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The Bible:
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed.
2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Matthew 5:18, John 16:12-13
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God:
We believe in the one eternal God, the Creator of all things; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, identical in essence and equal in power and glory.
Genesis 1:1; Isaiah 46:9; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Exodus 20:2, 3; Matthew 3:16, 17; Deuteronomy 4:35, 6:4; John 1:1-3; Hebrews 1:8
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Jesus Christ:
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, He became “God manifest in the flesh.” As fully God and fully man He lived an absolutely sinless life. He voluntarily died to make a full and vicarious atonement for our sins. He arose from the dead on the third day and ascended bodily into heaven.
Isaiah 7:14; 1 Peter 2:22; 3:18; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Matthew 1:18-25; 28:6; John 1:1
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The Holy Spirit: We believe that the Holy Spirit is the promised Comforter sent by the Father and the Son, possessing full personality and deity. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. From the time of conversion, the Holy Spirit resides in the body of the believer and empowers him/her for His service. His work among believers is that He seals, indwells, fills, guides, and teaches. John 7:39; 14:16-17, 26; 16:7-11; Colo. 2:9, Ephesians 1:13-14.
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The Fall of Man: We believe that man was created in the image of God and by choice fell into sin and death. Hence, every person is sinful and under condemnation to eternal judgment. (Gen. 2:16, Gen. 3:1,7, Rom. 5:6,11)
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Concerning Salvation:
We believe the Scriptures teach that the salvation of sinners is initiated by a loving God, wholly of grace, and accomplished only through the mediating work of the Son of God. It is upon the sole condition of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The sinner must be born again, being regenerated by the power of the Holy Spirit thereby receiving a new nature. The believer who has exercised personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is justified and in possession of a salvation which is eternally secure. A result of salvation is a life of obedience to God producing good works. John 3:3-6, 16; 10:28, 29; 2 Corinthians 7:9, 10; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:8; Acts 13:39, 1 Peter 1:18-23, Romans 5:1,9; Romans 2:4, Romans 8:16, 28-29; I Timothy 2:5, 6; 2 Peter 1:4
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The Church: We believe that the visible church is a congregation of born-again believers, practicing New Testament principles, believing its doctrine, observing its ordinances, and exercising its autonomy. (Matt. 16:18, Eph. 3:10,11, I Cor. 3:11)
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Heaven and Hell:
We believe the Scriptures teach the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust. The just, those who have been redeemed, will spend eternity in full enjoyment of God’s presence. The unjust, those who through impenitence and unbelief refuse to accept God’s offer of mercy, will spend eternity in everlasting, conscious punishment.
Psalm 16:11, Daniel 12:2,3; 1 Corinthians 15:50-56; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10; John 5:28,29; Revelation 20:14, 15; Matthew 25:46
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