our beliefs
doctrinal statement
There is one God (1) who is infinitely perfect, (2) existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (3).
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Jesus Christ is both our Savior and Lord (4). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary (5). He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust (6), as a substitutionary sacrifice (7), and all who believe in Him are justified on the basis of His shed blood (8). He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures (9). He is now at the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest (10). He will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness, and peace (11).
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The Holy Spirit is a divine person (12), sent to indwell, guide, teach, empower the believer (13), and convince the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (14).
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The Old and New Testaments are inerrant as originally given, were inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice (15).
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Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God (16): he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature (17), are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ (18). The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment (19); and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss (20).
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Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God (21).
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It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly (22), being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service (23). This is both an initial experience wrought by the Holy Spirit in the life of a true believer in Christ, and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion (24).
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We believe God's healing power (25) is still for today and should be ardently sought when one is in need of healing of body, soul, or spirit and is the privilege for the Church in this present age (26).
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The Church consists of all those who believe in 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 (27) which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations (28). 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, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper (29).
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There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life (30); for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment (31).
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The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent (32) and will be personal and visible (33). This is the believers blessed hope.
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(1) Deuteronomy 6:4; (2) Matthew 5:48; (3) Matthew 28:19; (4) Phillippians 2:6a-11; (5) Luke 1:34a-38; (6) 1 Peter 3:18; (7) Hebrews 2:9; (8) Romans 5:9; (9) Acts 2:23-24; (10) Hebrews 8:1; (11) Matthew 26:64; (12) John 14:15a-18; (13) John 16:13; Acts 1:8; (14) John 16:7a-11; (15) 2 Peter 1:20a-21; 2 Timothy 3:15a-16; (16) Genesis 1:27; (17) romans 3:23; (18) 1 Corinthians 15:20a-23; (19) Revelation 21:8; (20) Revelation 21:1a-4; (21) Titus 3:4a-7; (22) 1 Thessalonians 5:23; (23) Acts 1:8; (24) Romans 6:1a-14; (25) Matthew 8:16a-17; (26) James 5:13a-16; (27) Ephesians 1:22a-23; (28) Matthew 28:19a-20; (29) Acts 2:41a-47; (30) 1 Corinthians 15:20a-23; (31) John 5:28a-29; (32) Hebrews 10:37; (33) Luke 21:27
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