We believe in one God,¹ Creator of all things,² holy,³ infinitely perfect,⁴ and eternally existing⁵ in a loving unity⁶ of three equally divine Persons:⁷ the Father,⁸ the Son⁹ and the Holy Spirit.¹⁰ Having limitless knowledge¹¹ and sovereign power,¹² God has graciously purposed from eternity to redeem a people for Himself¹³ and to make all things new¹⁴ for His own glory.¹⁵

¹Deut 6:4; Mark 12:29
²Gen 1:1; Ps. 33:6; John 1:3; Col 1:15-17; Heb 11:3
³Exod 15:11; Isa 6:3; 57:15
⁴Deut 32:4; Job 1:7-10; Pss. 18:30; 50:2; 90:2; 145:3; Matt. 5:48
⁵Pss 33:11; 102:25-27; 115:3; Dan 4:34-35; John 5:26; Acts 17:24-25
⁶John 3:35; 17:24; 1 John 4:8,16
⁷John 17:11; Matt 3:16-17; 28:19; 2 Cor 13:14; 1 Pet. 1:2
⁸Deut 32:6; Matt 6:6; Rom 8:15; 1 Cor 8:6
⁹Matt 3:17; John 1:14; 3:16; Gal 4:4; Heb 1:5
¹⁰John 14:16-17, 26; 15:26; 16:7-15; Rom 8:9, 26; Gal 4:6
¹¹Pss 139:1-16; 147:5; Isa 46:10; John 21:17
¹²Jer 32:17; Eph 1:11; Rom 8:28; 2 Cor 6:18; Eph 3:20; Rev 1:8
¹³1 Cor 2:7; Eph 1:11; 3:10,11; 2 Tim 1:9; Ti 1:2; 1 Pet 1:20; Rev 13:8
¹⁴Matt 19:28; Acts 3:21; Rom 8:19-21; Rev 21-22
¹⁵Ps 19:1-2; Isa 43:7; Jer 13:11; Col 1:15-23; Rev 4:11; 5:9-14

We believe that God has spoken in the Scriptures,¹ both Old and New Testaments,² through the words of human authors.³ As the verbally inspired Word of God,⁴ the Bible is without error in the original writings,⁵ the complete revelation of His will for salvation,⁶ and the ultimate authority by which every realm of human knowledge and endeavor should be judged.⁷ Therefore, it is to be believed in all that it teaches,⁸ obeyed in all that it requires,⁹ and trusted in all that it promises.¹⁰

¹Matt 1:22; 4:4; 19:4-5; Heb 1:1-2
²2 Pet 3:15-16
³Luke 1:1-4
⁴2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet 1:20-21
⁵Num 23:19; 2 Sam 7:28; Prov 30:5; Ps 119:96, 160; Matt 5:18; John 10:35; 17:17; Titus 1:1-2
⁶Luke 16:29-31; Gal 1:8,9; 2 Tim 3:15
⁷John 17:17; 1 Tim 3:15-17; 1 Pet 1:23; Ps 119:44-45,165
⁸Matt 22:29; Rom 15:4; 2 Tim 3:16
⁹Matt 28:20; 2 Thess 3:14; 1 John 2:5
¹⁰Rom 1:2; 4:21; Heb 10:23; 2 Pet 1:4; 3:13

We believe that God created Adam and Eve in His image,¹ but they sinned when tempted by Satan.² In union with Adam,³ human beings are sinners by nature and by choice,⁴ alienated from God,⁵ and under His wrath.⁶ Only through God’s saving work in Jesus Christ⁷ can we be rescued,⁸ reconciled⁹ and renewed.¹⁰

¹Gen 1:26-27; 5:1; 9:6; 1 Cor 11:7; Col 3:10; Jas 3:9
²Gen 3:1-6; John 8:44; Rom 5:12-14; 16:20; 2 Cor 11:3; 1 Tim 2:13-14
³Job 14:4; Ps 51:5; John 3:6; Rom 3:12; 5:12-14; 1 Cor 15:22a; 1 John 1:8
⁴Gen 6:5; Jer 17:9; Isa 6:5; Rom 5:15; 8:5-8; Eph 2:1-2; 4:17-19
⁵Rom 5:10
⁶Rom 1:18; 2:5; 3:9-19; 3:23; Eph 2:3
⁷Acts 4:12; 1 Tim 2:5
⁸1 Thess 1:10
⁹Rom 5:1-2,10; Col 1:20
¹⁰Rom 8:29; 2 Cor 3:18; Eph 4:24; Phil 3:21; 1 John 3:2

We believe that Jesus Christ¹ is God incarnate,² fully God³ and fully man,⁴ one Person in two natures.⁵ Jesus—Israel’s promised Messiah⁶—was conceived through the Holy Spirit⁷ and born of the virgin Mary.⁸ He lived a sinless life,⁹ was crucified under Pontius Pilate,¹⁰ arose bodily from the dead,¹¹ ascended into heaven¹² and sits at the right hand of God the Father¹³ as our High Priest¹⁴ and Advocate.¹⁵

¹Matt 1:21; 16:18
²John 1:14, 18; 1 John 4:2
³Isa 9:6; Jer 23:6; John 1:1; 20:28; Rom 9:5; Col 2:9
⁴Matt 4:2; Luke 2:40, 52; John 11:35; Heb 5:7-8; 1 John 1:1-3
⁵John 3:13; 10:30; 17:5
⁶Gen 3:14-20; 12:1-3; 49:8-12; 2 Sam 7:11b-16; Matt 1:1, 17; Luke 4:16-22; 24:25-27; John 1:41; 4:25-26; Acts 2:36; 13:23, 32; Rom 1:2-3; 2 Tim 2:8-9
⁷Matt 1:18; Luke 1:34,35
⁸Isa 7:14; Matt 1:20; Luke 1:34,35
⁹Rom 5:19; Gal 4:4,5; Matt 3:15; Phil 2:7-8; Heb 4:15
¹⁰Deut 21:23; Ps 16:10; Matt 27:26; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:16; John 19:16; Acts 2:27, 37
¹¹Matt 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:39; Rom 4:25; 1 Cor 15:20, 44-45; Col 1:18; Rev 1:5
¹²Luke 24:51; Acts 1:6-11; Eph 1:20; 4:8-10; 1 Tim 3:16
¹³Eph 1:20; Col 3:1; Heb 1:3; 8:1; 10:12; 1 Pet 3:22
¹⁴Heb 2:17; 3:1; 4:14; 6:20; 8:1
¹⁵Rom 8:34; Heb 7:25; 9:24; 1 John 2:1

We believe that Jesus Christ, as our representative¹ and substitute,² shed His blood on the cross³ as the perfect, all-sufficient sacrifice⁴ for our sins.⁵ His atoning death⁶ and victorious resurrection⁷ constitute the only ground for salvation.⁸ 

¹Gen 2:15-17; Matt 4:1-11; Mark 1:12- 13; Luke 4:1-13; Rom 5:18-19; 1 Cor 1:30; 15:45, 47; Phil 3:9
²Mark 10:45; Heb 2:16-17; 1 Pet 2:24; 3:18
³Lev 17:11; Matt 26:28; Heb 9:14, 22; 10:19; 1 Pet 1:18-19; Rev 12:10-11
⁴1 Cor 5:7; Heb 9:23-24, 26, 28; 10:1; 13:11-12
⁵Isa 53:5-7, 12; John 1:29; Rom 3:21- 26; 2 Cor 5:21; Gal 3:13; 1 John 3:5
⁶Rom 3:25; Heb 2:17; 1 John 2:2; 4:10
⁷Col 1:13; 2:13-15; Heb 2:14-15
⁸Rom 4:25; 6:4, 11, 14; 1 Cor 6:14; 15:20; 2 Cor 4:14; Eph 1:19-20; 2:5-6; 1 Pet 1:3

We believe that the Holy Spirit, in all that He does, glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ.¹ He convicts the world of its guilt.² He regenerates sinners,³ and in Him they are baptized⁴ into union with Christ⁵ and adopted as heirs⁶ in the family of God.⁷ He also indwells,⁸ illuminates,⁹ guides,¹⁰ comforts,¹¹ equips¹² and empowers¹³ believers for Christ-like living and service.¹⁴

¹John 16:14
²John 16:8; 1 Cor 2:14
³Ezek 36:25- 27; John 3:3, 5; 1 Cor 12:3; 2 Cor 5:17; Eph 2:5; Col 2:13; 1 Thess 1:4-5; 2 Thess 2:13; Titus 3:5; Jas 1:18; 1 Pet 1:3
⁴Mark 1:8; Acts 1:5; 1 Cor 12:13
⁵Rom 3:24; 5:15-21; 12:5; 1 Cor 1:2; 6:19; 15:22b; 2 Cor 5:17; Gal 1:22; 2:17; 3:28; Eph 1:4; 2:12; 3:6; 4:32; 2 Tim 2:10; 1 Thess 4:16
⁶Rom 8:15, 23; 9:4; Gal 4:5; Eph 1:5; Ti 3:7
⁷Matt 12:49-50; 2 Cor 6:18; Eph 3:14; 1 John 3:14-18
⁸John 14:17; Rom 8:11; 1 Cor 3:16
⁹1 Cor 2:2; 2 Cor 4:4-15; Eph 1:17-19; Phil 1:9-11
¹⁰John 16:13; Acts 15:28; Rom 8:4, 14; Gal 5:16, 18
¹¹Rom 12:4-8; 1 Cor 12:4-10; Eph 4:7-11; 1 Pet 4:10-11
¹²Acts 1:8; 10:38; Rom 15:13; 1 Cor 12:11; Eph 3:16; 2 Tim 1:7
¹³Acts 6:8; Rom 8:4-6, 12-16; 2 Cor 13:14; Gal 3:3, 5; 5:22-23, 25; Eph 2:22; 4:3; Phil 2:1-2

We believe that the true church¹ comprises all who have been justified by God’s grace through faith alone in Christ alone.² They are united by the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ,³ of which He is the Head.⁴ The true church is manifest in local churches,⁵ whose membership should be composed only of believers.⁶ The Lord Jesus mandated two ordinances, baptism⁷ and the Lord’s Supper,⁸ which visibly and tangibly express the gospel. Though they are not the means of salvation, when celebrated by the church in genuine faith, these ordinances confirm and nourish the believer.⁹

¹Matt 16:18; 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 4:4-6; 5:25; Heb 12:28
²Ps 103:12; Isa 44:22; John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Rom 3:20-28; 4:3; 5:1, 21; 8:1, 30, 33-34; 10:4, 9; 2 Cor 5:21; Gal 2:16; Eph 2:8-9; Phil 3:9; Titus 3:7; Heb 10:14
³1 Cor 12:12-27
⁴Eph 1:22-23; 4:15-16; Col 1:18; 2:19
⁵Acts 9:31; 20:28-30; Rom 16:5; 1 Cor 1:2; 16:19; 2 Cor 1:1; 1 Thess 1:1; Phlm 1-2
⁶Matt 18:15-20; Acts 2:41, 47; 14:23; 20:7; 1 Cor 1:2, 9; 11:20; 12:13; 14:40; 16:1-2; 1 Tim 3:1-13; 5:9; Titus 1:5-9; Heb 10:25
⁷Matt 28:18-20; Rom 6:3-4; Col 2:12
⁸Matt 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:15-20; 1 Cor 11:23-26
⁹John 6:55-56; Acts 2:38; 8:39; 16:34; 1 Cor 10:16; 11:29-30; Col 2:12

We believe that God created men and women as equal, honorable, and valuable image bearers.¹ As equal recipients of God’s grace,² they are sealed with the Holy Spirit and given gifts to build up the body.³ We believe that, in the created order, God has ordained gracious, servant-hearted male headship in the church and in the home—with husbands loving and serving their wives and leading their families and qualified men serving as elders in the local church.⁴

¹Gen 1:26-28
²Gal 3:28; Col 3:11;
³Rom 12:3-8; Eph 1:13; 4:11-12; 1 Pet 4:10-11
⁴1 Cor 11:2-16; Eph 5:22-33; Col 3:18-19; 1 Tim 2:11-15; 1 Tim 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9

We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image.¹ Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies,² the aged,³ the physically or mentally challenged,⁴ and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life.

¹Gen 1:26-28; Ps 8:4-5
²Ps 139:13-14
³Prov 16:31; 20:29
⁴Exod 4:10-11; John 9:1-3