Table of contents
  1. The Bible
  2. The Biblical Dispensations
  3. The Triune God
  4. His Virgin Birth
  5. His Person
  6. His Blood
  7. His Blood Atonement
  8. His Soul And Spirit’s Dissension, Bodily Resurrection, Bodily Ascension, High Priesthood, And Bodily Return
  9. God The Holy Spirit
  10. The Creation Of The Universe
  11. The Creation And Fall Of Man
  12. The Christian’s Two Natures
  13. The Christian’s Service
  14. Satan And Fallen And Unfallen Angels
  15. The Fall Of Man
  16. The Righteous And The Wicked
  17. Salvation Only Through Christ
  18. Repentance
  19. The New Birth
  20. Justification
  21. Sanctification
  22. Eternal Security Of Believers
  23. Assurance Of Believers
  24. The Church
  25. The Church’s Great Commission
  26. The Church’s Two Ordinances: Baptism And The Lord’s Supper
  27. Biblical Separation
  28. Civil Government
  29. Israel
  30. The Rapture--The Blessed Hope
  31. The Tribulation
  32. The Second Coming Of Christ
  33. The Eternal State

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What We Believe

THE CHRISTIAN’S SERVICE

We believe that Divine, enabling gifts for service are bestowed by the Holy Spirit upon all who are saved (Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11); that, while there is a diversity of gifts, each believer is energized by the same Spirit; that each believer is called to his own divinely appointed service as the Spirit may will; that in the Apostolic church there were certain gifted men--apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers--who were appointed by God for the perfecting of the saints unto their work of the ministry (Ephesians 4:11-15); that today there are no apostles or prophets, but there are still some men who are especially called of God to be evangelists, pastors and teachers; and that it is to the fulfilling of His will and to His eternal glory that these gifted men shall be sustained and encouraged in their service for God; and that these gifts of evangelists, church leaders and pastors are not given to women (I Corinthians 14:34-35; 1 Timothy 2:11-14).

We believe that in the body of Christ men and women stand spiritually equal and constitute the Church universal.

We believe women have had and always will have their God-given gifts and roles within this body. Accordingly, as the primary role of believing men is to be husbands and fathers, so the primary role of women is to be wives and mothers.Modern secular feminism has destroyed the importance of these positions and blurred the differences between men and women.

Scriptures are clear that male leadership is called to the local church positions of deacon, elder or pastor. No amount of debate can water down what the Bible says about the individual and distinct callings of both sexes, in regard to gifts and positions.

Women play a very important role in church life, and we would encourage them to seek excellence in their God-given opportunities, but the role of pastor and deacon is biblically reserved for men. (1 Tim. 2:9-15; 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9; 2:1-8; I I Cor. 14:34-35)