Holy scripture
We believe that the sixty-six books of the Bible constitute the Word of God, His only written special revelation to man, which He has faithfully preserved throughout time. The Scriptures are divinely inspired and God-breathed in origin which means that they must be inerrant in their original writings and infallible. Such inspiration must also be verbal (every word inspired) and plenary (all parts equally inspired) because God is its Source (Psalm 119:151,160; 2 Tim. 3:16).
GOd
We believe that there is only one true and living God who is infinite, eternal, perfect in all His attributes and ways, and is eternally manifest in three Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These Members form the triune Godhead, or Trinity, and are one in essential nature, yet possess distinct personalities. Each Member equally possesses all the attributes of deity and is equally worthy of worship and obedience (Deut. 6:4; Isaiah 44:6-7; 1 Tim. 2:5).
• God the Father
We believe that God the Father is the first Person of the Trinity who created all things and causes all things to work together according to His sovereign plan, a plan designed to bring Him ultimate glory. As the supreme Ruler of the universe, His sovereignty extends over all things including creation and redemption (Psalm 103:19; Rom.11:36; 1 Cor. 8:6).
• God the Son
We believe that Jesus Christ, the Son of God and second Person of the Trinity, possesses all the attributes of deity and is co-equal, co-existent, co-eternal with, and of the same nature as the Father and the Holy Spirit (John 14:9-10; Col. 1:19, 2:9). Although sharing equality with the Father, the Son is submissive to Him in the execution of the Father’s will. The Father created all things through the Son, by whom all things continue in existence and operation (Col. 1:15-17). In His incarnation, Jesus Christ was born of a virgin (Isa. 7:14; Luke 1:26-35) for the purpose of glorifying God by revealing Him to man, redeeming lost men, and ruling over God’s kingdom (Psalm 2:7-9; Isa. 9:6-7; Mat. 11:27; Phil. 2:9-11; Heb. 1:3, 7:25).
• God the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity, possesses all the attributes of deity and is co-equal, co-existent, co-eternal with, and of the same nature as the Father and the Son (Mat. 28:19; Jer. 31:31-34 with Heb. 10:15-17). The work of the Holy Spirit is to execute the divine will with relation to all mankind. This includes His sovereign activity in creation (Gen. 1:2), the incarnation of the Son (Luke 1:35), the written revelation of God (2 Peter 1:20-21), and the work of salvation (John 3:5-8). In this present age, the Holy Spirit was sent forth from the Father and the Son to initiate and complete the building of the church, to speak of and glorify the Son, and to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:7-11).
