We believe the whole Bible is true and trustworthy, written in the words and literary style of individuals inspired by God. We believe that "all Scripture is given by inspiration of God." (2 Timothy 3:16). We understand this to mean that the whole Bible is inspired in that holy men of God "were moved by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1:21) to write the very words of Scripture. We believe that all Scripture was designed for our practical instruction. (Luke 24:27, 44; John 5:39; Romans 15:4; 1 Corinthians 10:11; 2 Timothy 3:16). It says everything God intended to say as He inspired men to write it, and He has provided evidence of its reliability through historical, scientific and spiritual facts. The Bible is our supreme and final authority in faith and conduct, and it is meant to be taken literally unless context clearly indicates otherwise.  We believe that this divine inspiration extends equally and fully to all parts of Scripture as it appeared in the original manuscripts. We believe that the whole Bible in the originals is therefore without error. We believe that all the Scriptures center about the Lord Jesus Christ in His person and work, in His first and second coming, and that no portion, even of the Old Testament, is properly read or understood until it leads to Him. 
 

We believe that the universe, the realm of nature, is the creation of God. It affirms God's existence and gives a trustworthy revelation of God's character and purpose. God declares that through His creation all humanity may come to recognize His power, His love, His justice, and His mercy, and thus the way to find eternal fellowship with Him. We believe that science has unsuccessfully tried to disprove creation, which is why more scientists are becoming Creation Scientists. An honest study of nature--its physical, biological, and social aspects--can prove useful in a person's search for truth. We believe that man was created directly by and in the image of God. We believe that God created the heavens and the earth, including all life, by direct act. (Genesis 1:1; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17)
 

God is the one true and living God, Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer and Ruler of all things; and apart from Him there is no God. He is infinite, eternal, unchangeable, and is revealed to us as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He exists simultaneously and eternally as three persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 

The Father: God, as Father, reigns over all of His universe with providential care. He is all-powerful, all-loving, all-knowing, and all-wise. He is fatherly in attitude toward all men but is Father, indeed, to those who have become children of God through Jesus Christ, who will deliver them into the Father's hands. (Genesis 1:1; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Jeremiah 10:10; Matthew 6:9; Acts 1:7; Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 1 Corinthians 15:24; Ephesians 4:6). The Father is the author and initiator of love. 

The Son: We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man. This redemption was accomplished by voluntarily giving Himself as a sinless, substitutionary sacrifice on the cross, thereby satisfying God's righteous judgment against sin. After substantiating the accomplishment of that redemption and justification by His bodily resurrection from the grave, He ascended to the right hand of His Father, where He intercedes on behalf of those who trust Him. (Luke 1:34-35; John 1:1, 2, 14, 18; Romans 3:24-26, 8:34) Jesus Christ, the Son, is God in bodily form, a tangible expression of all that the Father is, and offers the only way to eternal fellowship with the Father. 

The Holy Spirit: We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Divine Person who convicts the world of sin (righteousness and judgment), that He alone brings new life to those who are spiritually dead; that He places all believers into the one true Church, which is the Body of Christ; that He indwells them permanently, seals them unto the day of final redemption, bestows spiritual gifts upon them, controls those who are yielding to Him. Every believer is called to life so in the power of the indwelling Spirit that he will not fulfill the lust of the flesh but will bear fruit to the glory of God. (John 3:3-8; 14:16-17; 16:7-11; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, 13; Ephesians 4:30; 5:18). The Holy Spirit imparts truth, convicts of sin, and turns individuals to Christ. As a person repents of spiritual sin and submits to Christ, the Spirit irrevocably indwells that person and places him or her into Christ's Body, the Church.
 

We believe man was created in the image of God to fellowship with Him and give Him glory. Adam and Eve, the first humans, chose to go their own independent way. As a result, the fellowship was broken, the image distorted, and the sin nature passed on to all their progeny. Although man was created in the image of God, he fell into sin and is lost and risks eternal separation from God. This is true of all men, and except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (Genesis 1:26-27; John 3:3; Romans 3:10, 23)
 

We believe God has acted sovereignly to bridge the gap that separates people from Himself. He sent His Son, born of a virgin, attested by miracles and by a sinless life, to bear the full penalty for all humanity's sin. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a substitutionary sacrifice and that all who believe on Him are redeemed by His shed blood. We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord Jesus Christ and in His ascension into heaven; He is our High Priest and Advocate. (John 1:1-3, 14; 3:1-7; Hebrews 10:4-14; 1 John 2:2)
 

We believe that Jesus Christ rose bodily from the dead, conquering sin, death, and all the powers of Satan. He now lives to indwell all who recognize their sinfulness, repent, and turn their lives over to His authority.
 

We believe that all people who have personally made this transfer of authority belong to the Church. These people are neither perfect nor sinless, but their lives are coming more and more under the control of the Holy Spirit, expressing His love, joy, peace, and other Christ-like qualities.
Many religions claim to be the "true church", but the biblical definition is built on Jesus Christ, and its members are those who confess Him as Saviour and Lord as Peter did when he said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." After Peter said that, Jesus said "Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:16-18.  When Peter said, "You are the Christ..." Jesus responded with, "On this rock I will build my church." What Rock? This confession of faith. In other words, "all who confess me will be my church." The Bible teaches that the "true church" is not some humanly-designed denomination or organization. The "true church" is simply the whole body of believers, those who through faith have a relationship with Christ.  1 Corinthians 12:27 - Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.  Ephesians 4: 12-13 - For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: John 10:9 - I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.  John 14:6 - Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no  man cometh unto the Father, but by me.  In other words, anyone, whether he calls himself Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Prostestant or whatever, can become a member of the "true church" of Jesus Christ. Not a denomination, religion, institution or a church itself but the heart of a believer is the "true church" of Jesus Christ. 
 

We believe and know that Jesus is coming back. We do not know the day nor the hour, but we do know the signs for which He told us to look for. We also know the certainty of His promise to return and to judge all humanity. Those who have received His offer of life will go to eternal blessings in heaven; those who have rejected it, to eternal damnation in hell.
 

Christ has commissioned His people, the Church, to go into all the world to disciple, to baptize, and to teach everyone everywhere to obey His word. Until the return of Christ, it is the Christian's duty and privilege to seek the fulfillment of Christ's Great Commission and to minister in His name to a needy world. Because it is impossible to obey Him without trusting Him, we seek to trust Him more and more so that, as a result, our obedience will increase and our lives bring forth much fruit to the honor of God. We are to be instruments of Jesus Christ as the Holy Spirit ministers redemption and reconciliation in the world. (Matthew 25:31-46; 28:18-20)
 

We believe that Satan is real, the author of sin, and the reason of the fall of man, and is destined to the judgment of an eternal punishment in the lake of fire. We believe that all who follow him and put their trust in him will join him (Matthew 4:1-3; Acts 5:3; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Revelation 20:10). We believe he constantly tries to remind God of our sins, but we know God erases the ones we have truly repented of and "remembers them no more". We believe Satan, the Accuser tries to convince people that they have commited a sin that could never be forgiven by God.
 

We believe that salvation is the gift of God's grace. It cannot be gained or made more secure by meritorious works, but is freely bestowed upon all who put their faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ at Calvary. We believe that all who trust the Savior are forgiven of their sins and born into the family of God by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit. (John 1:12; Acts 16:30-33; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-9)
 

We believe that we are called with a holy calling to walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit, and to live in the power of the indwelling Spirit that we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. But the flesh is never eradicated in this life, and the individual chooses to keep the flesh in subjection to Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit or it will surely manifest its presence in our lives to the dishonor of our Lord. (Romans 6:11-13; 8:2, 4, 12-13; Galatians 5:16-23; Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 2:1-10; 1 Peter 1:14-16; 1 John 1:4-7; 3:5-9). Darren believes his call is in teaching, I believe my call is in discernment, which our calls go great together.