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believe in the Bible as Gods
only inspired, inerrant and authoritative
revelation of Himself to man in
written form (2 Timothy 3:16,17).
We
believe in one God, eternally
existing in three persons: God
the Father, God the Son and
God the Holy Spirit (1 John
5:7).
We
believe in the deity of the
Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:1),
His virgin birth (Matt 1:18),
His sinless life (2 Corinthians
5:21), His miracles (Acts 10:38),
His vicarious death as the only
sacrifice for the sin of the
world (1 John 2:2), His bodily
resurrection from the dead (Luke
24:39), His ascension to the
right hand of God as our intercessor
(Hebrews 4:14), and His future
return in glory, first to rapture
His church (1 Thessalonians
4:16-18) and second, to establish
the kingdom of God upon the
earth (Revelation 20:6).
We
believe in the finality of Christs
mediatorial work for the redemption
of humanity and the present
freedom of access to the Father
(1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:25).
We
believe in the new birth as
the only means of receiving
eternal life. The new birth
involves a cleansing and deliverance
from the penalty and power of
sin. It is effectuated through
faith in Jesus Christ and repentance
from sin (John 3:3,5,7; Ephesians
2:8,9; 1 Peter 1:18-20).
We
believe in divine healing for
the total man, spirit, mind
and body and that this healing
is accomplished in the redemptive
work of Christ on the cross
and appropriated in the believers
life through prayer (Isaiah
53:5; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter
2:24; James 5:13-15).
We
believe in the baptism in the
Holy Spirit as an enduement
of power for all believers (Acts
2:4,38-39; 10:44-46; 19:1-6;
Ephesians 5:18). This baptism
results in a deeper expression
of spiritual fruit (Galatians
5:22,23), a greater growth in
Christ-likeness (2 Corinthians
3:18), a genuine manifestation
of spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians
12:1-11), and a more effective
prayer life (Romans 8:26, 27).
We
believe in the process of spiritual
development (sanctification)
wrought in the believers
life by the Holy Spirit. The
growth involves daily dying
to sin and living unto righteousness
(Romans 6:1-23), finds expression
in a holy life (Hebrews 12:24)
and will be culminated at the
return of Christ (1 John 3:2).
We
believe in the resurrection
from the dead. First, the righteous
unto eternal life and second,
the ungodly unto eternal damnation
(Daniel 12:2; John 5:28,29;
Revelation 20:4-6, 11-15).
We
believe in the sacraments of
the church established by Jesus
Christ our Lord; the Lords
Supper (Matthew 26:26-30; 1
Corinthians 11:23-26) and baptism
by immersion as a symbol and
witness of the new birth (Matthew
28:19; 1 Peter 3:20-22).
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