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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)

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  3. WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human and divine.

    His virgin birth,

    His sinless life,

    His miracles,

    His substitutionary work on the cross,

    His bodily resurrection from the dead,

    His exaltation to the right hand of God.

     

  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,

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    (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.

    2 Peter 1:4 [KJV/NIV])

    1 Corinthians 11:26 [KJV/NIV]

     

  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.

    This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth.

    With the baptism in the Holy Spirit come such experiences as:

    • an overflowing fullness of the Spirit, John 7:37-39 [KJV/NIV], Acts 4:8 [KJV/NIV]
    • a deepened reverence for God, Acts 2:43 [KJV/NIV], Hebrews 12:28 [KJV/NIV]
    • an intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work, Acts 2:42 [KJV/NIV]
    • and a more active love for Christ, for His Word and for the lost, Mark 16:20 [KJV/NIV]

     

  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.

    The speaking in tongues in this instance is the same in essence as the gift of tongues, but is different in purpose and use.

    • 1 Corinthians 12:4-10 [KJV/NIV]
    • 1 Corinthians 12:28 [KJV/NIV]

     

  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 Christ-like.

    The Scriptures teach a life of "holiness without which no man shall see the Lord."

    By the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to obey the command: "Be ye holy, for I am holy."

    Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by the faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit.

     

  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.

    Evangelization of the world.

    ·         Mark 16:15-20 [KJV/NIV]

    Worship of God.

    ·         John 4:23,24 [KJV/NIV]

    Building a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son.

    ·         Ephesians 4:11-16 [KJV/NIV]

     

  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.
    • Zechariah 14:5 [KJV/NIV]
    • Matthew 24:27 [KJV/NIV]
    • Matthew 24:30 [KJV/NIV]
    • Revelation 1:7 [KJV/NIV]
    • Revelation 19:11-14 [KJV/NIV]
    • Revelation 20:1-6 [KJV/NIV]

      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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