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Statement of Faith
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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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