Scripture: The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments provide divine inspiration,
authority, and sufficiency as an infallible rule of faith and practice.

God: God, who is infinite in His being, exists as God the Father, God the Son, and God the
Holy Spirit. He is absolutely sovereign, having from all eternity, by His own free will, ordained
whatever comes to pass. The triune God has created the world out of nothing in a space of six
days. God, in His providence, upholds all things by His sovereign authority.

Man: Man fell from original righteousness and became dead in sin, that sin and death being
imputed to all mankind. God originally entered into a covenant of works with Adam, but when he
sinned, God enacted the covenant of grace. In his sin man lost all ability to will anything
spiritually good.

Christ: Jesus Christ is of one substance with the Father; became virgin born; as the God-Man
became the mediator, offering the perfect sacrifice. Christ purchased reconciliation for all those
whom the Father has given Him.

Holy Spirit:  The Holy Spirit is the manifest, immersed presence of God, indwelling and
empowering a believer to live a Christian life.

Salvation: Through His Word and His Spirit, God effectually calls all those whom He has
predestined to eternal life. He renews their spirit and draws them to Jesus Christ. Hence,
salvation is entirely by grace. God justifies these believers, declaring them righteous; He adopts
them as His children; and He sanctifies them. Saving faith is a gift of the Spirit of Christ.
Repentance is a doctrine to be preached along with saving faith. Good works are the fruit of true
faith.

Perseverance: Those whom God has saved can neither totally nor finally fall away from grace,
but persevere to the end and will be eternally saved.

Assurance: Only true believers will have the assurance that they are in the state of grace;
unbelievers will not have that assurance.

Worship: God is to be feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served with all the
heart, soul, and might. Worship is to be accorded to God and no one else. Prayer is to be
offered to God. A lawful oath may be part of religious worship.

Church: The universal church consists of the whole number of the elect; the visible church
consists of those who confess their faith. All believers are united to Christ and are in a holy
fellowship in the worship of God. Christ has given Church officers authority in which they enact
church discipline.

Sacraments: Baptism is a seal and sign of the covenant of grace, administered primarily by
immersion. The Lord's Supper commemorates the death of Christ. There is no remission of sins
in either sacrament.

Death and Judgement: After death, bodies return to the dust, but the soul immediately returns to
God: the righteous received into heaven; the wicked ultimately into the Lake of Fire. All authority
has been given to Christ who will judge the world in righteousness

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