What We Believe

We Believe…

• That the most important thing in the world is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• That the most important privilege of a Christian is to worship God in spirit and in truth.
• That the greatest force in the world is love, and that as Christians we are to  have “the love of God poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.”
• That the Christian life is a life of positive faith (Hebrew 11:6).
• That the Christian life is characterized by the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
• That the Christian life is to be characterized by practical deeds of caring and love (I John 3:17-18)/
• That the best thing we can do for persons is to guide them to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• That we should love God more  than anything or anyone else.
• That we should give God the best of all that we have in time, talents, and treasures.
• That a Christian should live a life of integrity in order to reflect a Holy God.
• In the sacredness of marriage and the family.
• In the dignity and gift of singleness.
• In the importance of the local church to help, encourage, strengthen, and mature in the spiritual life of every Christian.
• In the necessity of daily prayer and Bible study in order to understand God’s will for our lives.
• In a personal, supernatural God who is Lord of all and who is at work in the world today.
• In the Bible as the unique Word of God and our “authority for all thinks necessary to salvation and Christian living.”
• That all persons are created in the image of God regardless of differences in sex, race, or color.
• That every Christian should be a positive influence for good in this world.
• In the empowerment of the Holy Spirit for effective Christian living and witness.
• In the necessity of spiritual conversion evidenced by confession of sin, repentance, and faith in Jesus Christ as the only way to fellowship with God.