WE BELIEVE that God is the Eternal King. He is an infinite, unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power, and love. From all eternity He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory. WE BELIEVE that the Word of God is inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative – living and active, applicable to any situation, and available to any person who seeks His wisdom. WE BELIEVE that God's Kingdom is everlasting. From His throne, through His Son, His eternal Word, God created, upholds, and governs all that exists: the heavenly places, the angelic hosts, the universe, the earth, every living thing, and mankind. God created all things very good. WE BELIEVE that Satan, originally a great, good angel, rebelled against God, taking a host of angels with him. He was cast out of God's presence and, as a usurper of God's rule established a counter kingdom of darkness and evil on earth. WE BELIEVE that God created mankind in His image, male and female, for relationship with Himself and to govern the earth. We believe God creates each person with an immutable biological sex — male or female — that reflects the image and likeness of God. We believe God designed marriage as a life-long covenantal relationship joining one man and one woman as a representation of Christ and the church. God intends sexual intimacy only to occur within that relationship. WE BELIEVE that in the fullness of time, God honored His covenants with Israel and His prophetic promises of salvation by sending His only Son, Jesus, into the world. Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, as fully God and fully man in one person, He lived a sinless life, was crucified, resurrected from the dead, and ascended into heaven to be seated at the right hand of God the Father. Whoever believes Jesus is the son of God and Lord of all, and receives the gift of salvation through repentance, is born again into a new creation, and sealed with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Salvation is for the Jews and the Gentiles. And because of that, we believe God endows all human life with inherent dignity, and it must be respected and protected since life begins at conception. WE BELIEVE that the Holy Spirit was poured out on the evening of the resurrection, when Jesus breathed upon his disciples and told them to receive the Holy Spirit; and that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit is our abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide. We believe in baptism in the name of the Father, Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. We believe in the present ministry of the Spirit. WE BELIEVE that in partnership with the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ, God's Kingdom will be established in the glorious, visible, and triumphant appearing of Christ: His return to the earth as King. Until then, Jesus Christ calls all of us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him. Lordship of Christ requires us as disciples to seek to conform our actions, thoughts, desires and apply His Kingdom principles and ways to all that we do in obedience to Him and His Word through Scripture. For if we love Him, we will obey His commands.