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We
believe there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: God the
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy
6:4; Matthew 28:19; Mark 12:29).
We believe in
the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless
life, in His miracles, in His substitutionary and atoning death, in His
bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the Father, and His imminent
personal future return to this earth in power and glory to rule over the
nations (Isaiah 7:14; Hebrews 7:26; Acts 2:22; I
Corinthians 15:3-4; Acts 1:9-11).
We believe that
all Scripture is inspired by God and is our final and supreme authority in
faith and life (2 Timothy 3:16).
We believe that
man was created good and upright with dignity, but man voluntarily sinned,
and thereby incurred both physical and spiritual death, which is separation
from God (Genesis 1:26-27, 2:17, 3:6; Romans
5:12-19).
We believe that
the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith
in Jesus Christ who, by His death, as our substitute on the cross, paid the
penalty of our sin (Luke 24:47; Romans 10:13-15;
Titus 2:11, 3:5-7).
We believe that
any person who by faith and repentance receives Jesus Christ is born again
as a child of God and inherits eternal life (Mark
1:15; John 1:12-13, 3:16;
Ephesians 2:8-10).
We believe that
the ordinances of the Church are communion, or the Lord’s Supper, and
baptism in water, by immersion, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit (I Corinthians 11:26; Matthew 28:19; Romans
6:3-4).
We believe
one’s relationship to God leads to a separation from that which is evil to
a dedication unto God., We further believe that the Christian is able to
live a godly life by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 4:1-7; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:15-16;
Philippians 2:12-14; 2 Peter 1:3-4).
We believe that
the indwelling Holy Spirit is granted to all believers who trust God by
responding to the truth that Jesus is Lord. ,At the time of repentance and
faith the believer is sealed by the Holy Spirit, pledging ownership of the
believer, and confirming the assurance of salvation. ,The same Spirit then
guides and empowers us as we seek to live the fullness of the Christian
life (Acts 5:32; I Corinthians 12:13).
We believe the
Holy Spirit distributes spiritual gifts and ministries to each believer as
He wills in this present day (1 Corinthians
12:4-11; Romans 12:6-8).
We believe that
Christ provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer. We
believe that God, in His love and wisdom, sovereignly intervenes according
to His will, conforming us to the image of Christ (Isaiah
53:4-5, Matthew 8:16-17, Luke 4:17-19; Acts 3:16; James 5:14-16; Romans
8:28-30).
We believe in
the resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their
translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of
the Lord (1Thessalonians 4:16-17; Romans 8:23;
Titus 2:13; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52).
We believe the
Second Coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, followed by the
visible return of Christ with His saints to rule and reign for one thousand
years. The millennial reign will bring the salvation of the nation of Israel and establish universal peace (Zechariah
14:5; Matthew 24:27, 30; Revelation 1:7, 19:11-21, 20:1-6; Romans 11:26-27; Isaiah 11:6-9; Micah 4:3-4).
We believe that
everyone whose name is in the Book of Life shall stand before the Judgment
Seat of Christ to give an account of the stewardship of his earthly life (Revelation 3:5; 1 Corinthians 3:11-15).
We believe
there will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and
judged according to their works. Whoever is not found written in the Book
of Life will be consigned to everlasting punishment, which is the second
death (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:34-48; Revelation 19:20, 20:11-15, 21:8).
We believe,
according to His promise, that we are to look with assurance for "a
new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness" (2 Peter 3:13;
Revelation 21:22).
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