- We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible,
authoritative, and 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 19:11-16).
- 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; 5:24, Romans 3:23; 5:8-9, Ephesians
2:8-10, Titus 3:5).
- 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, 6:19-20,
Ephesians 4:30; 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).
- We believe it is the mandate of the whole Church to
go into the whole world and to preach the Gospel to every
living creature. (Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:19-20)
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