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The sole basis of belief is the Bible, God's infallible written Word, the 66
books of the Old and New Testaments. It was uniquely, verbally and fully
inspired by the Holy Spirit and was written without error (inerrant) in the
original manuscripts. It is the supreme and final authority in all matters on
which it speaks.
- There is one true God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit - each of whom possesses equally all the attributes of Deity and the
characteristics of personality. (John 14:16-17)
- Jesus Christ is God, the living Word, who became flesh through His miraculous
conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. (Luke 1:26-38) Hence, He is
perfect Deity and true humanity united in one person forever. (1 Peter 1:3)
- He lived a sinless life and voluntarily atoned for the sins of men by dying
on the cross as their substitute, thus satisfying divine justice and
accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone.
- He rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He lived
and died. (Matthew 28)
- He ascended bodily into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God the
Father, where He, the only mediator between God and man, continually makes
intercession for His own. (Acts 1:9-10)
- Man was originally created in the image of God. He sinned by disobeying God;
thus, he was alienated from his Creator. That historic fall brought all mankind
under divine condemnation.
- Man's nature is corrupted, and he is thus totally unable to please God. Every
man is in need of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
- The salvation of man is wholly a work of God's free grace and is not the
work, in whole or in part, of human works or goodness or religious ceremony. God
imputes His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for their
salvation, and thereby justified them in His sight.
- It is the privilege of all who are born again of the Spirit to be assured of
their salvation from the very moment in which they trust Christ as their Savior.
(Romans 10:9-10) This assurance is not based upon any kind of human merit, but
is produced by the witness of the Holy Spirit, who confirms in the believer the
testimony of God in His written word.
- The Holy Spirit has come into the world to reveal and glorify Christ and to
apply the saving work of Christ to men. He convicts and draws sinners to Christ,
imparts new life to them, continually indwells them from the moment of spiritual
birth and seals them until the day of redemption. His fullness, power and
control are appropriated in the believer's life by faith.
- Every believer is called to live so in the power of the indwelling Spirit
that he will not fulfill the lust of the flesh but will bear fruit to the glory
of God.
- Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, His Body, which is composed of all
men, living and dead, who have been joined to Him through saving faith.
- God admonishes His people to assemble together regularly for worship, for
participation in ordinances, for edification through the Scriptures and for
mutual encouragement.
- At physical death the believer enters immediately into eternal, conscious
fellowship with the Lord and awaits the resurrection of his body to everlasting
glory and blessing.
- At physical death the unbeliever enters immediately into eternal, conscious
separation from the Lord and awaits the resurrection of his body to everlasting
judgment and condemnation.
- Jesus Christ will come again to the earth - personally, visibly and bodily -
to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.
- The Lord Jesus Christ commanded all believers to proclaim the Gospel
throughout the world and to disciple men of every nation. The fulfillment of
that Great Commission requires that all worldly and personal ambitions be
subordinated to a total commitment to "Him who loved us and gave Himself
for us."
The creation and fall of mankind as recorded in Genesis is literal and
accurate.
Satan and his demonic realm are literal and are the object of our
warfare. (Eph 6:12) There will be an eternal judgment of Satan and his demonic
forces.
- The Gifts of the Spirit are active today and to be earnestly desired. (1 Cor.
14:1)
- The goal of the church is to fulfill the great commission (Matt 28:19-20) and
continue the work of Jesus Christ: to bind up the brokenhearted; to proclaim
liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners; to proclaim the favorable year of
the Lord; and the day of vengeance of God; and to comfort all who mourn (Isaiah
61:1-3).
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