The Godhead
We believe in the oneness of God and His eternal existence in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – and these three are one God (co-equal, co-eternal, and co-existent) – having the precise same nature, attributes, and perfections and worthy of precisely the same honor, confidence, and obedience. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each are distinct from each other and have distinct roles. (Mt. 28:18-19; Mk. 12:29; Jn. 1:14)
God the Father
We believe that God the Father is the First Person of the Trinity, who was appeased by His Son’s death and shedding of blood on the cross. The role of the Father is initiating, commanding, directing, and sending, which is the appropriate position of the Father, after whom all human fatherhood is patterned. In love and for our salvation, Jesus Christ (after the Incarnation) was exalted far above all rule, authority, power, dominion, and above every name. The Father has subjected all things to His Son and gave him head over all things of the church. (Jn. 3:16; Jn. 12:49; 14:16; Eph. 1:20-21)
God the Son
We believe that Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity, is perfect in deity and humanity (fully God and fully Man). Jesus Christ, in concert with God the Father and God the Spirit, raised Him from the dead. He is a propitiation for our sins and the whole world. We reject universal atonement. Christ will return for His church (the Rapture), before the Tribulation and Great Tribulation period. He will return with His saints at His Second Coming, to establish the millennium kingdom on earth for 1,000 years. (Mt. 1:23; Jn. 10:17-18; Jn. 2:19; 10:28)
God the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity, though omnipresent from all eternity, took up His abode in the world, in a special sense on the day of Pentecost according to the divine promise. By His baptism, He unites all to Christ in one body and indwells every believer. As the indwelling One, He is the source of all power, all acceptable worship and service, and all spiritual gifts. We believe that the foundational spiritual gifts, such as tongues, prophecy, and knowledge, as well as the role of apostleship and the function of signs, miracles, and wonders, have ceased. (Jn. 14:16-17; 16:7-15; 1 Cor. 6:19; 13:8-10, 31)
The Scripture
We believe that God inspires the Old and New Testaments. This refers to the autographs as written by the prophets and apostles. The Bible is inerrant and infallible without mistakes in the original documents. We believe Scripture reveals the mind of God to man and points to the Lord Jesus Christ and the only way of Salvation through Christ. The Scriptures are the only infallible guide for our daily thought-life and our practical, moral, and spiritual instruction. (Mk. 12:26, 36; 13:11; Lk. 24:27, 44; Jn. 5:39; Acts 1:16)
Salvation
We believe that salvation is by grace through faith; it is a gift from God the Father; unmerited on our part; we are redeemed through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Salvation is accomplished by Faith alone! We reject the tenet of salvation by works.(Jn. 1:11-17; 3:16; 6:44; Eph. 2:8-9, Titus 2:11)
Eternal Security
We believe in the eternal security of the believer. As soon as he is saved, the believer becomes complete in Christ and is in no way required by God to seek a second blessing or second work of grace. The believer is sealed until the day of redemption. (Jn. 10:27-29; Rom. 8:29-39; Jn. 10:28; 11:25-26)