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1.
WE BELIEVE...The
Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His design and plan for
mankind.
2.
WE BELIEVE...There
is only One True God–revealed in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
3.
WE BELIEVE...In
the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human
and divine.
4.
WE BELIEVE...though originally good,
Man Willingly Fell to Sin–ushering evil and death, both physical and
spiritual, into the world.
5.
WE BELIEVE...Every
Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation'
(accepting Christ's offer of forgiveness for sin).
6.
WE BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances—(1)
Water Baptism by Immersion after repenting of one's sins and
receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2)
Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's
suffering and death for our salvation.
7.
WE BELIEVE...the
Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation
that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it
did in New Testament times.
8.
WE BELIEVE...
The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is ‘Speaking in
Tongues,’ as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and referenced
throughout Acts and the Epistles.
9.
WE BELIEVE...Sanctification
Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a
believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from
evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.
10.
WE BELIEVE...The
Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin.
We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the people
who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of
religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.
11.
WE BELIEVE...A
Divinely Called and Scripturally Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the Church.
The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves to
reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers, and to build up or
edify the body of believers–the Church.
12.
WE BELIEVE...Divine
Healing of the Sick is a Privilege for Christians Today and is provided
for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).
13.
WE BELIEVE...in
The Blessed Hope—When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth
(the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died
will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians
who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.
14.
WE BELIEVE...in
The Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His
second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. This
millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and the
establishment of universal peace.
15.
WE BELIEVE...A
Final Judgment Will Take Place for those who have rejected Christ. They
will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing
lake of fire.
16.
WE BELIEVE...and look forward to the perfect
New Heavens and a New Earth that Christ is preparing for all
people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him
there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. 'And so shall we forever
be with the Lord!'
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