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What we believe
We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and is true; therefore, we believe:
In one triune God revealed in the Scriptures as Father,
Son and Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19
In His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His complete and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in
His ascension to the right hand of God the Father, in His personal return to this earth in power and glory, and that
He is now both Lord and Christ.
Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 9:6
That all have sinned and that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through the blood of Christ.
Romans 6:23; I John 1:7-9
That man is justified by faith in Jesus Christ, apart from works.
Ephesians 2:8-9
That the redemptive work of Christ provides healing for the whole man.
I Thessalonians 5:23; II Corinthians 5:17
In water baptism, as a command of the Lord, by immersion, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:41; Acts 8:37-38
The baptism of the Holy Spirit as a separate, distinct experience subsequent to salvation providing the enduing
of power for life and service, accompanied by speaking in tongues.
Acts 2:1-4; Acts 10:44-48; Acts 19:1-7
In the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling presence, the believer is enabled to live a Godly life which demonstrates the fruit of the Spirit.
John 14:16-17; Galatians 5:22-26
That the gifts of the Holy Spirit should be practiced in the church today under the guidance of the Pastoral Staff and
in a way that is orderly and sensitive to the flow of worship.
I Corinthians 12:7-11
That a life of good deeds demonstrates God's love to the world.
Romans 2:4
In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved to everlasting life, and the lost to eternal judgment.
John 5:29; Acts 24:15
That the Bible is the infallible Word of God, given to men by the inspiration of God.
II Timothy 3:16; Romans 15:4; I Corinthians 10:11
In the reality of our enemy, Satan. He is a defeated foe.
I Peter 5:8; I John 3:8
In the Church, the body of Christ, as the instrument of
focus for God's purposes in the earth; and that every believer should be committed and joined to a local expression of the church.
I Corinthians 1:2; I Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 3:8-12
In laying hold of all the benefits of Jesus Christ's full redemption by proclaiming the Lord's death in the participation of the Lord's supper (communion).
Luke 22:19; I Corinthians 11:23
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