We Belive:
1. There is one God, who is infinitely
perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
2. Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He was conceived by the Holy
Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the just for
the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are
justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according
to the Scriptures. He is now at the right hand of the Majesty on high as
our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His Kingdom of
righteousness and peace.
3. The Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to indwell, guide, teach,
empower the believer, and to convince the world of sin, of righteousness,
and of judgment.
4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally
inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation
of men. They constitute the divine and the only rule of Christian faith and
practice.
5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God: he fell
through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death.
All men are born with a sinful nature, and separated from the life of God,
and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The prospect of the impenitent and unbelieving person is existence forever
in conscious torment, and that of the believer in Christ, is to have
everlasting joy and bliss.
6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those
who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the
gift of eternal life, and become the children of God.
7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the
Holy
Spirit and be sanctified wholly, begin separated from sin and the world and
fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living
and effective service. This is both a crisis and a progressive experience
growth in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion.
8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for
the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointed with oil
are taught in the scriptures and are privileges for the Church in this
present age.
9. The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit.
Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, which has been commissioned by
Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all
nations.
The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together
for the worship of God, edification through the Word of God, prayer,
fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances
of baptism and the Lord's Supper.
10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for
the former, a resurrection unto life; for the latter, a resurrection unto
judgment.
11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be
personal, visible, and premillennial. This is the believer's blessed hope
and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful
service.
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