I. The Holy Scriptures. I believe the Bible was written by men divinely inspired by God, and is the perfect and trustworthy guide to salvation and life — without error in all it affirms. It is the supreme standard by which all beliefs, conduct, and opinions must be measured.

II. The Triune God. I believe there is one living and true God — infinite, holy, and worthy of all honor and love. In the unity of the Godhead there are three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — equal in every divine perfection, each playing a distinct and harmonious role in redemption.

III. The Fall of Man. I believe God created humanity in holiness, but through willful disobedience we fell from that state. As a result, all people are sinners by nature and by choice, inclined toward evil, and justly condemned before God without excuse.

IV. The Way of Salvation. I believe salvation is entirely by grace, through the person and work of Jesus Christ. He took on human nature without sin, fulfilled the law in our place, and made full atonement for sin through his death. He rose from the dead, now reigns in heaven, and is the only all-sufficient Savior.

V. Justification. I believe justification is the great gospel blessing secured by Christ for all who trust in him — the full pardon of sin and the promise of eternal life, granted not on account of anything we have done, but solely through faith in Christ’s atoning blood. His perfect righteousness is freely credited to us, bringing us into peace and favor with God.

VI. The Free Offer of the Gospel. I believe the blessings of salvation are genuinely offered to all through the gospel, and it is the duty of every person to receive them by faith. Nothing keeps anyone from being saved except their own sinfulness and refusal to come to Christ.

VII. Regeneration. I believe that to be saved, a person must be born again. Regeneration is a work of the Holy Spirit that goes beyond human understanding — transforming the heart, securing genuine repentance and faith, and producing the fruit of a new life.

VIII. Repentance and Faith. I believe repentance and faith are both commanded duties and sovereign gifts of God’s grace, worked in us by the Holy Spirit. Together they involve a deep conviction of sin and helplessness, a turning to God in genuine sorrow, and a wholehearted trust in Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King.

IX. Election. I believe election is God’s eternal and gracious purpose to regenerate, sanctify, and save sinners. It is entirely consistent with human responsibility, perfectly free and holy, and excludes all boasting. It is the foundation of Christian assurance and calls for diligent pursuit of godliness.

X. Sanctification. I believe sanctification is the ongoing process by which God makes his people increasingly holy. It begins at regeneration and is carried forward by the Holy Spirit through the Word, prayer, self-examination, and watchfulness.

XI. The Perseverance of Believers. I believe that all true believers will persevere to the end. Their enduring attachment to Christ distinguishes them from those who profess faith superficially, and they are kept by the power of God through faith unto final salvation.

XII. The Law and the Gospel. I believe the moral law of God is eternal and good. Human inability to keep it stems not from any defect in the law but from love of sin. One great purpose of the gospel is to deliver us from sin and restore us to glad obedience to God.

XIII. The Local Church. I believe a church is a gathered community of believers, united by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel. It observes the ordinances of Christ, is governed by his Word, and is scripturally led by pastors (or elders or bishops) and deacons.

XIV. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. I believe that baptism is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus Christ — a visible sign and public declaration of the gospel, portraying death to sin and new life in Christ. The Lord’s Supper is a sacred ordinance in which believers commemorate together the atoning love of Christ through bread and wine, always preceded by earnest self-examination.

XV. The Lord’s Day. I believe that the first day of the week is the Lord’s Day, and is to be kept sacred to religious purposes by the devout observance of all the means of grace, both private and public, and by preparation for that rest that remains for the people of God.

XVI. Civil Government. I believe civil government is appointed by God for the good order of society. Governing authorities are to be honored, prayed for, and obeyed — except in those things that contradict the commands of Christ, who is the only Lord of the conscience.

XVII. Religious Liberty. I believe that God alone is Lord of the conscience, and has left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men in anything contrary to his Word or not contained in it. To bind the conscience where Scripture does not bind it is to usurp the authority that belongs to Christ alone. True Christian liberty is not a license for sin, but freedom from all enemies of the soul — that we might serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness, all the days of our lives.

XVIII. Christian Conduct I believe that good works are the necessary fruit of saving faith, though they contribute nothing to justification before God. Believers are called to walk worthy of the gospel — in love, holiness, and integrity — denying ungodliness and worldly passions, and adorning the doctrine of Christ in every area of life. Such conduct flows not from compulsion but from hearts transformed by grace and gratitude.

XIX. The Gifts of the Spirit. I believe that the Holy Spirit sovereignly distributes gifts to every believer for the common good and the building up of the body of Christ. These gifts are given not for personal distinction but for service, and they are to be exercised in love, order, and submission to Scripture. I hold that the Spirit works in and through his people with freedom and power, and I am committed to neither quenching his work nor departing from the Word as the final measure of all things.

XX. Laying on of Hands. I believe that the laying on of hands with prayer upon believers is a meaningful and practiced ordinance in the life of the church. Its purpose is not the conferring of extraordinary gifts, but the blessing, commissioning, and strengthening of believers through the Spirit’s ministry — confirming, comforting, and setting apart those on whom it is performed for the work to which God has called them.

XXI. The Righteous and the Wicked. I believe there is a real and essential distinction between those who are justified by faith and sanctified by the Spirit, and those who remain in unbelief. This distinction holds both in this life and beyond death.

XXII. The World to Come. I believe Christ will return bodily, raise the dead, and bring all people to final judgment. The wicked will be consigned to eternal punishment, and the righteous to eternal joy — a judgment that fixes forever the destiny of every soul.