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GOD
God is the creator and ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three personalities: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.
Genesis 1:1, 26, 27; 3:22, Psalm 90:2, Matthew 28:19, 1 Peter 1:2, 2 Corinthians 13:14
BIBLE
We believe the whole Bible from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21 as the verbally inspired and infallible Word of God. The Bible is God's Word to all men. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because it is inspired by God, it is truth without any mixture of error.
2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 1:13, Psalm 119:105, 160; 12:6, Proverbs 30:5
JESUS
We believe Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary and is the Son of God and God the Son. He died for our sins according to the Scriptures, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God and rose from the grave the third day according to the Scriptures. Jesus Christ is our great High Priest, and we need no other to intercede for us. We believe that Christ will come again in Person, bodily and visibly, to establish His kingdom on earth.
SALVATION
We believe that in order to be saved the soul must be born again Salvation is a gift from God to man. Man can never make up for his sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God's offer of forgiveness can man be saved from sin's penalty. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.
John 3:7. Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, John 14:6; 1:12, Titus 3:5, Galatians 3:26, Romans 5:1
BAPTISM AND LORD’S SUPPER
We believe that every truly born again soul should declare his faith by the act of baptism (immersion in water) showing forth the Lord's death, burial, and resurrection We believe that all Christ's followers should be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; that baptism is by immersion as a picture of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ; and that the Lord's Supper should be observed in remembrance of Him as a testimony to His death for our sins until He comes again.
Matthew 3:13-17, Matthew 26:26-30, Matthew 28:19-20, John 3:23, Romans 6:3-5, 1 Corinthians 11:23-29, Colossians 2:12
ETERNAL SECURITY
We believe that Christ keeps those who are truly born again (II Timothy 1:12; John 10:28). Because God gives man eternal life through Jesus Christ, the believer is secure in that salvation for eternity. Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives this security.
John 10:29, 2 Timothy 1:12, Hebrews 7:25; 10:10-14, 1 Peter 1:3-5
HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. The Christian seeks to live under His control daily. We believe that all Christians are called unto a life of separation from worldly and sinful practices and to a life of usefulness for Christ.
II Corinthians 6:17; II Peter 1:2-9
THE CHURCH
We believe that the local church is a body of baptized believers whose only mission is, not to “reform the world,” but to preach and teach the Gospel of Salvation to the individual soul.
LAST THINGS
We believe that at Christ's coming in the air the bodies of the dead in Christ shall be raised incorruptible and reunited with soul and spirit; the bodies of Christians who are alive shall be changed and glorified and, without dying, shall be caught up to be with the Lord (I Thessalonians 4:13-17; I Corinthians 15:51-53). The saved will then appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ and be rewarded for their works (II Corinthians 5:10; I Corinthians 3:11-15). After these things, Christ will return bodily and visibly to the earth with His saints, and shall rule the world in righteousness for a thousand years. At the end of this, the unsaved dead will be resurrected, and their judgment and condemnation shall take place (Matthew 24:30-31; Revelation 19:11-16; Revelation 20:5-6, 11,15).
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