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We believe that the Bible is the
inspired Word of God, inerrant in
its original manuscripts. The Bible
is our supreme and final authority
in faith and life. (II Timothy 3:16;
II Peter 1:20, 21)
We believe in one God, eternally
existing in three persons; Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1,
26; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1,3; 4:24;
Acts 5:3,4; Romans 1:20; Ephesians
4:5,6; II Corinthians 13:14)
We believe that Jesus Christ was
begotten by the Holy Spirit, and
born of the Virgin Mary, and is true
God and true man. (Matthew 1:18-25;
Luke 1:26-38; Romans 9:5; Titus
2:13)
We believe that man was created in
the image of God, that he sinned and
thereby incurred not only physical
death but also spiritual death which
is separation from God, and that all
human beings are born with a sinful
nature, and are guilty sinners in
thought, word, and deed. (Genesis
1:26, 27; 3:1-24; Romans 3:25;
5:12-18; I John 1:8)
We believe that the Lord Jesus died
for our sins according to the
Scriptures as a representative and
substitutionary sacrifice, that He
rose victorious from the grave on
the third day, and that all who
believe in Him are justified by His
shed blood. (Isaiah 53; Matthew
20:18; John 3:16; Romans 3:24-26;
5:1; I Corinthians 15:3, II
Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:7; I
John 2:2; Matthew 28:6; Romans 10:9
and I Corinthians 15:14)
We believe in the personal and
visible return of our Lord Jesus
Christ. (Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians
4:16, 17)
We believe that all who come by
grace through faith to accept the
Lord Jesus Christ are born again of
the Holy Spirit and thereby become
children of God. (John 3:3, 5; 1:12,
13; James 1:18; I Peter 1:23;
Ephesians 2:8, 9)
We believe in the bodily
resurrection of the just and the
unjust, the everlasting joy of the
saved and the everlasting conscious
punishment of the lost. (John
5:28-29; I Corinthians 15; II
Corinthians 5:10; Matthew 25:31-46;
Revelation 20:4-6; 11-15)
We believe that all Christians are
indwelt and baptized by the Holy
Spirit when they receive Jesus
Christ as Savior and Lord.
We believe that water baptism by
immersion is the biblical testimony
of the professed believer in the
name of the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. (Acts 2:28-41, 47; Matthew
28:18-20; Acts 8:36-40; 10:47; 18:8;
Romans 6:3, 4; I Corinthians 12:13)
We believe that those who partake of
the Lord’s Supper should be
regenerated believers, walking in
fellowship with the Lord Jesus
Christ. (Acts 2:42-46; I Corinthians
11:23-29)
We believe that all Christians have
direct relations with God through
Jesus Christ, are responsible to God
alone, and that each church is
independent and must be free from
interference by any outside
authority.
We believe in the universal church,
composed of all regenerated
believers of any race or nation. We
believe in the local church,
consisting of a group of believers
in Jesus Christ, baptized on a
credible profession of faith, and
associated for worship, work and
fellowship. (Matthew 28:17-20; Acts
2:41-42; I Corinthians 12:12-31)
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