02/17/08

We encourage you to study the Word of God as you examine our Church Constitution and our Doctrinal Statement:

Our Church Constitution

Our Church Doctrinal Statement

1.      The Bible is the verbally inspired, infallible word of God and contains no errors and it is the all sufficient basis of faith, doctrine, and practice (II Timothy 3:16-17).

2.      God is triune: the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost (Matthew 28:19).

3.      The Genesis account of creation is indisputable (Genesis 1-2).

4.      Jesus was born of a virgin (Matthew.1:20-23).

5.      Jesus Christ is God (John 10:30).

6.      Jesus shed his blood and died as payment for our sins (Hebrews 9:22, Romans 6:23).

7.      Salvation is completely by grace through faith in Christ (Ephesians 2:8) and those who accept Christ can never lose their salvation (I Peter 1:5, John 10:27-30).

8.      Jesus resurrected bodily and will do the same for the saved (I Corinthians 15). Jesus will return bodily and personally in his second coming (Acts 1:11). He will set up His Kingdom upon the earth and rule for a thousand years (Revelation 20:6).

9.      Those who reject Christ will be eternally punished in the lake of fire (Luke 16:19-26, Revelation 20:11-15).

10.  A Biblical Church is a local and visible assembly of believers who have been scripturally baptized and have come together to carry out the great commission (Matthew 28:19-20, Hebrews 10:25).

11.  Scriptural baptism is the immersion of believers, administered by the authority of a Biblical Church (Acts 8:36-39, 18:24-19:5) in response to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19-20)

12.  Evangelism is the responsibility of every child of God and as Church members it is our duty to do all we can to see that the gospel is preached to all nations through the ministry of the local Church (Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8, Ephesians 3:21).

13.  Jesus Christ is the sovereign head of the local Church and the Church is subject to no other spiritual authority (Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 5:23-24).

14.  The Lord’s Supper is a memorial supper given to the local Church (I Corinthians 11:18-34). The Church is charged to keep the supper pure (I Corinthians 5). For this reason, the Supper is limited to the members of our Church.

15.  Church discipline is vital to the purity of the Church and must always be carried out in love (I Corinthians 5, Matthew 18:15-18, II Thessalonians. 3:10-15, I Peter 4:8).