GOD
We believe in the one true God revealed in the Bible. God is creator, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. (Genesis 1:1; Psalms 19; Acts 2:22-24). He spoke the world into existence and sustains all things today. God remains active and involved in this world and in our individual lives (Genesis 1:1; Hebrews 1:10-12, 11:3). We believe that God exists in three distinct personalities: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14; John 1:1, 14; John 16:12-15).
JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is the one of a kind Son of God (John 3:16). Jesus is the creator, the divine God, who took on human form and came in the likeness of man (John 1:1-14, Philippians 2:3-8, Colossians 1:16). Jesus, the Son, was sent to earth, born of a virgin, lived, taught, built His church, gave His life on the cross a perfect sacrifice, buried, raised on the third day, to save men from their sins. Jesus will return for His faithful children at a time known only by God the Father (Matthew 24:36, I Thessalonians 5:1,2).
WORSHIP
Worship under the New Covenant (Testament) is in spirit and in truth (John 4:23,24). The Lord’s Death, Burial and Resurrection should be celebrated in partaking of the Lord’s Supper each Lord’s Day (First day of the week) (Acts 20:7; Acts 2:42). Giving of our means to support preaching of the Gospel and taking care of the needy is also done every first day of the week (I Corinthians 16:1,2). We praise God and Jesus Christ through singing and praying. (We sing without instrumental accompaniment because the New Covenant does not give authority for such - Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16; I Corinthians 14:15).
THE BIBLE
The Bible is the Word of God (Hebrews 4:12) with power to work within its hearers (2 Thessalonians 2:13) and create faith (Romans 10:17). It is as good as hearing God's own voice and contains all that a Christian needs to know to be a mature disciple (2 Timothy 3:15,16). Writers were guided by the Holy Spirit to preserve the writings from common human weaknesses in reasoning and judgment (2 Peter 1:20-21). It must be properly interpreted (2 Timothy 2:15).
It is divided into two major sections. The Old Testament contains the records of the beginning of the earth, fall of man and early stages of God's redemptive plan. It contains the Law of Moses given to the Israel of old and many promises/prophecies of a coming Savior and kingdom. The New Testament contains the fulfillment of the promises of a Savior, His church or kingdom and signals the end of the Law of Moses and establishment of the New Covenant (Hebrews 9:15; 10:9).
The New Testament is the guide for the church in matters of religious practice. The Old Testament provides examples that we need to study (1 Corinthians 10:11), but since Jesus took it out of the way and established His New Covenant, the Old Testament no longer can authorize any religious practice in the church of Christ (Galatians 5:1-4) whether that be a special priesthood, burning incense, offering sacrifices, being circumcised, using instrumental music in worship or worshipping on the sabbath day (Saturday) over Sunday, the first day of the week. Christians are strongly encouraged to interpret the Bible for themselves and study with each other to gain greater insight into the Truth.