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The
Scriptures
- The Bible
is the inspired Word of God. We believe it is the product
of holy, God-appointed men who spoke and wrote as they
were moved by the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant, as recorded
in the New Testament, we accept as our infallible guide
in matters pertaining to conduct.
(2 Timothy 3:16, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21)
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The
Godhead
- We believe
our God is One, but manifested in three persons - the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, being co-equal.
God the Father is greater than all. The Son Jesus, is
the Word made flesh, the only begotten son of the Father,
and He has existed with the Father from the beginning.
The Holy Spirit proceeeds forth from both the Father and
the Son and is our Helper, Comforter, Strengthener, Advocate,
Intercessor, and Standby.
(Philippians 2:6, John 1:1,14,18; 14:28; 15:26, 16:28)
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Man's
Fall and Redemption
- We believe
man is a created being, made in the likeness and image
of God. Through Adam's transgression and fall, sin came
into the world, and death was the result. Man is spiritually
dead and seperated from God. Jesus Christ, the Son of
God, was sent to give His life and shed His blood to redeem
and restore man back to God by providing us with salvation.
Salvation is the gift of God to man, seperate from works
and the law, and it is by grace, through faith in Jesus
Christ that we are saved.
(Romans 3:10, 23; 5:14, 1 John 3:8, Ephesians 2:8)
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Eternal
Life and the New Birth
- We believe
man's first step toward salvation is godly sorrow that
works repentance. In order to be saved, Jesus said every
person must be born again. The New Birth is necessary
to all men, and when experienced, produces eternal life.
(2 Corinthians 7:10, 1 John 5:12, John 3:3-5)
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Baptism
in the Holy Spirit
- We believe
the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a gift from God as promised
by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers in this dispensation
and is received by faith, subsequent to the New Birth.
The baptism, or infilling of the Spirit, gives a believer
power to be a witness for Christ and is the entry point
for the supernatural, victorious life. This experience
is received by faith and then the believer is commanded
to continually "be filled" with the Spirit.
(Matthew 3:11, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, 2:4,38; 19:1-7)
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Water
Baptism
- We believe
Jesus commanded all believers to be baptized by immersion
in water. This is a symbol of the Christian's identification
with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection.
(Matthew 28:19, Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12, Acts 8:36-39)
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Sanctification
- We believe
the Bible teaches that, without holiness, no man can see
the Lord, We believe that sanctification which leads to
a holy life is a definite, yet progressive work of grace.
This process begins at the time of the New Birth and continues
throughout our Christian life.
(Hebrews 12:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Peter 3:18, 2
Corinthians 3:18 Philippians 3:12-14, 1 Corinthians 1:30)
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Divine
Healing
- We believe
healing for the physical ills of the human body is available
by the power of God through the prayer of faith, and/or
by the laying on the hands and/or by the supernatural
gifts of the Spirit. It is provided for in the atonement
of Christ, and is the privilege of every member of the
Church today.
(Mark 16:18, James 5:14-25, 1 Peter 2:24, Matthew 8:17,
Isaiah 53:4-5)
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Ressurection
of the Just and the Return of Our Lord
- We believe
in the physical, bodily return of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and that His coming is imminent. When He comes, the dead
in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive will
be caught up with them in the clouds (what we refer to
as the Rapture), meeting the Lord in the air. After the
rapture, we believe the Tribulation, a period of 7 years,
will take place on Earth. Following the Tribulation, Jesus
shall return to the Earth as King of kings, the Lord of
lords, believers will return with Him and will be the
kings and priests and reign a thousand years on Earth
during the Millenial Regin of Christ.
(Actss 1:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Revelation 20:6)
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Hell
and Eternal Retribution
- We believe
the one who physically dies without accepting and confessing
jesus Christ as Lord is hopelessly and eternally lost.
This person will spend eternity in hell and the Lake of
Fire, and therefore, has no further opportunity of hearing
the Gospel and repenting. The Lake of Fire is literal.
The terms "eternal" and "everlasting"
used in describing the duration of punishment in the Lake
of Fire carry the same thought and meaning of endless
existence as used in denoting the duration of joy and
ecstasy of believers in the presence of God.
(Hebrews 9:27, Rebelation 19:20)
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