We teach that there is only one true God, eternally existing in three Persons— Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Mt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14) — each equally deserving worship and obedience.

God The Father

We teach that God the Father is the sovereign Creator of all things (I Cor. 8:6), the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (Eph. 1:3), the Father of all men as their Creator (Eph. 3:14-15), and the spiritual Father of believers (Rom. 8:15).

God The Son

We teach that God the eternal Son (Jn. 1:1-3) became a man through a virgin birth (Lk. 1:34-35), uniting perfect deity and true humanity in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ forever (Jn. 14:9; Col. 2:9). He lived a sinless life (Heb. 4:15), was crucified (Mt. 27:35), rose bodily from the dead (Lk. 24:39), and ascended to heaven as Lord of all (Acts 1:9). He is now interceding for believers (Heb. 7:25), preparing a place to receive them (Jn. 14:2), and will one day return for them (Jn. 14:3).

God The Holy Spirit

We teach that God the Holy Spirit is a fully divine, eternal Person (Acts 5:3-4). He glorifies Christ (Jn. 16:14), inspired the Scriptures (2 Pt. 1:20-21) and convicts unbelievers of their need to repent of their sins (Jn. 16:8). The Holy Spirit is the supernatural agent in regeneration (Jn. 3:5), baptizing all believers into the body of Christ (I Cor. 12:13). He also sanctifies (Rom. 8:2), instructs (Jn. 16:13), empowers them for service (Acts 1:8), and seals them for the day of redemption (Eph. 4:30). Every believer is indwelt by the Spirit from the moment of salvation (Rom. 8:9), and it is the duty of each believer to allow the Spirit to fill (or control) his life continuously (Eph. 5:18). We teach that the Holy Spirit imparts spiritual gifts to believers for the building up of Christ’s church (I Cor. 12:7; Eph. 4:11-12). He imparted miraculous gifts of revelation and healing in the apostolic era primarily to provide revelation and confirm the authenticity of the apostles’ message (Heb. 2:3-4; 2 Cor. 12:12). Such miraculous gifts are not normative for all believers (I Cor. 12:29-30), nor essential for a godly, fruitful life (I Cor. 1:7, 3:1-3).