We teach there is only one, true, living and eternal God. The true God is a Spirit, who is eternal, all powerful, all present, all knowing, dependent on nothing and no one, immutable, perfectly holy, righteous, good, gracious, wise, wrathful towards sin, glorious, beautiful, blessed, just and loving.

We teach that God is one in essence, but three in persons with each person, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, being fully, equally, eternally and simultaneously God. (Exodus 34:6-7, Psalm 90:2, Romans 16:27, Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5-7; 1 Corinthians 8:4, Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)

The 66 Books of Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testaments are the infallible, inerrant, clear, sufficient, true, and authoritative teachings and words of God. We teach that God the Holy Spirit so superintended the human authors of the Bible, through their individual personalities and different styles of writing, they composed and recorded God’s Word to man (2 Peter 1:20-21) without error in the whole or in the part (Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16).

We also teach that the any message, idea, teaching or command which does not clearly come from and/or align with the Holy Scriptures is not from God. For our King Himself instructs us not to add to or take ways from His word. (Proverbs 30:5-6, Revelation 22:18-19, Deuteronomy 12:32, Isaiah 8:20)

Due to this truth, we strive to read, proclaim and explain the truth of God’s Word via expositional preaching. (2 Timothy 4:1-4, Nehemiah 8:8)

We teach that in the beginning God created from nothing the world and all things therein, for Himself, within the space of six days, and all was very good. After God had made all other creatures, He created man, male and female; formed the body of the man of the dust of the ground, and the woman of the rib of the man. God created all things perfect and good and that He directly created Adam and Eve as the first human beings.

We teach that man was directly and immediately created by God in His image and likeness. Man was created free of sin with a rational nature, intelligence, volition, self-determination, and moral responsibility to God (Genesis 2:7, 15-25; James 3:9)

Man was also created by God as either male or female, biologically defined and distinct sexes (Genesis 1:27; 2:5-23; 1 Corinthians 11:11-15; Romans 1:26-27) set by God for each individual (Psalm 139:13-14). Confusion between the two is an abomination to Him (Leviticus 18:22; Deuteronomy 22:5; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9).

We teach that God’s intention in the creation of man was that man should glorify God, enjoy God’s fellowship, live his life in the will of God, and by this accomplish God’s purpose for man in the world (Isaiah 43:7; Colossians 1:16; Revelation 4:11).

Our first parents, Adam and Eve, due to the freedom of their own will, through the temptation of Satan, transgressed the commandment of God, in eating the forbidden fruit, and thereby fell from the estate of innocency wherein they were created.

We teach that since God made Adam to be the head and representor of the entire Human Race, his sin not only affected him, both everyone who would come from him. Therefore, all of us, as decedents from Adam, inherited his guilt before God and are thereby condemned to physical death and we inherited a completely corrupted and polluted nature which results in all of us being spiritually dead with no true love or desire to worship and obey God.

We teach that since we are born sinners with a corrupted sinful nature we chose to sin. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of any law of God. This means we sin in one of three ways. We sin by commission when we do something God forbids, we sin by omission when we fail to do what God says we ought to do and we sin by idolatry by loving someone or something more than God.

We teach that God’s Law, most clearly exemplified in the 10 Commandments, brings the knowledge of this reality to our minds and hearts through the convicting work of the Holy Spirit. (John 16:8) Due to our personal sins we are guilty before a holy, good and righteous God and without a Savior, we are headed for God’s eternal wrath due to our defiance and rebellion to our loving and good creator. (Psalm 14:1-3, 51:5, 58:3; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:9-20, 23; 5:10-12, 1 John 3:4, Romans 6:23, Ezekiel 18:4, Romans 2:5-6, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9)

We teach and confess the mystery and wonder
of God made flesh
and rejoice in our great salvation
through Jesus Christ our Lord.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​​‌‍​‌​‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​​​‌‌‍​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‍‌‍​‌‍​​​‍​​‌​‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​​‌‍​‌​‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​​​‌‌‍​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‍‌‍​‌‍​​​‍​​‌​‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

With the Father and the Holy Spirit,
the Son created all things,
sustains all things,
and makes all things new.
Truly God,
He became truly man,
two natures in one person.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​‌‌‍​​‍‌​‌​​‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​​​‌‍​‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​‌‌‍​​‍‌​‌​​‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​​​‌‍​‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

He was born of the Virgin Mary
and lived among us.
Crucified, dead, and buried,
He rose on the third day,
ascended to heaven,
and will come again
in glory and judgment.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌​​‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌​​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌​​‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌​​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

For us,
He kept the Law,
atoned for sin,
and satisfied God’s wrath.
He took our filthy rags
and gave us
His righteous robe.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​​​‌‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‌​​‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​​​‌‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍​‍​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‌​​‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

He is our Prophet, Priest, and King,
building His church,
interceding for us,
and reigning over all things.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​​‌‍‌‍​‌​​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌​​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​​‌‍‌‍​‌​​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌​​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Jesus Christ is Lord;
we praise His holy Name forever.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​​​‌‌​‍​‌‍‌‍​‌​​‌‌‍​‌​​‌‌‍​‍​‌‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​​‌​​‍​​‌‍​‍​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​​​‌‌​‍​‌‍‌‍​‌​​‌‌‍​‌​​‌‌‍​‍​‌‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​​‌​​‍​​‌‍​‍​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Amen.​​​​

Check out the link below for a more detailed understanding of our King and Savior Jesus Christ.

‌‍​‍​‍https://www.christologystatement.com/affirmations​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​‍​​‌‌‍‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​‍‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‌​​‍​​‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍​​​​‍‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍​​‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​‍​​‌‌‍‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​​‍‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‌​​‍​​‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍​​​​‍‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍​​‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌​‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​​‍​​‌​‌‍​‌​​​‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​​​‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌​‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​​‍​​‌​‌‍​‌​​​‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​​​‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

We teach their is only one way in which we can be saved from God’s wrath and experience real and eternal life with God and that is by the undeserved grace of God provided for us through the God-Man Jesus Christ. No one can be saved on the basis of human merit or works (John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-10; 1 Peter 1:18-19).

We teach because of God’s great love for us, God the Father sent His Son into the world in order to save us from death, sin, hell and Satan as well as to give us the gift of life eternal with Him. We teach that Jesus is God’s special uncreated eternal Son, who is truly God and became truly man by being born of the virgin Mary. That this Jesus, the God-Man, lived a perfect life without any sin in order to fulfill God’s Law for you while also choosing to give his life to suffer and die on the cross in your place in order to forgive and cleanse you of all your sins past, present and future so that you can now stand before God now and forever as innocent and completely righteous. (Matthew 1:1, 21, Romans 5:19, 2 Corinthians 5:19-21, Philippians 3:4-9)

We teach that Jesus literally & physically was resurrected from the dead and that He is now ascended to the right hand of the Father, where He now mediates as our Advocate and High Priest (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:38-39; Acts 2:30-31; Romans 4:25; 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 9:24; 1 John 2:1).

We teach that in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave, God confirmed the deity of His Son and gave proof that God has accepted the atoning work of Christ on the cross. Jesus’ bodily resurrection is also the guarantee of a future resurrection life for all believers (John 5:26-29; 14:19; Romans 1:4; 4:25; 6:5-10; 1 Corinthians 15:20, 23).

We teach in order to be saved each person must individually repent and trust in Jesus as their King, Lord and Savior. (Mark 1:15, Ezekiel 18:23, 32; 33:11; John 3:16-19, 36; 5:40; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12; Revelation 22:17, Romans 10:9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 2 Corinthians 4:5; Philippians 2:11) We teach that True faith is always accompanied by repentance from sin. Repentance is agreeing with God that you are sinful, confessing your sins to Him, and making a conscious choice to turn from sin (Luke 13:3,5; 1 Thessalonians 1:9) and pursue Christ (Matthew 11:28-30; John 17:3) and obedience to Him (1 John 2:3). It isn’t enough to believe certain facts about Christ. Even Satan and his demons believe in the true God (James 2:19), but they don’t love and obey Him. True saving faith always responds in obedience (Ephesians 2:10).

We teach the moment a person receives Jesus as their Lord and Savior that person is justified before God. This means God now and forever views, declares and will treat them just as if they never sinned and have always obeyed His commandments. (Romans 8:1, Romans 8:33) This righteousness is apart from any virtue or work of man (Romans 3:20; 4:6) and involves the imputation of our sins to Christ (Colossians 2:14; 1 Peter 2:24) and the imputation of Christ’s righteousness to us (1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21). By this means God is enabled to “be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus” (Romans 3:26).

We teach and proclaim that we are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, by Jesus alone for the glory of God alone! (Ephesians 2:8-9)

We also teach and affirm that those who repent and trust in Jesus as their King and Savior are adopted into God’s family and now God the Father becomes their loving, good and kind heavenly Father. God now is for us and not against us and will work all things for our eternal good. (Romans 8:28, 31-32, Genesis 50:20) Now, because of the work of Jesus, we can pray to God the Father knowing He hears us and will always answer us according to His perfect, wise and good plan for us. (Galatians 4:4-7, Hebrews 4:15-16)

We teach that the moment someone is saved, that person is baptized, sealed, anointed and given the fullness of God the Holy Spirit who will forever live with them and within them. They are also given at least one spiritual gift to be used for the good of others and the glory of God. Not all believers will have the same spiritual gift. All of this is given to the believer, not based on their works of righteousness, but due to the unmerited grace and goodness of God. (Ephesians 1:13, 1 Corinthians 12:4-7,13, 25, 28-30, John 14:16-17, 23-24, 1 John 2:20, Ezekiel 36:25-27, Romans 11:6, 35, Titus 3:5-7)

We teach when God saves us He then baptizes us, seals us and lives inside us by His Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:13, Ephesians 1:13, Romans 8:9) We also teach, due to the indwelling power of God the Holy Spirit, true believers will desire and strive to live a holy, godly and righteous life, in obedience with the Holy Scriptures, out of respect, love and gratitude towards God. We also teach the truth that no christian will be sinless in this life, but will nonetheless continually grow and become more like Jesus, be devoted to good works, and will have lives that show forth the good fruit of the Holy Spirit. (John 17:17, 19; 1 John 1:8-10, Philippians 3:12-14, Psalms 143:2, 1 Kings 8:46, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Romans 6:1-22; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4; 5:23, Galatians 5:16-25; Ephesians 4:22-24; Philippians 3:12; Colossians 3:9-10; 1 Peter 1:14-16; 1 John 3:5-9)

We teach Christians will be devoted to prayer, bible study, church attendance and to loving God and loving others the way God loves us. (John 8:30-31, Colossians 4:2, John 13:34-35, 14:15, Hebrews 10:24-25) We will gladly carry our cross, deny ourselves and seek to live a holy, just, good and loving life for our wise, true and awesome King Jesus Christ. (Luke 9:23, Matthew 13:44, Titus 2:11-14, 1 John 5:3)

We teach that all who place their faith in Jesus Christ are immediately placed by the Holy Spirit into one united spiritual Body, the church (1 Corinthians 12:12-13), the bride of Christ (2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:23-32; Revelation 19:7-8), of which Christ is the Head (Ephesians 1:22; 4:15; Colossians 1:18).

We teach that the formation of the church, the Body of Christ, began on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21, 38-47) and will be completed at the coming of Christ for His own at the rapture (1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).

We teach that the church is thus a unique spiritual organism designed by Christ, made up of all born-again believers in this present age (Ephesians 2:11-3:6). The church is distinct from Israel (1 Corinthians 10:32), a mystery not revealed until this age (Ephesians 3:1-6; 5:32).

We teach that the establishment and continuity of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:23, 27; 20:17, 28; Galatians 1:2; Philippians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1) and that the members of the one spiritual Body are directed to associate themselves together in local assemblies (1 Corinthians 11:18-20; Hebrews 10:25).

We teach that the one supreme authority for the church is Christ (1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:22; Colossians 1:18) and that church leadership, gifts, order, discipline, and worship are all appointed through His sovereignty as found in the Scriptures. The biblically designated officers serving under Christ and over the assembly are elders (also called bishops, pastors, and pastor-teachers; Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:11) and deacons, both of whom must meet biblical qualifications (1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-5).

We teach that these leaders lead or rule as servants of Christ (1 Timothy 5:17-22) and have His authority in directing the church. The congregation is to submit to their leadership (Hebrews 13:7, 17). We teach the importance of discipleship (Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Timothy 2:2), mutual accountability of all believers to each other (Matthew 18:5-14), as well as the need for discipline of sinning members of the congregation in accord with the standards of Scripture (Matthew 18:15-22; Acts 5:1-11; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15; 1 Timothy 1:19-20; Titus 1:10-16).

We teach the autonomy of the local church, free from any external authority or control, with the right of self-government and freedom from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations (Titus 1:5). We teach that it is scriptural for true churches to cooperate with each other for the presentation and propagation of the faith. Each local church, however, through its elders and their interpretation and application of Scripture, should be the sole judge of the measure and method of its cooperation. The elders should determine all other matters of membership, policy, discipline, benevolence, and government as well (Acts 15:19-31; 20:28; 1 Corinthians 5:4-7, 13; 1 Peter 5:1-4).

We teach that the purpose of the church is to glorify God (Ephesians 3:21) by building itself up in the faith (Ephesians 4:13-16), by instruction of the Word (2 Timothy 2:2, 15; 3:16-17), by fellowship (Acts 2:47; 1 John 1:3), by keeping the ordinances (Luke 22:19; Acts 2:38-42) by being devoted to blessing and doing good to all people (Galatians 6:9-10, Titus 3:8, Matthew 5:16) and by advancing and communicating the gospel to the entire world (Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8; 2:42).

We teach the calling of all saints to the work of service (1 Corinthians 15:58; Ephesians 4:12; Revelation 22:12). We teach the need of the church to cooperate with God as He accomplishes His purpose in the world. To that end, He gives the church spiritual gifts. He gives men chosen for the purpose of equipping the saints for the work of the ministry (Ephesians 4:7-12), and He also gives unique and special spiritual abilities to each member of the Body of Christ (Romans 12:5-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-31; 1 Peter 4:10-11).

We teach that two ordinances/sacraments have been committed to the local church: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Acts 2:38-42). Christian baptism can be by immersion, pouring or sprinkling (Acts 8:36-39) and it is the solemn and beautiful testimony of a believer showing forth his faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Savior, his union with Him in death to sin and resurrection to a new life (Romans 6:1-11) and of the cleansing of our sins and former way of life by God. (1 Peter 1:2, Ezekiel 36:25) It is also a sign of fellowship and identification with the visible Body of Christ (Acts 2:41-42).

We teach that the Lord’s Supper is the commemoration and proclamation of His death until He comes, and should be always preceded by solemn self-examination (1 Corinthians 11:28-32). We also teach that, whereas the elements of Communion are only representative of the flesh and blood of Christ, participation in the Lord’s Supper is nevertheless an actual communion with the risen Christ, who indwells every believer, and so is present, fellowshipping with His people (1 Corinthians 10:16).

In regards to personal eschatology we teach that physical death involves no loss of our consciousness (Revelation 6:9-11), but the soul of the redeemed passes immediately into the presence of Christ (Luke 23:43; Philippians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 5:8), that there is a separation of soul and body (Philippians 1:21-24), and that, for the redeemed, such separation will continue until the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17), which initiates the first resurrection (Revelation 20:4-6), when our soul and body will be reunited to be glorified forever with our Lord (Philippians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 15:35-44, 50-54). Until that time, the souls of the redeemed in Christ remain in joyful fellowship with our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:8).

We teach that the souls of the unsaved at death are kept under punishment until the second resurrection (Luke 16:19-26; Revelation 20:13-15), when their soul and resurrection body will be united (John 5:28-29). They shall then appear at the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15) and shall be cast into hell, the lake of fire (Matthew 25:41-46), cut off from the life of God forever (Daniel 12:2; Matthew 25:41-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9).

In regards to cosmic eschatology we teach the personal, bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ before the seven-year tribulation (1 Thessalonians 4:16; Titus 2:13) to translate His church from this earth (John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-5:11) and, between this event and His glorious return with His saints, to reward believers according to their works (1 Corinthians 3:11-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10) In addition, we teach that immediately following the removal of the church from the earth (John 14:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) the righteous judgments of God will be poured out upon an unbelieving world (Jeremiah 30:7; Daniel 9:27; 12:1; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12; Revelation 16), and that these judgments will be climaxed by the return of Christ in glory to the earth (Matthew 24:27-31; 25:31-46; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12). At that time the Old Testament and tribulation saints will be raised and the living will be judged (Daniel 12:2-3; Revelation 20:4-6). This period includes the seventieth week of Daniel’s prophecy (Daniel 9:24-27; Matthew 24:15-31; 25:31-46)

We teach that, after the tribulation period, Christ will come to earth to occupy the throne of David (Matthew 25:31; Luke 1:31-33; Acts 1:10-11; 2:29-30) and establish His messianic kingdom for 1,000 years on the earth (Revelation 20:1-7). During this time the resurrected saints will reign with Him over Israel and all the nations of the earth (Ezekiel 37:21-28; Daniel 7:17-22; Revelation 19:11-16). This reign will be preceded by the overthrow of the Antichrist and the False Prophet, and by the removal of Satan from the world (Daniel 7:17-27; Revelation 20:1-7).

We teach that the kingdom itself will be the fulfillment of God’s promise to Israel (Isaiah 65:17-25; Ezekiel 37:21-28; Zechariah 8:1-17) to restore them to the land that they forfeited through their disobedience (Deuteronomy 28:15-68). The result of their disobedience was that Israel was temporarily set aside (Matthew 21:43; Romans 11:1-26), but will again be awakened through repentance to enter into the land of blessing (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ezekiel 36:22-32; Romans 11:25-29).

We teach that this time of our Lord’s reign will be characterized by harmony, justice, peace, righteousness, and long life (Isaiah 11; 65:17-25; Ezekiel 36:33-38), and will be brought to an end with the release of Satan (Revelation 20:7).

We teach that following the release of Satan after the 1,000-year reign of Christ (Revelation 20:7), Satan will deceive the nations of the earth and gather them to battle against the saints and the beloved city, at which time Satan and his army will be devoured by fire from heaven (Revelation 20:9). Following this, Satan will be thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10), whereupon Christ, who is the Judge of all men (John 5:22), will resurrect and judge the great and small at the Great White Throne Judgment.

We teach that this resurrection of the unsaved dead to judgment will be a physical resurrection, whereupon receiving their judgment (John 5:28-29), they will be committed to an eternal conscious punishment in the lake of fire (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:11-15).

Lastly, we teach that after the closing of the millennium, the temporary release of Satan, and the judgment of unbelievers (2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:7-15), the saved will enter the eternal state of glory with God, after which the elements of this earth are to be dissolved (2 Peter 3:10) and replaced with a new earth, wherein only righteousness dwells (Ephesians 5:5; Revelation 20:15; 21:1-27; 22:1-21). Following this, the heavenly city will come down out of heaven (Revelation 21:2) and will be the dwelling place of the saints, where they will enjoy forever fellowship with God and one another (John 17:3; Revelation 21-22). Our Lord Jesus Christ, having fulfilled His redemptive mission, will then deliver up the kingdom to God the Father (1 Corinthians 15:24-28), that in all spheres the triune God may reign forever and ever (1 Corinthians 15:28)