The Bible… is the inspired, and infallible Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16)Every Person… is created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27); is loved by God (1 John 4:9-10); sins against God by disobeying Him Sin… separates man from God, which brings death (Romans 6:23); can only be forgiven by means of a perfect sacrifice [Jesus Christ] (Hebrews 9:22)God… sent His only Son Jesus to be the sacrifice for the sins of all mankind (John 3:16, Hebrews 9:28)Jesus Christ… was born of a virgin (Isiah 7:14); lived a sinless life (2 Corinthians 5:21); was fully God and fully man (John 10:30); died on the cross as a substitute for man’s sins (Romans 5:6); was raised from the dead after three days (1 Corinthians 15:3-4); ascended into Heaven (1 Timothy 3:16); will return to judge all mankind (John 5:22-23)Salvation Is… wholly a gift from God (Ephesians 2:8-9); available to all mankind (2 Peter 3:9); a promise for all who… have faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16);repent of their sins (2 Corinthians 7:9-11);confess their faith before men (Matthew 10:32-33);are baptized by full immersion into water (Acts 2:38); and continue to grow in faithfulness (Acts 2:42)Heaven Is… the place of eternal reward with God for all who have believed in and obeyed Jesus Christ (John 14:17)Hell Is… the place of eternal punishment separate from God for all who have not believed in and obeyed Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9)The Church is… made up of all who have believed in and obeyed Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-13); the bride of Christ (2 Corinthians 11:2); the body of Christ, of which He is the Head (Ephesians 1:22-23); locally autonomous, under the care of elders (Acts 20:28); commissioned to seek the lost and to build up the saved (Ephesians 4:1-16)
A distinctive part of our witness is that because the early church baptized by immersion, so do we. We practice immersion not in any sense of superiority to others, but in a deep and abiding commitment to the witness of the apostles in the first century church. We also practice weekly communion as was the practice of the early church.