Here
is a
brief statement of
what we believe and preach.....
The Need of Salvation:
 | All men and women, since the fall
of our father Adam, are born in a state of spiritual death. Because of their
evil nature, they cannot and will not turn to God. They cannot of themselves
obey God or exercise faith in Christ. (John 5:40; 6:44; Rom. 3:9-19;
5:12; Eph. 2:1-3) |
The Cause of Salvation
 | From before creation God chose
many of Adam's fallen race to salvation. Those whom He chose deserve God's
wrath as much as the others. However, God chose them in Christ and
determined to save them, and this He most certainly will do. (Eph.1:3-6;
2 Thess. 2:13-14) |
The Work of Salvation
 | The Lord Jesus Christ died as the
Substitute for those whom God chose from before the foundation of the world
and by His blood made atonement for their sins. He redeemed them from the
curse of the law and obtained eternal redemption for them. By His death,
Christ infallibly and justly secured the salvation of those that God the
Father gave Him to represent. (John 10:9; Rom. 3:24-26; Gal. 3:13;
Heb. 9:12) |
The Means of Salvation
 | God the Holy Spirit effectually
calls every chosen, redeemed sinner to Christ. This He does by the faithful
preaching of the Gospel. He brings them to life and turns them to Christ in
repentance and faith. By His almighty grace, God makes them new creatures in
Christ. (Psa. 65:4; 110:3; Eph.2:1-8) |
The Certainty of Salvation
 | God keeps all whom He chose and
redeemed by Christ and calls them by the Holy Spirit. These He keeps and
seals by His grace. He never takes away the grace nor the faith that He
gives them. Those who are born of God can never perish. They will persevere
because they are "...kept by the power of God through
faith." (1 Peter 1:5: John 10:27-30; Phil. 1:6) |
In Summary......
 | We believe that Christ is the
Gospel. The entire Bible is about Him. The sure and only hope of every child
of God is in Him. Every aspect of salvation from beginning (election) to end
(glorification) is all of God's grace. Man cannot and should not ascribe
salvation to any part of his will, work or worth. "By grace are
ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.
Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Eph. 2:8-9) |
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