1. We believe in one God eternally
existing as Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit.
2. We believe that God has revealed
himself in the Scriptures of the Old and
New Testaments, the inspired Word of
God, and supremely in his Son, the Lord
Jesus Christ.
3. We believe that in the beginning God
created all things by His Son. He made
man in the divine image, with free will,
moral character, and a spiritual nature.
4. We believe that man fell into sin,
bringing depravity and death upon the
race; that as sinner, man is
self-centered and self-willed, unwilling
and unable to break with sin.
5. We believe that there is one Mediator
between God and men, the Man Christ
Jesus, who died to redeem us from sin
and arose for our justification.
6. We believe that salvation is by grace
through faith in Christ, a free gift
bestowed by God on those who repent and
believe.
7.We believe that the Holy Spirit
convicts of sin, effects the new birth,
gives guidance in life, empowers for
service, and enables perseverance in
faith and holiness.
8.We believe that the church is the body
of Christ, the brotherhood of the
redeemed, a disciplined people obedient
to the Word of God, and a fellowship of
love, intercession, and healing.
9. We believe that Christ commissioned
the church to go into all the world,
making disciples of all the nations, and
ministering to every human need.
10. We believe it is the will of God
that there should be ministers to teach
the Word, to serve as leaders, to
administer the ordinances, to lead the
church in the exercise of discipline,
and to serve as pastors and teachers.
11. We believe that those who repent and
believe should be baptized with water as
a symbol of baptism with the Spirit,
cleansing from sin, and commitment to
Christ.
12. We believe that the church should
observe the communion of the Lord's
Supper as a symbol of his broken body
and shed blood, and of the fellowship of
his church, until his return.
13. We believe that Christian marriage
is intended by God to be the union of
one man and one woman for life.
14. We believe that Christians are not
to be conformed to the world, but should
seek to conform to Christ in every area
of life.
15. We believe that Christians are to be
open and transparent in life, ever
speaking the truth, and employing no
oaths.
16. We believe that the state is
ordained of God to maintain order in
society, and that Christians should
honor rulers, be subject to authorities,
witness to the state, and pray for
governments.
17. We believe that at death the unsaved
enter into everlasting punishment and
the saved into conscious bliss with
Christ, who is coming again, and will
raise the dead, sit in judgment, and
bring in God's everlasting kingdom.
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