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We believe the Scriptures
of the Old and New testaments as originally
written were God-breathed,
both verbally and in every part.
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We believe in one God, the
Creator of heaven and earth; that in the unity of the Godhead there are
three Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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We believe that the Lord
Jesus Christ, God's Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the
virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, died vicariously, rose from the
dead, ascended bodily into heaven, and is coming again to rapture His
saints and establish His kingdom. The rapture of His church is imminent
and will be personal, pretribulational and premillennial.
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We believe that the Holy
Spirit is a divine Person, equal with the Father and the Son and of the
same nature. We believe there is a distinction between the ministry of the
Holy Spirit in the Old Testament and His ministry in the New Testament. We
believe the Bible does not support the authenticity of the sign gifts of
prophecy, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues, miracles and
healing for today.
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We believe the Scriptures
teach that a man was created by a direct act of God and not from a
previously existing form of life. By voluntary transgression he fell from
his state of innocence; consequently all men are now sinners by nature and
by choice.
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We believe the Scriptures
teach that salvation of sinners is divinely initiated, wholly of grace,
and accomplished only through the mediatory work of the Son of God.
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We believe the Scriptures
teach that the Church of Jesus Christ, distinct from Israel in the Old
Testament, was inaugurated at Pentecost and must be considered in two
aspects: the local church and the "church which is his body."
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We believe the Scriptures
teach that baptism is the single immersion of a believer in water in the
name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, to show his identification with
Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. We believe that the Lord's
Supper is the commemoration of His death until He comes.
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We believe the Scriptures
teach the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust. Believers by
faith in Christ will spend eternity in the presence of God, unbelievers in
everlasting punishment.
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We believe the Scriptures
teach that there is a personal devil who is the "god of this
age" and the "prince of the power of the air."
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We believe the Scriptures
teach that every believer should be separated unto God and from
worldliness and by the aid of the Holy Spirit should walk in Christian
love and holiness.
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We believe the Scriptures
teach the believer should be separated from apostasy as exemplified in
ecclesiastic organizations which include liberals and those who sanction
theological compromise.
