We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1,2, 14, 18; Luke 1:35; Galatians 4:4-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the world; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24,25; 1 Timothy 2:4-6; 1 Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:3-5; 1 John 2:2).
We believe that on the basis of the efficacy of the death of our Lord Jesus Christ for all mankind, the sinner who has trusted Christ is freed from the penalty, the power, and one day the very presence of sin; and that he is declared righteous, given eternal life, and adopted into the family of God (Romans 3:25, 5:8-9; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; 1 Peter 2:24, 3:18).
We believe that in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave, God confirmed the deity of His Son and gave proof that God has accepted the propitiatory work of Christ on the cross. Jesus' bodily resurrection is also the guarantee of a future resurrection life for all believers (John 5:26-29, 14:19; Romans 1:4, 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:20, 23; 1 John 4:9-10).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9, 10; Hebrews 7:25, 9:24; Romans 8:34; 1 John 2:1, 2).
We believe that Jesus Christ will return to receive the Church, which is His body, unto Himself at the Rapture, and, returning with His church in glory, will establish His millennial kingdom on earth (Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20).
As the Mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5), the Head of His body, the Church (Ephesians 1:22; 5:23; Colossians 1:18), and the coming universal King Who will reign on the throne of David (Isaiah 9:6; Luke 1:31-33), He is the final judge of all who fail to place their trust in Him as personal Savior (Matthew 25:14-46; Acts 17:30-31).
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