We believe the Bible is literally the Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, who moved men to write down God’s Word to mankind without error. Though there are minor copyist errors in ancient manuscripts of the Bible, we believe the Bible has been preserved through God’s providence so that no doctrines have been corrupted. We believe the best literal translations of the Bible are, for all intents and purposes, the very Word of God. We believe the Scriptures alone are sufficient for all matters of faith, practice, and living the Christian life for the glory of God.

We believe all ministries must fall under at least one of three distinct areas: 1) worshiping God in spirit and truth, 2) equipping the saints for the work of the ministry, or 3) evangelizing the lost. If at least one of these areas of ministry is not present, then the activity isn’t a ministry, but an attempt to do good deeds, give money, support charitable causes, feed the poor, etc. The social gospel cannot be biblical ministry if it leaves out preaching the gospel and calling sinners to repentance. The church does not exist to make sinners comfortable on their way to hell, but to love them by preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to them as well as meeting physical needs. We believe the Bible makes a clear distinction between, and gives different instructions to, Christians about how they are to treat “the poor,” those who want to work but are prevented because of sickness or circumstances, and those who are lazy, indolent, idle, and sluggardly.

We believe in the literal, historical, grammatical, contextual method of interpreting the Bible. We also believe that every truly born-again believer is indwelt by the divine interpreter, the Holy Spirit. All things being equal, any believer should be able to understand any biblical text. Spiritual maturity, training in how to study the Bible, our understanding of systematic theology, spiritual giftedness, time spent in study, prayer, and meditation on the Word make a huge difference when trying to understand the meaning of the biblical text. Yet there are no “elite” interpreters of the Bible, who alone can discover the meaning of certain texts which other believers cannot discover.