I. We believe in one true and living God: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and that these three are one. John 1:1; 1John 5:7; John 14:16~26, 15:26; 1Peter1:2; Jude 1
II. We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written word of God and our only rule of faith and practice. 2Peter 1:21, 3:16; 2Timothy 3:16
III. We believe in the fall of man and that he is incapable of recovering himself from his fallen state. Romans 5:12,18-19; 1Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 2:1-3; Colossians 2:13; Romans 3:10~18
IV. We believe in the doctrine of election by grace. Ephesians 1:4; Romans 9:11; 1Peter 1:2; John 6:37, 17:2; Romans 8:29
V. We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God only by the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ. 1Corinthians 1:30; Romans 5:9; 2Corinthians 5:21
VI. We believe that God’s elect, a great multitude of people, shall be called and regenerated by the Holy Spirit. 2Timothy 1:9; Galatians 4:6; John 5:25, 6:63; Revelation 7:9
VII. We believe that the elect are preserved in grace and shall never fall eternally. John 10:27-28; 6:37-40; Jude 1; Hebrews 10:10,14; Romans 8:38-39
VIII. We believe that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances of Jesus Christ, that repentant believers are the only proper subjects of baptism, and that immersion is the only Scriptural mode. Mark 1:9; Romans 6:4; Acts 2:38; Acts 8:36-39; Matthew 26:26-27
IX. We believe that only duly ordained ministers have the right to administer the ordinances of Jesus Christ. We believe that only baptized members of the church have the right to commune at the Lord’s Table, and that the saints should wash each other’s feet. Mark 3:14; 1Timothy 4:14; Luke 22:14; John 13:5
X. We believe in the resurrection of the dead and a general judgment. We believe the punishment of the wicked is everlasting and the joy of the righteous is eternal. John 5:28-29; Matthew 25:46
