We
believe That there is but one Living and true God, an infinite,
all-knowing Spirit. God is perfect in all His attributes. God is one
in essence. God eternally exists in three Persons -- the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit - each equally deserving worship and obedience.
We believe the Bible is God's written
revelation to humanity. It is verbally inspired in every word, and absolutely
without error in the original documents. We affirm the infallibility,
sufficiency, and authority of Scripture.
We believe man was created in the image
of God, but rebelled against God and through disobedience was alienated
from God. The entire human race justly deserves God's punishment for
rejecting Him.
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We believe in the deity of Jesus,
the eternal Son of God, who became a man by means of the virgin birth.
He lived life in perfect union with God and was, therefore, without
sin. Jesus performed miracles and was executed on a cross at Calvary.
When Jesus died on the cross, God punished Jesus for our sins. He was punished
in our place and through His sacrificial death, therefore, Jesus makes it possible
for anyone who believes in Him to be reconciled to God. Jesus arose bodily from
the dead and ascended to the right hand of the Father in heaven. Jesus will personally
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We believe salvation is accomplished
instantly and solely by the power of God, when any person, enabled by
the Holy Spirit, forsakes their sin and believes in the Person and work
of Jesus. God forgives the repentant sinner based completely on the redeeming
work and merit of Jesus Christ and not on the basis of human works or
merit. Believers are secure in Christ forever because of His power and
will manifest a life that honors God in thought, word, and deed.
We believe the Holy Spirit baptizes
all believers into the Body of Christ at the moment of salvation. The
Holy Spirit regenerates, indwells, instructs, empowers, equips for service,
sanctifies and seals believers for the day of redemption. The Spirit-filled
life is a reality for all who are in Christ.
We believe Jesus Christ is the head
of the church. The church is one unified spiritual body, the Body Of
Christ and is comprised of all those who are saved from God's wrath through
faith in Jesus Christ. The purpose of the church is to praise God's name,
preach God's word, proclaim God's salvation to those without Christ,
practice God's love by serving others and promote community and unity
among believers while observing the ordinances of baptism and communion
as commanded by Jesus.
We believe that both the saved and
unsaved will experience bodily resurrection at the consummation of this
age. The saved will be raised to experience life forever with Jesus and
the unsaved will be raised to experience God's judgment and eternal hell. |