What We Believe

We accept the Bible as the inspired Word of God and follow it as our only guide in religious matters.  We attempt to speak where the Bible speaks and to be silent where it is silent.  We fully accept the authority of Christ in all things, doing His things in His ways.  We do not presume to add to His instructions nor to distract from them.

When we go back to the New Testament, back before all the religious confusion and division  of today–back before human creeds and denominations alienated and divided men who believe in Christ, we learn that God’s children were simply called “Christians” (Acts 11:26, 26:28; 1 Pet. 4:16).

We believe that the New Testament is sufficient to instruct us in all our spiritual needs (2 Tim. 3:16-17).  When we simply preach and teach and obey what it teaches, we will become just what the early Christians were.

We do not claim to be perfect.  We have shortcomings.  The Bible tells us that all sin and come short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23). For this reason we need Christ.  His perfect sacrifice paid the price for our sins (2 Cor. 5:21).  In Christ we have fellowship with God and with one another (1 John 1:6-7).

As a congregation we have joined hearts and hands in mutual work of service.  We want to share the good news of Jesus Christ
with others.  For this reason, we make provisions to preach the Gospel.  We engage in public worship following the example given by the apostles (Acts 2:42).  We encourage one another to love and to do good deeds (Heb. 10:23-25).  We love each other.  We rejoice with them that rejoice and weep with those who weep, as Paul instructs us to do in Romans 12:15.