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Statement of Faith

THE BIBLE:

the Word of God, the sixty-six Books of the Old and New Testaments, verbally inspired in all parts and wholly without error as to originally given of God. (II Tim.3:16)

THE ONE TRUE GOD:

existing eternally as three persons - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19)

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST:

His preexistence and deity (Jn.1:1-3), incarnation by virgin birth (Jn. 1:14), sinless life (Heb.4:15), substitutionary death (ii Cor. 5:21), bodily resurrection (Lk24:36-43), ascension into Heaven & present ministry (Heb.4:14-16), and coming again (Acts 1:11).

THE HOLY SPIRIT:

His personality (Jn.16-7-15), His work in each believer, baptism and endwelling at the moment of regeneration (I Cor.12:13;Rom.8:9 ) and filling (Eph.5:18)

MAN:

his direct creation in the image of God and his fall into sin resulting in spiritual death and necessity of the new birth for his salvation (Gen. 1:26-28;Rom.5:12;Jn.3:3-5).

SALVATION:

a complete and eternal salvation by God's grace alone, received as the gift of God through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Eph.2:8-9;Titus 3:5-7;I Pet.1:18-19).

THE CHURCH:

one true church, the body and bride of Christ, composed of all true believers of the present age (Eph.1:22-23;I Cor.12:12-13).

CHRISTIAN LIFE:

a life of righteousness, good works and separation unto God from the evil ways of the world (Rom.12:11-12).

ORDINANCES:

the Christian should observe the ordinances of our Lord Jesus Christ which are:
1. baptism of believers by triune immersion (Matt. 28:19)
2. the three fold communion service, consisting of washing of saint's feet (Jn.13:1-17), the Lord's supper (I Cor.11:20-22,33-34;Jude 12), and the communion of the bread and the cup (I Cor. 11:23-26).

SATAN:

his existence and personality as the great adversary of God and His people (Rev.12:1-10, his judgement and final doom(Jn.12:31;Rev.20:10).

SECOND COMING:

the personal, visible return of Christ to remove His church from the earth (Rapture) (I Thess.4:16-17) before the Tribulation and afterward to descend with the church to establish His millennial kingdom upon the earth (Rev.19:11-20:6).

FUTURE LIFE:

the conscious existence of the dead (Phil.1:21-23, the resurrection of the body, the judgment and reward of believers and the judgment and condemnation of unbelievers (Rev.20:11-15), and the eternal life of the saved (John 3:16): the Christian should observe.

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