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Statement of Faith |
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| What We
Believe |
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About God...
We believe in one God, Creator of all things,
infinitely perfect and eternally existing in
three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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About Jesus Christ...
We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and
true man, having been conceived of the Holy
Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died on
the cross, the complete and final sacrifice for
our sins according to the Scriptures. Further,
He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into
heaven where, at God's right hand, He intercedes
for His people and rules as Lord over all.
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About the Holy Spirit...
We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit
is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and during
this age to convict the world of sin. He also
regenerates the believing sinner, indwells,
guides, instructs, and empowers us for godly
living and sacrifice.
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About the Bible...
We believe the Scriptures,
both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired
Word of God, without error in the original
writings, the complete revelation of His will
for the salvation of men, and the Divine and
final authority for all Christian faith and life.
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About Salvation...
We believe that man was
created in the image of God but fell into sin
and is therefore lost and only through
regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation
and spiritual life be obtained.We
believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and
His resurrection provide the only ground for
justification and salvation for all who believe,
and only such as receive Jesus Christ by faith
are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become
children of God.
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About the Ordinances...
We believe that water baptism
and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be
observed by the church during the present age.
They are, however, not to be regarded as means
of salvation.
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About the Church...
We believe that the true
church is composed of all such persons who
through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been
regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united
together in the Body of Christ of which He is
the head.
We believe that only those
who are thus members of the true church shall be
eligible for membership in the local church.
We
believe that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head
of the church, and that every local church has
the right under Christ to decide and govern its
own affairs.
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About the Second Coming...
We believe in the personal
and pre-millennial and imminent coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ and that this "blessed hope"
has a vital bearing on the personal life and
service of the believer.
We believe in the bodily
resurrection of the dead; of the believer to
everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord,
of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting
conscious punishment.
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