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OUR
STATEMENT OF FAITH
WE BELIEVE the Bible to be
the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God. The
Holy Spirit moved upon the writers of the Old and New Testament
and inspired them as they wrote the Words of God.
WE BELIEVE
that there is One God,
eternally existent in three personalities: Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit.
God the Father
– The Creator of all things. By His Word all things were created
and through the power of His Word all things are held together.
He sent His Son Jesus to redeem mankind unto Himself.
Jesus Christ
– is the only begotten Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit,
and born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life, and performed
many miracles. He redeemed us by His atoning death through His
shed blood. He ascended to the right hand of the Father, and He
will personally return in power and glory. There is no other
name given under heaven by which man must be saved.
Holy Spirit
– inspired the writers of the Bible, convicts the world of sin,
teaches us all things, and brings to our remembrance the Word of
God.
WE BELIEVE in the total
inability of man to save himself and is in need of a Savior.
Mankind can only be saved through a complete commitment of
himself or herself to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord with that
one then being regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
WE BELIEVE in the present
infilling of the Holy Spirit to all believers who desire it.
The Holy Spirit’s ministry to the body of Jesus Christ is power
to live and witness and to go forth to proclaim the gospel and
to make disciples. Power for us to cultivate a Christ-like
character through the Fruit of the Spirit and to build up
and to mature the church through the miraculous gifts and
ministries in this present day.
WE BELIEVE in the church
as a body of believers brought together by the Holy Spirit as a
visible part of the body of Christ, who faithfully proclaim the
whole Word of God, properly administer the sacraments, and
humbly submit themselves to discipline, all for the glory of
God.
WE BELIEVE that every man
and woman shall give an account of all their deeds in this
earthly life before the judgment seat of Christ. Those found
with their names in the Lamb’s Book of Life will be with God in
His glory, those without their names written will be eternally
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