What We Believe
Articles of Faith
Article 1 – WE BELIEVE in
only one true and living God and the trinity of persons in the God-head—Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost—and yet there are not three, but one. References:
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 3:16,17, 28:19; John 1:1, 14,16; II Corinthians 13:14;
Colossians 2:9; I Peter 1:2; I John 5:7.
Article II – WE BELIEVE the
Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, and the only rule
of faith and practice. References: Psalms 119:9-16; II Timothy 3:16-17; Romans
1:19-21.
Article III – WE BELIEVE in
the doctrine of eternal and particular election of a definite number of the
human race chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world, that they
should be holy and without blame before Him in love. References: John 6:37,
7:2, 13:18-19, 15:16; Acts 13:48; Romans 8:24-30, 11:7; I Thessalonians 1:4;
Ephesians 1:4; II Timothy 1:9.
Article IV – WE BELIEVE in
covenant redemption between God the Father and God the Son. References: Genesis 3:15; Psalms 111:9; Romans 5:17; Galatians 4:4; Ephesians 1:17; Hebrews
9:11-12, 10:5-7.
Article V – WE BELIEVE in
the fall of man and the communication of Adam’s sinful nature to his posterity
by ordinary generation and their impotency to recover themselves from the fallen
state they are in by nature by their own free will and ability. References:
Jeremiah 13:23; John 6:44; Romans 3:23; Ephesians 2:8.
Article VI – We believe that
all chosen in Christ shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and be effectually
called, regenerated, and born again. References: Psalms 37:28; John 10:28; Acts
2:39; Romans 8:29-30; Colossians 3:3; II Timothy 1:8-9; Jude 1:1.
Article VII – We believe that
sinners thus born again are justified in the sight of God alone by the
righteousness of Jesus Christ imputed to them by faith References: Romans 3:24,
5:1; II Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 3:5.
Article VIII – We Believe that
faith is the gift of God, and good works the fruit of faith, which justify us
in the sight of men and angels as evidence of our gracious state. References:
Matthew 5:16; Romans 3:20-24, 5:1, 8:1; James 2:18-19,22.
Article IX – We believe that
all the saints of God justified by the righteousness of Christ shall preserve
in grace, and none of them finally fall away so as to be lost. References:
Deuteronomy 32:6; Psalms 12:5-7; John 1:12, 10:27-30; Romans 3:24-25, 3:38-39;
Philippians 1:6; Ephesians 1:4; II Timothy 2:19; and I Peter 1:5.
Article X – We believe in a
general judgment, both of the just and the unjust, and that joys of the
righteous shall be eternal and the punishment of the wicked shall be
everlasting. References: Genesis 3:19; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Daniel 12:2; Matthew
25:32-34; John 5:28-29; Revelations 20:11-15.
Article XI – We believe that
the visible church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers in Christ
adhering to a special covenant, which recognizes Christ as their only lawgiver
and ruler, and His word their excusive guide in all religious matters. It is
complete in itself and independent under Christ of every other church
organization. It is alone a religious assembly, selected and called out of the
world by the doctrine of the Gospel to worship the true God according to His
Word. References: Acts 2:41-42; I Corinthians 1:10-13; Ephesians 4:3-7, 13,
5:23, 27, 32; Colossians 1:18; Revelations 2:7.
Article XII – We Believe that
the scriptural officers of the church are Pastors and Deacons, whose
qualifications and duties are defined in I Timothy Chapter 3 and Titus Chapter
1. References: Philippians 1:1; Acts 20:17, 21; Hebrews 13:17.
Article XIII – We Believe that
Baptism is the immersion of a believer in water by a proper administrator (an
ordained elder) in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. References:
Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:12-16; Acts 8: 36, 39; Romans 6:3,4; Colossians 2:12.
Article XIV – We believe that
only an ordained Elder has a right to administer the ordinances of the Gospel,
such as have been properly baptized, called, and come under the imposition of
the presbytery by the authority of the Church of Christ. References: Acts 9:15,
13:1-3, 14:23; Ephesians 4:11-14; Titus 1:5.
Article XV – We believe that
only regularly baptized and orderly Church Members have a right to communion at
the Lord’s Table. References: Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26; Luke 22:17-20; I
Corinthians 5:7-11, 11:17-29.
Article XVI – We believe in
Washing of the Saints’ Feet in an assembly of believers immediately after the
Lord’s Supper. References: John 13:2-17; I Timothy 5:9-10.
We observe these two church ordinances every quarterly on the 1st Sunday at the end of our 10:15am service. These rights observe by every baptized believer in the faith.
Service Times
Church School |
9:00am |
Divine Worship |
10:15am |
Prayer/Bible Study |
11:00am & 6:30pm (Wednesday) |