About Us

God as Father reigns with providential care over His entire universe, His creatures, and the flow of human history according to the purposes of His grace. He is almighty, omniscient, all-loving, and all-wise. God is truly Father to all those who become His children through faith in Christ Jesus. He is fatherly in His attitude toward all men. Genesis 1.1; 2.7; Exodus 3.14; 6.2-3; 15.11 and ff.; 20.1 and ff.; Leviticus 22.2; Deuteronomy 6.4; 32.6; 1 Chronicles 29.10; Psalms 19.1-3; Isaiah 43.3,15; 64.8; Jeremiah 10.10; 17.13; Matthew 6.9 and ff.; 7.11; 23.9; 28.19; Mark 1.9-11; John 4.24; 5.26; 14.6-13; 17.1-8; Acts 1.7; Romans 8.14-15; 1 Corinthians 8.6; Galatians 4.6; Ephesians 4.6; Colossians 1.15; 1 Timothy 1.17; Hebrews 11.6; 12.9; 2 Peter 1.17; 1 John 5.7

Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus revealed and perfectly fulfilled the will of God, taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and needs and identifying Himself completely with humanity, yet without sin. He honored the divine law through His personal obedience, and in His substitutionary death on the cross, He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples as the person who had been with them before His crucifixion. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where He is the only Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person reconciliation between God and man has been accomplished. He will return with power and glory to judge the world and consummate His redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and omniscient Lord.

Genesis 18.1 and ff.; Psalms 2.7 and ff.; 110.1 and ff.; Isaiah 7.14; 53; Matthew 1.18-23; 3.17; 8.29; 11.27; 14.33; 16.16,27; 17.5; 27; 28.1-6,19; Mark 1.1; 3.11, Luke 1.35; 4.41; 22.70; 24.46; John 1.1-18,29; 10.30,38; 11.25-27; 12.44-50; 14.7-11; 16.15-16,28; 17.1-5,21-22; 20.1-20,28; Acts 1.9; 2.22-24; 7.55-56; 9.4-5,20; Romans 1.3-4; 3.23-26; 5.6-21; 8.1-3,34; 10.4; 1 Corinthians 1.30; 2.2; 8.6; 15.1-8, 24-28; 2 Corinthians 5.19-21; 8.9; Galatians 4.4-5; Ephesians 1.20; 3.11; 4.7-10; Philippians 2.5-11; Colossians 1.13-22; 2.9; 1 Thessalonians 4.14-18; 1 Timothy 2.5-6; 3.16; Titus 2.13-14; Hebrews 1.1-3; 4.14-15; 7.14-28; 9.12-15, 24-28; 12.2; 13.8; 1 Peter 2.21-25; 3.22; 1 John 1.7-9; 3.2; 4.14-15; 5.9; 2 John 7-9; Revelation 1.13-16; 5.9-14; 12.10-11; 13.8; 19.16

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, fully divine. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination, He enables men to understand the truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He calls men to the Savior and brings about regeneration. At the moment of regeneration, He baptizes every believer into the Body of Christ. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and gives them spiritual gifts through which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer for the day of final redemption. His presence in the Christian is the guarantee that God will bring the believer to the fullness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service.

Genesis 1.2; Judges 14.6; Job 26.13; Psalms 51.11; 139.7 and ff.; Isaiah 61.1-3; Joel 2.28-32; Matthew 1.18; 3.16; 4.1; 12.28-32; 28.19; Mark 1.10,12; Luke 1.35; 4.1, 18-19; 11.13; 12.12; 24.49; John 4.24; 14.16-17,26; 15.26; 16.7-14; Acts 1.8; 2.1-4,38; 4.31; 5.3; 6.3; 7.55; 8.17,39; 10.44; 13.2; 15.28; 16.6; 19.1-6; Romans 8.9-11,14-16,26-27; 1 Corinthians 2.10-14; 3.16; 12.3-11,13; Galatians 4.6; Ephesians 1.13-14; 4.30; 5.18; 1 Thessalonians 5.19; 1 Timothy 3.16; 4.1; 2 Timothy 1.14; 3.16; Hebrews 9.8,14; 2 Peter 1.21; 1 John 4.13; 5.6-7; Revelation 1.10; 22.17

It is rebellion and disobedience against God. Sin includes both actions and thoughts against the holiness of God. Sin is the cause of man’s condemnation. A person’s sin deserves a payment: “death,” and every person on earth with the use of reason has sinned and is therefore deserving of condemnation. For this reason, every person on earth needs salvation, which is provided only in Jesus Christ through His sacrifice on the cross of Calvary.

1 John 5:17; 1 John 3:4; Galatians 5:19-21; Romans 1:29-32; 6:23; 3:23; 3:10; Revelation 21:8; 1:5; Matthew 5:21-30

Man is God’s special creation, made in His own image. He created them male and female as the crown of His creation. The gift of gender is therefore part of the goodness of God’s creation. In the beginning, man was innocent and was endowed by God with the freedom to choose. By his own decision, man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. Through Satan’s temptation, man transgressed God’s commandment and fell from his original state of innocence; therefore, his posterity inherited a nature and an environment inclined toward sin. Therefore, as soon as they are capable of moral action, they become transgressors and are under condemnation. Only the grace of God can bring man into His holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill God’s creative purpose. The sanctity of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image, and in that Christ died for man; therefore, every person of every race possesses absolute dignity and is worthy of Christian respect and love.

Genesis 1.26-30; 2.5, 7.18-22; 3; 9.6; Psalms 1; 8.3-6; 32.1-5; 51.5; Isaiah 6.5; Jeremiah 17.5; Matthew 16.26; Acts 17.26-31; Romans 1.19-32; 3.10-18,23; 5.6,12,19; 6.6; 7.14-25; 8.14-18,29; 1 Corinthians 1.21-31; 15.19,21-22; Ephesians 2.1-22; Colossians 1.21-22; 3.9-11

It is offered to all men, without partiality toward persons or condition. Salvation is only by grace through faith in Jesus Christ; it is not by personal or external human works. It is a gift received through faith in Jesus Christ. It is necessary that the one who accepts Jesus have genuine *repentance of his sins. Man is able to reject or accept this gift; therefore, the responsibility belongs to each individual.

Ephesians 2:8-9, John 3:16-18, Galatians 2:16, Romans 6:23, Acts 20:21, Mark 1:15, Romans 10:9 (*Repentance: repentance is understood as an inner change manifested in an outward change, a desire to abandon sin followed by a corresponding action; the conviction of sin that leads to repentance is the work of the Holy Spirit. The outward change will never occur if it lacks genuine faith in Jesus Christ and surrender to the work of the Holy Spirit.)

Election is the purpose of God’s grace, according to which He regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with man’s free will and includes all the means related to the end. It is the glorious expression of God’s sovereign goodness, and it is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility. All true believers persevere to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ and sanctified by His Spirit will never fall from the state of grace but will persevere to the end. Believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, thereby grieving the Spirit, impairing their virtues and well-being, and bringing reproach upon the cause of Christ and temporal judgments upon themselves; nevertheless, they will be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.

Genesis 12.1-3; Exodus 19.5-8; 1 Samuel 8.4-7,19-22; Isaiah 5.1-7; Jeremiah 31.31 and ff.; Matthew 16.18-19; 21.28-45; 24.22,31; 25.34; Luke 1.68-79; 2.29-32; 19.41-44; 24.44-48; John 1.12-14; 3.16; 5.24; 6.44-45,65; 10.27-29; 15.16; 17.6,12.17-18; Acts 20.32; Romans 5.9-10; 8.28-29; 10.12-15; 11.5-7,26-36; 1 Corinthians 1.1-2; 15.24-28; Ephesians 1.4-23; 2.1-10; 3.1-11; Colossians 1.12-14

It is the local body of regenerated believers; an assembly. A true New Testament church is a local, organized, visible church of redeemed believers, scripturally baptized by immersion, associated under the same order, faith, and purpose of evangelism, worship, and fellowship. The Bible is its definitive basis of authority, truth, and practice. Each church is independent and autonomous and must be free from interference by any external organization, whether ecclesiastical or political. The mission of the Church is the evangelization of humanity, making and baptizing disciples and establishing them in a New Testament assembly.

Matthew 16:18; 28:18-20; Acts 13:1-4; 14:26-27; 16:5; 2 Corinthians 5:18-20

The preaching of the Gospel is an obligation of every Christian (1 Corinthians 9:16; Mark 16:14-15) and must be carried out as a primary work in every Christian. Every message must include the basis for salvation, that is, repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as the only Lord and Savior. Mark 16:15; 1 Corinthians 1:21; Luke 24:45-47; Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 20:20-21; 2 Corinthians 5:18-20. It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to strive to make disciples of all nations. The new birth of man’s spirit by the Holy Spirit of God means the birth of love for others. Missionary effort by all, therefore, depends upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerated life and is repeatedly expressed and commanded in the teachings of Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ has commanded that the Gospel be preached to all nations. It is the duty of every child of God to constantly seek to win the lost to Christ through personal testimony supported by a Christian lifestyle, and through other methods that are in harmony with the Gospel of Christ.

Genesis 12.1-3; Exodus 19.5-6; Isaiah 6.1-8; Matthew 9.37-38; 10.5-15; 13.18-30,37-43; 16.19; 22.9-10; 24.14; 28.18-20; Luke 10.1-18; 24.46-53; John 14.11-12; 15.7-8,16; 17.15; 20.21; Acts 1.8; 2; 8.26-40; 10.42-48; 13.2-3; Romans 10.13-15; Ephesians 3.1-11; 1 Thessalonians 1.8; 2 Timothy 4.5; Hebrews 2.1-3; 11.39-12.2; 1 Peter 2.4-10; Revelation 22.17

Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience that symbolizes the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior; the believer’s death to sin; the burial of the old life; and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony of faith in the final resurrection of the dead. As an ordinance of the church, it is a requirement that precedes the privilege of church membership and participation in the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic act of obedience by which the members of the church, by partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, commemorate the death of the Redeemer and proclaim His second coming.

Matthew 3.13-17; 26.26-30; 28.19-20; Mark 1.9-11; 14.22-26; Luke 3.21-22; 22.19-20; John 3.23; Acts 2.41-42; 8.35-39; 16.30.33; 20.7; Romans 6.3-5; 1 Corinthians 10.16,21; 11.23-29; Colossians 2.12

Christianity is the faith of enlightenment and intelligence. In Jesus Christ dwell all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. All learning is, therefore, a part of our Christian heritage. The new birth opens all human faculties and creates a thirst for knowledge. On the other hand, the cause of education in the Kingdom of Christ is coordinated with the causes of missions and general benevolence, and must receive the support of the churches. An adequate system of Christian education is necessary for a complete spiritual program for the people of Christ. In Christian education, there must be a proper balance between academic freedom and academic responsibility. Freedom in any ordered relationship of human life is always limited and never absolute. The freedom of a teacher in a Christian school, university, or seminary is limited by the preeminence of Jesus Christ, the authoritative nature of the Scriptures, and by the distinct purpose for which the school exists.

Deuteronomy 4:1,5,9,14; 6:1-10; 31:12-13; Nehemiah 8:1-8; Job 28:28; Psalms 19:7; 119:11; Proverbs 3:13; 4:1-10; 8:1-7,11; 15:14; Ecclesiastes 7:19; Matthew 5:02; 7:24; 28:19-20; Luke 2:40; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Ephesians 4:11-16; Philippians 4:8; Colossians 2:3,8-9; 1 Timothy 1:3-7; 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:14-17; Hebrews 5:12-6:3; James 1:5; 3:17

God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its proper end. According to His promise, Jesus Christ will return to the earth in glory in a personal and visible way; the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell, the place of eternal punishment. The righteous, in their resurrected and glorified bodies, will receive their reward and dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.

Isaiah 2.4; Matthew 16.27; 18.8.9; 19.28; 24.27,30,36,44; 25.31-46; 26.64; Mark 8.38; 9.43-48; Luke 12.40,48; 16.19-26; 17.22-37; 21.27-28; John 14.1-3; Acts 1.11; 17.31; Romans 14.10; 1 Corinthians 4.5; 15.24-28,35-58; 2 Corinthians 5.10; Philippians 3.20-21; Colossians 1.5; 3.4; 1 Thessalonians 4.14-18; 5.1 and ff.; 2 Thessalonians 1.7 and ff.; 2; 1 Timothy 6.14; 2 Timothy 4.1,8; Titus 2.13; Hebrews 9.27-28; James 5.8; 2 Peter 3.7 and ff.; 1 John 2.28; 3.2; Jude 14; Revelation 1.18; 3.11; 20:1-22.13

God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him. Christians are spiritually indebted to the whole world, entrusted with a holy charge in the Gospel, and bound to a stewardship in their possessions. Therefore, they are under divine obligation to serve God with their time, talents, and material possessions; and they must recognize that all these have been entrusted to them to be used for the glory of God and to help others. According to the Scriptures, Christians should contribute from what they have, cheerfully, regularly, systematically, proportionally, and liberally for the progress of the Redeemer’s cause on earth.

Genesis 14.20; Leviticus 27.30-32; Deuteronomy 8.18; Malachi 3.8-12; Matthew 6.1-4,19-21; 19.21; 23.23; 25.14-29; Luke 12.16-21,42; 16.1-13; Acts 2.44-47; 5.1-11; 17.24; 25.20-35; Romans 6.6-22; 12.1-2; 1 Corinthians 4.1-2; 6.19-20; 12; 16.1-4; 2 Corinthians 8-9; 12.15; Philippians 4.10-19; 1 Peter 1.18-19

The people of Christ should, as the occasion requires, organize such associations and conventions as may best secure the cooperation needed to achieve the great objectives of the Kingdom of God. Such organizations have no authority over one another or over the churches. They are voluntary organizations for counsel, for discovery, for combining and directing the energies of our people in the most effective way. Members of New Testament churches should cooperate with one another in carrying forward missionary, educational, and benevolent ministries for the extension of the Kingdom of Christ. Christian unity in the New Testament sense is spiritual harmony and voluntary cooperation for common purposes among various groups of the people of Christ. Cooperation among Christian denominations is desirable when the purpose to be achieved is justified in itself and when such cooperation does not involve any violation of conscience or compromise loyalty to Christ and His Word as revealed in the New Testament.

Exodus 17.12; 18.17 and ff.; Judges 7.21; Ezra 1.3-4; 2.68-69; 5.14-15; Nehemiah 4; 8.1-5; Matthew 10.5-15; 20.1-16; 22.1-10; 28.19-20; Mark 2.3; Luke 10.1 and ff.; Acts 1.13-14; 2.1 and ff.; 4.31-37; 13.2-3; 15.1-35; 1 Corinthians 1.10-17; 3.5-15; 12; 2 Corinthians 8 and 9; Galatians 1.6-10; Ephesians 4.1-16; Philippians 1.15-18

God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of people related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption. Marriage is the union of one man and one woman in a lifelong covenant commitment. It is God’s unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the man and the woman in marriage a means for intimate companionship, the channel for sexual expression according to biblical patterns, and the means for the procreation of the human race. The husband and wife have the same value before God, since both were created in the image of God. The marriage relationship models the way God relates to His people. A husband must love his wife as Christ loved the church. He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, protect, and lead his family.