secular labor and worldly recreations; that they should devoutly use all the means of grace, both private and public, by which they may be drawn closer to God and provoked to holier living, and in preparation for their eternal abode in the presence of God. Acts 20:7; Col. 2:16,17; I Cor. 16:1,2; Rev. 1:10; Ps. 118:15,24; Isa. 58:13,14; Heb. 10:24,25; 4:3-11

Civil Government: We believe that civil government is of divine appointment and arrangement, for the best interests of good order of human society; and that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed; except in matters opposed to the will of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only Lord of men's consciences, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. Rom. 13:1-7; Deut. 16:18; Jer. 30:21; Matt. 22:21; I Pet. 2:13; Acts 5:29; Matt. 10:28; Dan. 3:15-18; Matt 23:10; Rom. 14:4; Rev. 19:6; Ps. 2.

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted: We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked; that such only as through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and sanctified by the Spirit of our God, are truly righteous in his esteem; whereas all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are in His sight wicked, and under the curse; and that distinction holds among men both in and after death. Matt. 3:18; Prov. 12:26; Acts 10:34, 53; Rom. 1:17; 7:16; I Jn. 3:7; 2:29; Gal. 3:10; Prov. 14:32; Lk. 16:25; Matt. 13:14

The Resurrection: We believe that there will be a resurrection both of the righteous and the wicked; that there will be one thousand years of time intervening between the resurrection of the righteous and that of the wicked; and that the dead in Christ shall rise first; and that at the expiration of the one thousand years the wicked will then be raised and judged. Acts 26:8; 24:15,21; Jn 5:28-29; I Cor. 15:51,52; I Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 20:4-6, 12-15.

Christ's Appearing; the Rapture of the Saints; the Great Tribulation; The Coming of Christ in Glory: We believe that at the end of the gospel age Christ will appear and that the sleeping saints will be resurrected and that the living saints will be instantaneously changed and all together caught up to the Lord. That, we believe, will occur at the beginning of Daniel's "Seventieth Week". During the first three and one-half years the beast will deceive the Jews, and all the people for a while and the world's government will be organized under the domination of the beast. The beast will, at the beginning of that week, or seven year period, make a covenant with the elect (the Jew) to rebuild their temple and to restore their ancient worship, but in the middle of that week he will break that covenant and The Great Tribulation period will then begin and will continue for thee and one-half years. During that period the saints who shall then be with Christ shall receive their rewards, and the Lamb and the bride (the church) shall be married. The Great Tribulation period will climax with the battle of Armageddon; at that time Christ will destroy those armies, the judgment of nations will occur, the living wicked will be destroyed, and the Millennial reign of Christ and His saints over the earth will then begin. Dan. 9:20-27; I Thess. 4:13-18; I Cor. 15:51-53; Rev. 19:7-10; 2 Cor. 5:1-10; Rev. 22:12; Zech. 16; Matt. 24:31-46; Rev 19:11-21

The Judgments: We believe that there will be a judgment of rewards for the righteous; that that judgment will take place at Christ's coming to receive His saints; that the wicked will be judged at the close of the Millennial age. 2 Cor. 5:10; Ps. 58:11; Prov. 11:18; I Cor. 3:8, 11-15; Rev. 11:18; 22:12; 10:12-15

The Final States: We believe that the earth will be redeemed from the curse of sin and fitted as the eternal dwelling place of the people of God; that the fitting of the earth for the eternal home of the redeemed will be by a process of purification by fire, or melting; that the finally impenitent and incorrigibly wicked will be cast, both souls and resurrected bodies, into Gahanna, or the lake of fire and brimstone, where they shall be punished forever. Isa. 66:17; Rom. 8:20-22; Heb. 1:10-12; 2 Pet. 1:10-13; Rev. 21 and 22; Ps. 9:17; Prov. 27:20; Ezek. 31:16; Matt. 5:29,30; 10:28; Lk. 12:5; Jude 7; Rev. 20:10; 21:8