Doctrinal Statement

We believe and confess that

The Bible alone is the divinely inspired, infallible and inerrant Word of God. It is free from error of any sort, scientific and historical as well as moral and theological. And it is the supreme and final authority over mankind in all areas of life, including science.

In the Bible God has made His thoughts known in ordinary language. Therefore, we believe that the plain and obvious and most natural meaning of the Scripture text must prevail.

The Creator of the universe is a triune God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – Who created out of nothing, the entire universe, and all things therein, in six consecutive 24-hour days. This implies that the world and the human race are of relatively recent origin. All things that now exist are sustained and ordered by God’s providential care. Therefore, all theories of origins or development that involve evolution in any form are false.

The Biblical record of primeval earth history in Genesis 1-11, including the creation and fall of man, the curse on the creation and its subjection to the bondage of decay, the worldwide flood in Noah’s day, the origin of nations and languages at the Tower of Babel, etc., is an accurate and factual presentation of actual events and therefore is the only foundation for accurately understanding and interpreting all scientific and historical data.

The first human beings, Adam and Eve, did not evolve from an animal ancestry (or any kind of subhuman species), but were specially created by God in His own image, and all other men and women are descendants of Adam and Eve.

Death, both physical and spiritual, entered into this world subsequent to – and as a direct consequence of – Adam’s sin in the Garden of Eden, whereby we are all conceived and born in sin. Therefore, the Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden is the basis for the necessity of salvation for mankind through the blood-atonement of God’s Son, Jesus Christ.

The doctrines of the Creator and Creation cannot ultimately be divorced from the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which teaches the need for rebellious humans to be reconciled to God through faith in Jesus Christ, the Creator, as Lord and Savior.

God will one day restore creation to its original state, by the removal of His curse and restoration of all things. This will take place following Christ’s personal, bodily return to earth.