God    Jesus Christ    Holy Spirit    The Bible    People    Salvation    Eternity    The Church

GOD - There is but one living and true God who is perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternal existing in three Persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - each equally deserving worship and obedience. 

JESUS CHRIST - Jesus Christ is the son of God.  He is co-equal with the Father.  He was both fully human and fully divine.  Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on the cross.  He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over death.  He ascended to heaven's glory and will return again someday to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

THE HOLY SPIRIT - The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son of God.  He is present in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ.  He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation.  He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right.  He gives every believer a spiritual gift when they are saved.  As Christians, we seek to live under His control daily.

THE BIBLE - The Bible (all 66 books) is God's written revelation to people.  It was written by human authors under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  The Bible constitutes the only standard of faith and practice. 

PEOPLE - People were directly and immediately created by God in His spiritual image and likeness in character.  God created people to glorify Himself, enjoy God's fellowship and live their life for God.  But we are all marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called "sin".  This problem separates people from God and causes many problems in life.

SALVATION - Salvation is God's free gift to us, yet each of us must individually choose to accept it.  We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement, morality or good works.  Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God's offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin's penalty.  When we turn from our self-ruled life and turn to Jesus in faith we are saved.  Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.  Those who are genuinely followers of Christ will persevere until the end.  It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives us security and guidance.

ETERNITY - People were created to exist forever.  We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation.  Those separated from God will spend eternity in Hell.  Those who have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ will spend eternity in heaven.  Heaven and hell are real places of eternal existence.

THE CHURCH - The Church is made up of all people who have a relationship with Jesus Christ.  The Bible speaks of the church as a body with Jesus Christ as the head.  Jesus states that the purpose of the Church is to glorify God by communicating God's Word; by celebrating God's presence; by incorporating God's family; by educating God's people; and by demonstrating God's love (Matthew 22:36-40; 28:19-20).  Two ordinances have been committed to the local church: baptism and the Lord's Supper (Acts 2:38-42).