Statement of Faith:

Within Christian history, divergent views on doctrinal issues have emerged even among true Christian believers. This church, recognizing its responsibility to teach the whole counsel of God, affirms the following doctrines as accurate expressions of biblical truth, and will teach only these views of the subjects in question. Members must abide under these teaching positions. In cases where different groups of Christians may hold other views, we will hold our views with charity as well as clarity.

The Bible is actually God's Word given to His people. Every concept and every word were recorded exactly as God intended because His Holy Spirit worked through the men who wrote the original books. Because these words are ultimately God's, they are absolutely truthful, accurate, and without error. This is why we happily depend upon the Bible as the basis for how we think about God and His Word (theology) and for how we behave (ethics). We also consider translations of the Bible that accurately reflect the intent and words of the original languages to be the Word of God.