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One True God
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We believe
in one
God-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Creator of all things and being
co-equal. Redeemer of all
mankind, who is infinitely perfect
and manifests as Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit. (Isaiah 43:11; Luke
3:33; Philippians 2:6; John
1:1,14,18;)
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The Inspired Scripture
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We
believe
the Bible in its
entirety to be the
inspired Word of God
and the infallible
rule of faith and
content, the
revelation of God to
man, and the final
authority for all
Christian faith and
practice. (II Timothy
3:15-17; I
Thessalonians 2:13; II
Peter 1:21)
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The Deity of Jesus Christ
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We
believe
that the Lord Jesus
Christ, the only
begotten Son of God,
the first eternal Son,
who alone shares the
Deity of God, was
conceived of the Holy
Spirit, born of the
virgin Mary, was
crucified, died on the
cross as the sacrifice
for sin, was buried,
resurrected from the
dead, ascended into
Heaven, and in now
seated at the right
hand of God the Father
as our High Priest and
Advocate, being fully
God and Fully man.
(Matthew 1:23)
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Original Sin and the Fall of Man
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We
believe
man was created in the
image of God, but
disobeyed and fell
from the grace of
God. From this fall,
sin entered the world
and brought death,
causing not only
physical death but
also spiritual death.
(Genesis 1-3)
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Salvation by Faith
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We
believe
in
personal salvation of
believers through the
shed blood of Jesus
Christ. Man sins
because he has a
sinful nature. Only
through the shed blood
of Jesus and His
resurrection can man
find salvation from
the power and the
consequence of sin.
Salvation and eternal
life in fellowship
with the Father is a
free gift of grace
from God, and can only
be obtained through
the exercising faith
in the finished work
of the Lord Jesus
through His death,
burial, and
resurrection.
(Ephesians 2:8-9)
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The New Man in
Christ
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We
believe
in the
sanctification through
the Word of God and by
the Holy Spirit, and
we believe in personal
holiness, and purity
of the heart and
life. If any man be
in Christ he is a new
creation in the inward
man. We are His
workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus. We
are partakers of His
divine nature. (II
Corinthians 5:17;
Ephesians 2:10; 1
Peter 1:4)
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Divine Healing
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We
believe
in
divine healing, as the
perfect will of God,
having been provided
for us through Jesus
redemptive work on the
cross. The
redemption
provided by Jesus
Christ is more that
the remission of sins.
His redemptive work on
the cross is complete,
providing salvation in
every area of man's
life-spirit, soul and
body. Healing is
an essential part of
the Gospel of Christ.
(Acts 10:38; 1 Peter
2:24; Deuteronomy
28:15-61)
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Baptism in the
Holy Spirit
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We believe
in the baptism of the
Holy Spirit with the
physical evidence of
speaking in tongues as
the Spirit of God
gives utterance. (Acts
1:4; 2:4) The baptism
of the Spirit is to
glorify Jesus Christ
and to indwell, guide,
and empower believers
for victorious living
and Christian service.
We believe that the baptism
of the Holy Spirit is
available to all
believers (Acts 2:39)
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The Body of
Christ
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We believe
that
the Body of Christ is
made up of born-again
believers, and is
God's habitation
through the Holy
Spirit. When
believers are born of
the Spirit, they are
adopted into the
Kingdom of Heaven, and
united together as the
Body of Christ, being
joint heirs with
Christ, and appointed
to fulfill the Great
Commission. (Matthew
28:19-20) Jesus is both
Lord and Head of His
Church. (Ephesians
1:22-23)
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Baptism in
Water
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We believe
that all who receive
Christ Jesus as their
Lord and Savior are
commanded to be
immersed in water as a
declaration that they
have identified with the
death of Christ and have
been raised with Him in
newness of life. (Mark
16:16, Acts 10:47-48)
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The Lord's
Supper
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We believe
that communion is
defined as the
intermingling of two
lives having intimate
relationship.
Communion is a
symbolic expression of
our sharing the divine
nature of the Lord
Jesus, (I Peter 1:4)
as well as a memorial
of His suffering,
death and
resurrection. It
is the covenant meal
that seals His commitment to us and
our commitment to Him.
(Luke 22:19-20) It is
also a prophecy of His
second coming.
(1 Corinthians 11:23-31;
Luke 22:17-18)
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The Second
Coming of Christ
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We believe
the second coming of
Christ is the actual,
visible return of
Christ to establish
His Kingdom.
(Matthew 24:27-30)
It will include the
catching away of the
Church, (I
Thessalonians 4:16-17)
followed by the
visible return of
Christ with His saints
(the church to reign
with Him on earth for
one thousand
years-the millennial
reign and establishment
of universal peace.
(Zechariah 14:5;
Revelation 1:7;
19:11-15; 20:1-6)
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The Final
Judgment
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We believe
in the resurrection of
the dead, the eternal
happiness of the
saved, and the eternal
punishment of the
lost. There will
be a day when the
wicked will be raised
and judged according
to their works.
Whosoever is not found
written in the Lamb's
Book of Life will be
sentenced to
everlasting punishment
in the Lake of Fire.
(Revelation 20:11-15)
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