We Believe...
1. The
Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind.
2. There
is only One True God-revealed in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
3. In
the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human
and divine.
4. Though originally good,
Man Willingly Fell to Sin-ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual,
into the world.
5. Every
Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation' (trusting
Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior).
6. We practice two ordinances-(1) Water
Baptism by Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's
gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic
remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.
7. The Baptism
in the Holy Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation that empowers
believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament
times.
8. The
Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is 'Speaking in
Tongues,' as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and referenced throughout
Acts and the Epistles.
9. Sanctification
Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer
is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as
believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.
10. The
Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe
'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout
time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination)
through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.
11. A
Divinely Called and Scripturally Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the Church.
The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves to
reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers, to build up
or edify the body of believers-the Church and to Meet human need with ministries
of love and compassion.
12. Divine
Healing of the Sick is a Privilege for Christians Today and is provided
for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).
13. The
Blessed Hope-When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth (the
second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died
will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians
who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.
14. The
Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second
coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. This millennial
reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and the establishment of
universal peace.
15. A
Final Judgment Will Take Place for those who have rejected Christ. They
will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing
lake of fire.
16. We look forward to the perfect New Heavens and a New
Earth that Christ is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted
Him. We will live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial
reign on Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'
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