We believe that the death of Christ was substitutionary and atoning for each and every human being for all time.  The death and physical resurrection of Christ provides the only ground for a sinner's justification and acceptance by God.  All who receive the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior by faith alone are redeemed by His blood and born of the Holy Spirit, becoming children of God.  Those who are born again are sealed by the Holy Spirit and have eternal life.  They are kept by the power of God and shall never perish.  The assurance of eternal salvation is based only on the promise God makes in His Word that everyone who trusts in Jesus Christ alone possesses eternal life.  Good works, which can and should follow regeneration, are not necessary for a person to have assurance of eternal life even though they may have a secondary, confirmatory value.

John 3:16-18, 36; 5:24; 10:27-29; Romans 3:20; 4:25; 5:8; I Corinthians 3:15; Ephesians 1:7,13-14; 2:8-10; Colossians 1:13-22; Titus 3:4-8; I Peter 1:3-5; I John 5:9-13.