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About The Bible…
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We believe that the Bible is the Word of God,
fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts,
written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and that it
has supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and
life. 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pt. 1:20, 21; Mk. 13:31; Jn. 8:31, 32;
John 20:31; Acts 20:32
About The Trinity...
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We believe that there is one living and true God,
eternally existing in three persons; that these are equal
in, every divine perfection, and that they execute distinct but
harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and
redemption. Gen. 1:1, 26; Jn. 1:1, 3; Matt. 28:19; Rom. 1:19,
20; Eph. 4:5,6
About God The
Father…
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We believe in God the Father, an infinite,
personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love.
We believe that He infallibly foreknows all that shall come to
pass, that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men,
that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and
spiritual death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. Lk.
10:21, 22; Matt. 23:9; Jn. 3:16; 6:27; Rom. 1:7; 1 Tim. 1:1, 2;
2:5, 6; 1 Pt. 1:3; Rev. 1:6
About Jesus Christ…
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We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten
Son, eternally existing, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We
believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and
teachings. We believe in His substitutionary atoning death,
bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual
intercession for His people, and personal visible return to
earth. Matt. 1:18-25; Lk. 1:26-38; Jn. 1:1; 20:28; Rom. 8:46;
9:5; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pt. 2:21-23; Jn. 20:30, 31; Matt. 20:28;
Eph. 1:4; Acts 1:11; Rom. 5:6-10; Heb. 7:25; 9:28; 1 Tim. 3:16
About The Holy Spirit…
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We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine
Person, equal with God the Father and God the Son. He came to
convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to
regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus
Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer
in Christ, and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and
guide. Jn. 14:16, 17, 26; 15:26, 27; Jn. 16:9-14; Rom. 8:9; 1
Cor. 3:16; 6:19; Gal. 5:22-26
About Salvation…
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We believe that man was created by God in His own
image; that he sinned and thereby incurred physical, spiritual,
and eternal death, which is separation from God; that as a
consequence, all human beings are born with a sinful nature and
are sinners by choice and therefore under condemnation.
Salvation is a free gift from God to man. Man can never make up
for his sin by self-improvement or good works. We believe that
those who repent and trust Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are
regenerated by the Holy Spirit and become new creatures,
delivered from condemnation and receive eternal life. Eternal
life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life
by faith. Gen. 1:26; 5:2; Gen. 3; Gen.
2:17; 3:19; Eccl.2:11; Jn. 3:14; 5:24; Jn. 5:30; 7:13; 8:12;
10:26; Rom. 9:22; 2 Thess. 1:9; Rev. 19:3, 20; 20:10, 14, 15;
21:18; Ps. 51:7; Jer. 17:9; Js. 1:14; Rom. 3:19; Prov. 28:13; 1
Jn. 1:9; Jn. 3:16; Jn. 1:13; 2 Cor. 5:17; Rom. 8:1; Rom. 6:23;
Eph. 2:8-9; Jn. 14:6; 1:12; Titus 3:5; Gal. 3:26; Rom. 5:1
About Eternal
Security…
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We believe the security of our salvation rests
upon the gift that God has given us in the death, burial, and
resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. It is impossible to lose
your salvation because it is maintained by the grace and power
of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. It is the
sealing and sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit that gives us
this security. There is a falling away of some believers, but
if it persists; it shows that their faith was not genuine and
they were not born of God. Jn. 10:29-30; 2 Tim. 1:12; Heb.
7:25, 10:10-14; 1 Pt. 1:3-5; Rom. 8:38-39, 11:29; Eph. 1:13-14;
1 Jn. 2:19; Lk. 8:9-14
About Eternity…
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We believe man was created to exist forever. He
will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or in
union with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be
eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union
with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are places of eternal
existence. Jn. 3:16; 1 Jn. 2:25; 5:11-13; Rom. 6:23; Rev. 20:15
About The Church…
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We believe in the local church, consisting of a
company of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible
profession of faith, and associated for worship, good works, and
fellowship. We believe that God has laid upon the members of
the local church the primary task of giving the gospel of Jesus
Christ to a lost world. We believe the church is to be lead by
Godly, qualified Elders and that the Elders are to be assisted
by the Deacons. Eph. 2:19-22; Acts 1:8; Eph. 5:19-21; Acts
2:42; Heb. 10:23-25: 1 Tim. 3:1-16
About Christian
Maturity…
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We believe that a Christian should live for the
glory of God and the well-being of his fellow men; that his
conduct should be blameless before the world; that he should be
a faithful steward of his possessions; and that he should seek
to realize for himself and others the full stature of maturity
in Christ. 1 Cor. 10:31; Rom. 12:1-3; Heb. 12:1-2; Jn. 14:15,
23-24; 2 Cor. 9:6-9; 1 Cor. 1:9-10
About Church
Ordinances…
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We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has
committed two ordinances to the local church, Baptism and the
Lord’s Supper. We believe that Christian Baptism is the
immersion of the believer in the water into the name of the
triune God. We believe that the Lord’s Supper was instituted by
Christ for commemoration of His death. We believe that these
two ordinances should be observed and administered until the
return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Matt. 28:18-20; Rom. 6:3-5; 1
Cor. 11:23-26
About Last Things…
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We believe in the personal and visible return of
the Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His
kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final
judgment, the eternal joy of the righteous and the endless
suffering of the wicked. Matt. 16:27; Mk. 14:62; Jn. 14:3; Acts
1:11; Phil. 3:20; 1 Thess. 4:15; 2 Tim. 4:1; Titus 2:13
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