DOCTRINAL STATEMENT
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The Inspiration of the Bible
We
believe the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God.
(Jer. 30:2, II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:20,21)
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The Person of God
We
believe God is supreme in His person, eternal in His being, absolute in His
attributes, glorious in His perfection. We believe in the Trinity.
(Gen. 1:1, Isa. 6:1, Deut. 6:4, Matt. 6:9)
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The Person of Jesus Christ
We believe in the virgin birth of Christ, His deity and sinless life, His
vicarious death, His bodily resurrection, and in His person, pre-millennial
return.
(Matt. 1:18,20, II Cor. 5:21, I Cor.
15:3-4)
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The Person of the Holy Spirit
We
believe the Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Godhead. We believe that
he executes the plan of God for our conviction and salvation. From the time
of conversion, the Holy Spirit resides in the body of the believer and
empowers him/her for God's service.
(Col. 2:9, Matt. 10:16, John 14:16)
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The Fall of Man
We
believe that man was created in the image of God and by choice man fell into
sin and death. Hence, every person is sinful and under condemnation to
eternal judgment.
(Gen. 2:16, Gen. 3:1, 7, Rom. 5:6, 11)
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The Salvation of Sinners
We
believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace,
and that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation.
(Eph. 2:8 & 9, John 3:16, John 5:24, John 3:36)
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The Freeness of Salvation
We
believe that the blessings of salvation are made free by the Gospel to all
who repent of their sins and accept Christ as their personal Lord and Savior,
and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner but his own
inherent depravity and voluntary rejection of the Gospel.
(Rom. 3:24, Eph. 2:8-10,
Titus 3:5)
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The Security of the Believer
We
believe that those who receive Jesus Christ as their Savior are eternally
secure. Our security rests on the finished work of Jesus Christ. As a result,
we have assurance.
(II Tim. 1:12, Rom. 8:35 & 39)
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The Doctrine of the Church
We
believe that the visible church is a congregation of baptized believers,
practicing New Testament principles, believing its doctrine, observing it's
ordinances, and exercising its autonomy.
(Matt. 16:18, Eph. 3:10-11, I Cor 3:11)
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The Doctrine of Heaven and Hell
We
believe in the eternal blessedness of the saved in heaven and the eternal
punishment of the lost in Hell.
(I Thes. 4:13, John 14:1 &6, Matt. 25:31 &
46, Rev. 20:10 &15)
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