The Holy Scripture:  The Holy Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration through holy men of God who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Scriptures are the infallible revelation of His will to man.

The Holy Trinity:   There is one God!  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  A unity of three co-eternal Persons.  God is immortal, all powerful, all knowing, and above all, ever present.  He is infinite and beyond human comprehension, yet He is known through His self-revelation.  He is forever worthy of worship, adoration, and service by all creation.

The Holy Father:  God the eternal Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer and Sovereign of all creation.  He is just and holy, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.  The qualities and powers exhibited in the Son and the Holy Spirit are also revelations of the Father.

The Holy Son:  God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ.  Through Him all things were created, the character of God is revealed, the salvation of humanity is accomplished, and the world is judged.  Forever truly God, He became also truly man – Jesus the Christ.  He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.  He suffered and died voluntarily on the cross for our sins and in our place, was raised from the dead, and ascended to minister in the heavenlies on our behalf.  He will come again in glory for the final deliverance of His people and the restoration of all things.

The Holy Spirit:  God the eternal Spirit was active with the Father and the Son in Creation, Incarnation, and Redemption.  He inspired the writers of Scripture.  He draws and convicts human beings; and those who respond, He renews and transforms into the image of God.  He was sent by the Father and the Son to always be with His children.  He extends spiritual gifts to the Church, empowers it to bear witness to Christ, and in harmony with the Scriptures, leads us into all truth.

The Nature of Man:  According to the testimony of Scripture, man in his present human form was created by God at the conclusion and consummation of all creation.  Of man, it is said, that he was made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26), and that God breathed into him the breath of life (Genesis 2:7).  These distinctions classify man above all other forms of life which are upon the earth, and indicate that man is a moral creature with intellect, capacity for feeling, and a will.

The Fall of Man:  The issue of how sin entered the universe is a question which every system of thought encounters.  Only the Bible, however, provides a reasonable explanation.  The Bible introduces Adam the first man, and Eve as the woman whom God provided to be his helpmate.  Together they constituted the human race and, before the Fall, were free from sin.  When both Adam and Even sinned against God, sin entered the human race.  This is referred to in the Bible as The Fall of Man.

The Salvation of Man:  According to its most expansive meaning as used in Scripture, the word “salvation” represents the whole work of God by which He rescues man from the eternal ruin and doom of sin, and bestows upon him the riches of His grace, including eternal life now and eternal glory in Heaven.  “Salvation is of the Lord” (Jonah 2:9).  Therefore, it is in every aspect a work of God on behalf of man and is in no sense a work of man on behalf of God.  The saving work of God, which is accomplished the moment one believes, includes various phases of God’s gracious work:  redemption, reconciliation, propitiation, forgiveness, regeneration, imputation, justification, and sanctification (Ephesians 1:6; Colossians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 5:21).