Statement of Faith
We believe...
- The entire Bible is the inspired Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
- All men are guilty before God, need to repent, confess and forsake their sin, and believe and obey God's Word. ( Acts 2:38, Romans 3:23. Romans 10:9)
- In believer's baptism. (Mark 16:16)
- in nonconformity to the world. (1 John 2:15)
- in nonresistance in all phases of life. (Matthew 5:43-46)
- Women are to wear a head covering. (1 Corinthians 11:5)
- Men are to be the spiritual leaders of the home and church (1 Corinthians 11:3)
- The use of radio and television is detrimental to true Christian living and must be avoided.(Psalm 101:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:22)
- God's design for marriage is one man and one woman for life. Divorce and remarriage and other deviations from God's design are wrong. (Mark 10:6-12)
- It is possible to experience the new birth and later fall away and be lost. (2 Peter 2:20-22)
- It is necessary for Christians to seek to become a part of a local body of believers. (Hebrews10:25, Hebrews 13:17)
- The church has the authority to make practical applications to the principles of God's Word and needs to do so if it will maintain those principles in the lives of its members. (Matthew 16:19, Matthew 18:17, Hebrews 13:17
- we believe in the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, the blessed hope of believers, and that upon His return He will resurrect the righteous to eternal bliss in heaven, and the unrighteous to eternal damnation in hell. He will sit on the throne of His glory, judging all nations in the last day. I Thess. 4:16, 17; Matt. 25:31-46
This is a very brief and concise statement of belief. Our church adheres to the Dortrecht Confession and the 1963 Mennonite Confession of Faith as well.