We believe that the God of the Bible is the source of all truth; thus, all genuine intellectual pursuits lead logically to God.  The Bible is the infallible Word of God, and as such it, and not man, is the standard of truth. Furthermore, we consider the primary goal of all of life and education to be the glory of God and the revelation of Jesus Christ, the hope of glory.

We are in agreement with the following historic, evangelic, Christian tenets: Salvation comes by grace alone, through faith alone, because of Christ alone, for the glory of God alone.  Salvation, the free gift of God, is provided not because of any works of man but because of Christ’s finished work of atonement on the cross.  We seek to promote unity and charity among those affirming these truths.

When we talk about the essentials of Christianity, we refer to the basic doctrines characterizing our faith and personal relationship with Christ, separating Biblical Christianity from other beliefs.  We express these doctrines as follows: 
 

• We affirm the existence of a triune God, or one God in three distinct Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This God is self-existent, eternal, unchanging, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, holy, righteous, and loving. God created the universe from nothing, and He is sovereign over His creation.  We believe in the authority of Scripture, affirming the Bible as God's inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word. It is the ultimate source of truth and knowledge about God, as well as the definitive guide for our daily lives.
   
• We believe man is a spiritual and physical being created in God's image. Because of sin, however, man lost his fellowship with God, and apart from salvation in Christ, will suffer God’s judgment and eternal condemnation in Hell.
   
• By God's grace, Jesus Christ—fully God and fully man—was sent to save us from our bondage to sin. We believe Christ was born of a virgin, died for our sins, physically rose from the dead, and will one day return to judge the living and the dead, and deliver His people. Presently Christ is in Heaven, exalted at the right hand of God.   At death the believer’s soul passes immediately into the presence of God, and the unbeliever’s soul is eternally separated from God unto condemnation.
   
• We believe a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and not man’s religion leads to salvation.  Our justification includes the forgiveness of sin and the gift of eternal life because of the exchanged life and Christ’s imputed righteousness.  Through the indwelling Holy Spirit, we are sanctified by God’s grace and called to pursue a life of holiness in Christ.