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We
believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, authoritative,
and the inerrant Word of God. ( II Timothy 3:15-17, II Peter
1:21).
We believe there is one God, eternally existing in three persons:
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. ( Genesis 1:1, Deuteronomy
6:4, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30).
We believe in the deity of Christ. ( John 10:33); His virgin
birth. ( Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:34-35); His sinless
life ( Hebrews 4:15, 7:26); His miracles. ( John 2:11); His
vicarious and atoning death ( I Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians
1:7, Hebrews 2:9); His resurrection ( John 11:25, I Corinthians
15:4); His ascension to the right hand of the Father ( Mark
16:19); His personal return to earth in power and glory ( Acts
1:11, Revelation 19:11-13, Revelation 19:14-16).
We believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the
Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness
of the human nature, and that all are justified on the single
ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ, and that only by
God's grace through faith alone are we saved. ( John 3:16-19;
John 5:24, Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus
3:5).
We believe that every man must be born of the Spirit, (born
again), if they are to understand the things of the Spirit.
(John 3:3, 1 Cor 2:14)
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost;
those who are saved unto the resurrection of life, and those
who are not unto the resurrection of damnation. ( John 5:28-29).
We believe in the spiritual unity of the believers in our Lord
Jesus Christ. ( Romans 8:9, I Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians
3:26-28).
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by Whose
indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. (
Romans 8:13-14, I Corinthians 3:16; I Corinthians 6:19-20, Ephesians
4:30; Ephesians 5:18)
We believe that we as Christians are examples of the love of
God in this world. It is this (agape) love that we desire to
possess and without which we have no right to call ourselves
Christians. ( I John 4:16-17). |
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