a. The Holy Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament, was written by men divinely inspired1 and is God's revelation of himself to humanity.2 It has God for its author,3 salvation for its end,4 and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.5 Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy as a supreme and final authority over all creation,6 and it will remain as such to the end of the world.7 Scripture, therefore, also contains all the words of God he deems necessary for salvation,8 trusting God perfectly,9 and obeying him fully,10 no other revelation is needed.11 All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation.12

a.There is one living, sovereign,1 and true God,2 eternally existing in three persons;3 these are equally, fully, and completely God.4 The three persons of the God-head each perfectly express divinity,5 and they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and redemption.6

a. We believe that, although God created man morally upright,1 he was led astray from God’s Word and wisdom by the subtlety of Satan’s deceit, and chose to take what was forbidden,2 and thus declare his independence from, distrust for, and disobedience toward the all-good and gracious Creator.3 As the head of the human race, Adam’s fall became the fall of all his posterity,4 in such a way that corruption, guilt, death, and condemnation belong properly to every person.5 All persons are thus corrupt by nature, enslaved to sin, and morally unable to delight in God and overcome their own proud preference for the fleeting pleasures of self-rule.6 Only the grace of God can bring man into his holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the creative purpose of God.7

a. Election is the gracious purpose of God, according to which he regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners.1 It is consistent with the free agency of man, and is wholly compatible with the simultaneous works of God’s definite plan and foreknowledge.2 It is the glorious display of God's sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable.3 It excludes boasting and promotes humility.4

a. Jesus Christ is the good news.1 The good news, or the gospel, is revealed in his birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension.2 Christ’s crucifixion is the heart of the gospel,3 his resurrection is the power of the gospel,4 and his ascension is the glory of the gospel.5 Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man.6 There is no other name by which men must be saved.7 For a person to partake in the salvation of Jesus he or she must repent of their sins, believe in the person and work of Christ, and confess him as Lord and Savior over their life.8 At the heart of all sound doctrine is the cross of Jesus Christ and the infinite privilege that redeemed sinners have of glorifying God because of what he has accomplished.9 Therefore, we believe, all that takes place in our hearts, church, and ministries shall proceed from and be related to the good news.10

a. In accordance with Scripture, we are saved by God’s grace at the point of personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, being united to him by the work of the Holy Spirit.1 Man is sinful and does not have the ability to save himself, least of all by good works.2 However, our faith will be evidenced by good works, obedience, and the fruit of the Holy Spirit.3 The Holy Spirit applies the saving work of Christ through:

a. The church is the universal body of Christ;1 a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members.2 The church universal is always expressed by the establishment and continuance of local churches, as clearly demonstrated and defined in the New Testament Scriptures.3 The visible local church of Christ4 is a congregation of baptized believers,5 associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel;6 observing the ordinances of Christ; preaching the whole counsel of God’s Word;7 governed by his laws; and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by his word.8 God has autonomously laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of giving the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world.9 The responsibility to carry out this task rests ultimately with the congregation,10 who are to be perpetually led by qualified men who serve as elders of the church.11

a. Water baptism is only intended for the individual who has received the saving benefits of Christ’s atoning work and becomes his disciple.1 Therefore, in obedience to Christ’s command and as a testimony to God, the Church, oneself and the world; a believer should be immersed in water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.2 Water baptism is a visual demonstration of a person’s union with Christ in the likeness of His death and resurrection.3 It signifies that his former way of life has been put to death and vividly depicts a person’s release from the mastery of sin.4 Being a church ordinance, baptism is a prerequisite of church membership and the Lord’s Supper.5

a. The Lord’s Supper is an ordinance symbolizing the breaking of Christ’s body and the shedding of his blood on our behalf,1 and is to be observed repeatedly throughout the Christian life as a sign of continued participation in the atoning benefits of Christ’s death.2 The Lord’s Supper is to be observed only by those who have become genuine followers of Christ.3 As we partake of the Lord’s Supper with an attitude of faith and self-examination,4 we remember and proclaim the death of Christ, receive spiritual nourishment for our souls, and are united with other members of Christ’s body.5

a. It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations.1 The new birth of man's spirit by God's Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others.2 Missionary effort on the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerate life,3 as is expressly and repeatedly commanded in the teachings of Christ.4 The Lord Jesus Christ has commanded the preaching of the gospel to all nations.5 It is the duty of every child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by verbal witness6 undergirded by a Christian lifestyle, and by other methods in harmony with the gospel of Christ.7

a. God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society.1 It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption. As marriage is the shadow that points to the relationship between Christ and the church, so also family is the shadow for which the body of Christ is the essence.2

a. God, in his own time and in his own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end.1 According to his promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth;2 the dead will be raised;3 and Christ will judge all men in righteousness.4 The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment.5 The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and will dwell forever with the Lord.6