Our Beliefs
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The Bible
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, inerrant Word of God, providentially preserved in the English Authorized King James Version, and as such, is "the holy scriptures" and thereby "given by inspiration of God." (Pro. 30:5; Psa. 12:6,7; II Tim. 3:15-17)
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Jesus Christ
We believe in the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His vicarious atonement, His bodily resurrection, and His pre-millennial return at the Rapture and His second coming at the end of the Great Tribulation right before He sets up His Millennial Kingdom. (John 1:1; Isa. 7:14; I John. 2:1-2; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 19-20)
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Salvation
We believe salvation is "by grace through faith" in the finished work of Jesus Christ, and "not by works of righteousness which we have done." Furthermore, we adhere to the Bible position and Baptist adherence that the believer's soul is eternally secure after salvation. (Eph. 2:8-9; Tit. 3:5; John 5:24)
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The Church
We believe in two scriptural uses of the word "church" (the spiritual body of Christ, consisting of all believers, and each local assembly of believers). We believe that all people who have been born again are a part of "the church, which is his body," and therefore should join an autonomous local church. Furthermore, we believe the Biblical church to be an Independent Bible believing (KJV) Church separate from religio-political bosses. We believe in two church ordinances: Water baptism and the Lord's Supper, and two offices: Pastor and Deacon. (I Cor. 1:16, 11:23-27, 12:13; Eph. 1:22-23; I Tim. 3:1-13)
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Doctrine
We are Baptist in doctrine, and traditional in views of music and worship. We subscribe to a moderate dispensationalism, and are anti-Calvinistic in theology. We are against any ecumenical movement where major doctrinal truths are tossed aside in favor of fellowship and against the falsehoods taught in the major seminaries across the country: the lies of higher and lower criticism of the word of God. We also believe in a practical, Biblical Christianity: prayer, personal work, giving, ministering to the saints, and a daily walk with Jesus Christ.
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Spiritual Gifts
We believe the spiritual gifts, like speaking in tongues and healing, ceased with the apostles. We also believe that the sign gifts were for the Jews and that the tongues found in the book of Acts were simply different languages from around the world (1 Cor. 1:21-22; 2 Cor. 12:12; Acts 2:6-8).
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Israel
We believe the nation of Israel is God’s covenant people and they will be converted as a nation when Jesus returns (Rom. 11:1-32).