Statement of Faith

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One:

There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Two:

Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He was conceived by the holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a sacrifice for all mankind, and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead on the third day. He is now sitting at the right hand of God on high, as our High Priest. He will come again to establish His kingdom of righteousness and peace.

Three:

The Holy Spirit is a divine Spirit of God, sent to dwell within all who believe in Him, to guide, teach, and empower the believer, and to teach the world of sin, or righteousness, and of judgment.

Four:

The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of mankind. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.  The New Testament is our covenant with God.

Five:

Mankind was originally created in the image and likeness of God; they fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All people are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. The destiny of the impenitent and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment, but that of the believer is everlasting joy and salvation.

Six:

Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all mankind, through our Lord and Savior, Jesus; those who repent and believe in Him are united with Jesus through the Holy Spirit, and are thereby born again, and  receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God.

Seven:

It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, thereby being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, receiving power for holy living and effective service. This is both a crisis and progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion.

Eight:

Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil as taught in the Scriptures are privileges for the Church in this present age.

Nine:

The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, whose members have been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as witness, preaching the Gospel to all nations. The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, and the proclamation of the Gospel, and for observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.

Ten:

There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life, for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.

Eleven:

The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal and visible. As the believer's blessed hope, this vital truth is an incentive to holy living and faithful service.

References

(1) Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 45:5-6

(2) Matthew 5:48;Deuteronomy 32:4

(3) Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 28:19

(4) Philippians 2:6-11;Hebrews 2:14-18;Colossians 2:9

(5) Matthew 1:18;Luke 1:35

(6) 1 Corinthians 15:3-5;1 John 2:2;Acts 13:39

(7) Hebrews 4:14-15;Hebrews 9:24-28

(8) Matthew 25:31-34; Acts 1:11

(9) John 14:16-17

(10) John 16:7-11; 1 Corinthians 2:10-12

(11) 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21

(12) Genesis 1:27

(13) Romans 8:8; 1 John 2:2

(14) Matthew 25:41-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

(15) Titus 3:5-7; Acts 2:38; John 1:12

(16) 1 Thessalonians 5:23

(17) Acts 1:8

(18) Romans 12:1-2;Galatians 5:16-25

(19) Matthew 8:16-17; James 5:13-16

(20) Ephesians 3:6-12; Matthew 28:19-20; Ephesians 1:22-23

(21) Acts 2:41-47; Hebrews 10:25

(22) 1 Corinthians 15:20-23

(23) 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

(24) 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 20

(25) 1 Corinthians 1:7; Titus 2:11-14

 

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