We believe the Bible is the Inspired Word of God
II Timothy 3:16 “All scripture is given by the inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, written by men of old as the Holy Spirit moved upon the (II Peter 1:20-21), and that it is therefore the authentic, pure, and life changing Message given for mankind to live by.
We believe in Bible Salvation
As the Bible teaches, we believe that Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. We realize that we are all sinners and are incapable of saving ourselves. We must first believe that God exists and he rewards those who seek after Him (Hebrews 11:6). We must then act upon our faith in God by being obedient to the Gospel: we are commanded to repent of our sinful life, to be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the removal of our sins, and to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as God gives the ability (Acts 2:1-4, 2:38, 4:12, 8:12-17, 10:43-48, 19:1-6). Thus the various aspects of faith and obedience work together in God’s grace to draw us closer in relationship with Him.
We believe in the Bible doctrine of the Oneness of God
We believe that the one God who revealed Himself in the Old Testament as Jehovah revealed Himself in the birth of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Thus, Jesus Christ was and is God. Jesus is the one true God manifested in flesh, for in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily (John 1:1-14; I Timothy 3:16; Colossians 2:9-10).
While fully God, Jesus was also fully man, possessing a full and true humanity. He was both God and man. Moreover, the Holy Ghost is God with us and in us. Paul spoke of the Holy Ghost as “Christ in you, the hope of Glory” (Colossians 1:27). Thus God is manifested as The Father in creation, as The Son for our redemption, and as The Holy Ghost for our regeneration.
We Believe In Endeavoring To Live a Life that Pleases God
We believe that God, who is Holy, calls each of us into relationship with Him. I Peter 1:16 says, “Be ye holy, for I am holy.”
God is holy and above sin, and therefore He is the only one that can help us to overcome sin. We understand that only through Christ can we be in right standing with God. Thus we enter into a holy relationship with our Heavenly Father. This relationship reveals itself in every aspect of our lives. With the knowledge of His plan for Salvation, the revelation of who He is, and the blessing of the life He equips us to lead, we believe and anticipate the soon return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Worship: The Way We Worship And Why
Why do we worship?
John 4:23-24 “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
Why do we lift our hands?
Psalm 63:4 “Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.”
Psalm 134:2 “Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.”
I Timothy 2:8 “I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”
Why do we clap our hands?
Psalm 47:1 “O Clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.”
Isaiah 55:12 “For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
Why do we dance before the Lord?
Psalm 149:3 “Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp.”
Psalm 150:4 “Praise Him with the timbrel and dance …”
Exodus 15:20 “And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.”
Why do we sing hymns and choruses?
Ephesians 5:19 “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.”
Colossians 3:16 “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
Psalm 27:6 “ …therefore I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.”
Why do we pray together?
Matthew 18:19 “Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.”
Acts 4:24 “And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is.”
Why do we pray aloud?
Psalm 5:3 “My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.”
Psalm 55:17 “Evening and morning, and at noon, will I pray and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.”
Why are musical instruments a part of our worship?
Ps 150:3-5 “Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.”
Why do we sometimes weep in worship?
Psalm 126:6 “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”
Ecclesiastes 3:4 “A time to weep, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance.”
Luke 6:21 “Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.”
Romans 12:15 “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.”