We Believe:
1. The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God,
without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for
the salvation of men and the Divine and final authority for Christian faith and
life.
2. In one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing
in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. That Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the
Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, a sacrifice for our
sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended
into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He is now our High
Priest and Advocate.
4. That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ
and, during this age, to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, and indwell,
guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service.
5. That man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is, therefore,
lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual
life be obtained.
6. That the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only
ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as receive
Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and, thus become children of God.
7. That water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by
the Church during the present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as means
of salvation.
8. That the true Church is composed of all such persons who through saving faith
in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together
in the Body of Christ of which He is the Head.
9. That only those who are, thus, members of the true Church shall be eligible
for membership in the local church.
10. That Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church and that every local
church has the right, under Christ, to decide and govern its own affairs.
11. In the personal premillennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
and that this "Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing on the personal life
and service of the believer.
12. In the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness
and joy with the Lord; of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.
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