8. The Eternal Security & Assurance of Believers: We believe that all the
redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ
forever (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Romans 8:1,38-39; 1 Corinthians 14-8; 1 Peter 1:5).
     We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their
salvation through the testimony of God’s word, which however, clearly forbids the use
of Christian liberty as an occasion to gratify the flesh (Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:13;
Titus 2:11-25).

9. The Church: We believe that the Church consists of all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:22-23; 5:25-27; 1 Corinthians. 12:12-14; Colossians 1:18).
     We believe that the Church began on the day of Pentecost and is manifested in local assemblies (Act. 2:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; Hebrews 10:25).
     We believe the officers of the Church are elders and deacons whose qualifications and duties are clearly defined in Scripture (1 Timothy 3:1; Acts 20:17-28; Philippians 1:1).
     We believe that the local church has the absolute right of self-government; and that
the one and only superintendent is Christ through the Holy
Spirit; that it is Scriptural for local churches to cooperate
with each other for the furtherance of the Gospel; that on
all matters of membership, policy, government, discipline
and benevolence, the will of the local church is final. (Acts.
15:13-18; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians. 5:23-24).

10. The Ordinances: We believe the Lord has committed
two ordinances to the local church, namely: baptism and
the Lord’s Supper.
     We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of a
believer in water to show forth in a symbolic way our faith in
the crucified, buried and risen Savior, with its effect in our
death to sin and resurrection to a new life; that it is
prerequisite to the privileges of a church relation. It does
not in any way grant the forgiveness of sins or confer
grace to the person (Matthew 29:29; Acts 8:26-39;
Romans 6:3-5; Colossians 2:12).
     We believe that the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper was instituted by
Christ to commemorate His death for us. The elements used are symbolic
of our Lord’s body and blood and do not grant life or convey grace to the
participant. Believers are to practice this ordinance until Christ comes again
(1 Corinthians 11:23-34).

11. The Angels & Satan: We believe angels are created beings, some of which serve God and some of which are called demons and serve Satan (Psalms 148:1-5; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:14; 2 Peter 2:4; Revelation 12:7).
     We believe that Satan is a person, the author of sin and the fall; that he is the declared enemy of God and man; and that he shall be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire (Job 1:6,7; Isaiah 14:12-17; Matthew. 4:2-11; Rev. 20:10).

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