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Concerning God:
- God is Spirit (John 4:24)
- God is one ( Mark 12:29) and
has revealed Himself to us in three persons- Father, Son and Holy
Spirit (2 Cor 13:14)
- God is Love (1 John 2:8,16)
- God the Father gave us His
Son for Salvation (John 3:16)
- Jesus is the Son of God and
the only Savior and Redeemer of a lost world (Acts 4:12)
- The Holy Spirit is the
Comforter of the believer, promised by the Father and given through
His Son (John 15:26)
Concerning the
Virgin Birth:
- Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
was born of a virgin (Gen 3:15, Isa 7:14, Jer 31:22, Matt 1:23, Luke
1:35)
The Bible:
- We believe the Bible to be
the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. We believe it to be
divinely inspired in its entirety. We accept the same as the only
infallible guide and rule of our faith and practice (2 Tim 2:15, 2
Tim 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21)
Concerning Man:
- Man was originally created in
God's image (Gen 1:26-27)
- Man Fell into sin and came
under God's curse (Gen 3:1-6, Rom 5:12-14)
- The natural man is therefore
a sinner and a child of the devil (Ps 14:3, Rom 3:9-10, Eph 2:2, 1
John 3:8-10, 1 John 5:19)
Concerning
Salvation:
- Jesus Christ has brought
salvation and redemption to the world throught His death and
resurrection (Rom 4:25, 1 Cor 15:1-4, Gal 1:4-5, Gal 4:5, Col
1:19-23, Heb 2:14, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 3:18, Rev 5:9)
- Jesus Christ has brought
healing to the sick through His blood (Isa 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24)
- Jesus Christ has brought
justification and sanctification to the believer (Rom 5:1, Rom 8:1, 1
Cor 1:30, Gal 2:20, Heb 10:10-14)
- Jesus Christ is the mighty
Baptizer in the Holy Spirit (luke 24:48-49, Acts 1:5-8, Acts 2:1-13,
Acts 10:44-46)
- Jesus Christ shall soon come
again to take His bride to Himself (Acts 1:11, 1 Thes 4:14, 1 Thes
4:16-17, Titus 2:13, Heb 9:28)
- Jesus Christ conditions our
salvation into His kingdom upon the new birth (john 3:3-16)
- Jesus Christ, through the
apostle Peter, tells us how to become members of His body (Acts
2:37-39)
Concerning the
Holy Spirit:
- The Holy Spirit is the
promise of the Father, our comforter, sent to convict the world of
sin, place the believer in the Body of Christ, indwell the believer
and bestow spiritual gifts to the church (1 Cor 12:1-7)
- The Baptism of the Holy
Spirit is for all believers as a definite endowment for life and
service subsequent to conversion, with one of the evidences being
speaking in tongues (Acts 2:4, Acts 19:1,2,6, 1 Cor 14)
Concerning Our
Holy Life on Earth:
- We should shun the works of
the flesh (Gal 5:19-21)
- We should avoid carnality (1
Cor 3:1-3) and pride (phil 4:8)
- We should have a forgiving
spirit (Matt 18:23-35, Col 3:13)
- We should not yield to the
natural love of selfish desires (John 12:24-25, Phil 2:3)
- We should bear fruit (John
15:5)
- We should live a pure and
holy life. The Bible teaches a life of holiness "without which no man
shall see God". Entire sanctification is the will of God for all
believers, and should be earnestly pursued by walking in obedience
to the Word of God. We are to forsake the worldly evil according to
Biblical concepts (Rom 12:1,2, 1 Cor 7:1, Eph 5:18, 1 Thes 5:23, 1
Peter 1:15)
- We should tithe and give
offerings in accordance with scripture (Gen 14:20, Num 18:24, Mal
3:8-10, Luke 11:42, 1 Cor 16:1,2, 2 Cor 9:6,7)
- Military service shall be a
matter of individual conscience, There are some who believe we should
not participate in war. Their convictions are based on the following
passages: Gen 9:6, Matt 26:51,52, Rev 13:10. Let all who hold this
view be held in respect, however, we cannot close our eyes to other
passages of Holy writings without losing objectivity (Acts 10:1,2,
Rom 13:1-4). The Christian who is involved in warfare with an
anti-Christian enemy is just as worthy of our prayers as the
strictest conscientious objector, for he is walking in the light as
he sees it.
- We must obey God rather than
man (Acts 5:29).
- This church shall never
tolerate from its pltform or in its members: the teaching of
Communism, Theosophy, Christian Science, Rullelism, Sabellianism
(better known as the "Jesus Only" doctrine-baptism in Jesus' name and
Final Restitutionism).
Concerning
Ordinances:
- Water Baptism. We believe
that baptism in water should be by immersion in the name of the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and shall be administered to
only those who give evidence of being born again. (Matt 28:19, Acts
8:38, Rom 6:4). We do not believe in infant sprinkling (Mark 16:16)
but encourage the parents to dedicate their children to the Lord.
- The Lord's Supper. We believe
that the Lord's Supper is to be observed by all believers. Each
participant should examine his spiritual life before partaking. It is
a memorial of our Lord's suffering and death and is to be observed
"until He comes" (Luke 22:19-20, 1 Cor 11:26-27)
- We believe in praying for the
sick, with anointing of olive oil and laying on of hands by the
elders, in accordance with James 5:14. An anointed cloth may be
obtained, if so desired (Acts 19:12)
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