We Believe: That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and, during this age, to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, and indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service. That man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is, therefore, totally incapable of pleasing God. Salvation and spiritual life can be obtained only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit. That the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and, thus, become children of God. That water baptism is an ordinance to be observed in obedience to the Lord’s command during this present age. It is an emblem of our faith in the crucified, buried and risen Savior, symbolizing our death to sin and resurrection to a new life. It should not be regarded as a means for imparting grace or salvation. That the Lord’s Supper is an ordinance to be observed by the Church in obedience to the Lord’s command during this present age. It should not be regarded as a means for imparting grace or salvation. That the true Church is comprised of all such persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and have by that same Spirit been baptized into the body of Christ, of which Christ is the Head. That God is able to save to the uttermost those who come to Him in faith through Christ; that this faith is evidenced by obedience to the will of God, repentance of sin and works of righteousness. God will perfect the work of salvation in the believer unto the day of Christ. That only those who are members of the true Church and have followed the Lord in believers baptism shall be eligible for membership in the local church. That Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church and that every local church has the right under Christ to decide and govern its own affairs. In the personal premillenial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this “Blessed Hope” has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer. In the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord; of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.