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THE
SCRIPTURES - The Bible is the inspired Word of God, God’s recorded
Will, through holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by
the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant, as recorded in the New Testament, we
accept as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to belief and
conduct. (2 Tim. 3:16, 1 Thess. 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21). THE GODHEAD - Our God is one, but manifested in three persons - the Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit, being co-equal (Phil. 2:5-6). God the Father is the creator and the One Who sent the Word (John 14:28; John 16:28; John 1:14). The Son is the Word made flesh, the One Begotten, and has existed with the Father from the beginning (John 1:1, John 1:18, John 1:14). The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and the Son and is eternal (John 15:26). MAN, HIS
FALL AND SALVATION - Man is a created being, made in the
likeness and image of God. Through Adam's transgression and fall, sin came
into the world. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to undo the
work of the devil and gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and
restore man back to God. Salvation is the gift of God to man, separate
from works and the law, and is made operative by grace through faith in
Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable to God (Rom. 5:14, Rom. 3:10;
Rom. 3:23; 1 John 3:8; Eph. 2:8). ETERNAL LIFE AND THE NEW
BIRTH - Man's first step toward salvation is repentance from
sins and faith toward God, resulting in the New Birth. Our faith in Jesus’
death and resurrection, as full payment for our sins results in the “New
Birth”. This is when someone passes from death to life spiritually, and
begins to know God in a personal way. The New Birth is necessary to all
men, and when experienced, results in eternal life (John 3:3-5; II Cor.
5:17; II Cor. 7:10; Gal. 2:20; 1 Jn. 5:12). WATER BAPTISM - Baptism in water is by immersion, is a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only. The ordinance identifies the believer with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection (Matt 28:19; Rom. 6:4; Col 2:12; Acts 8:36-39). THE
INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - The infilling
of the Holy Spirit is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ
to all believers in this dispensation. It is given to empower believers in
their walk with God and in their witness. It is given to believers who
ask, and yield themselves to this infilling. It is many times accompanied
with the laying on of hands. (Matt. 3:11; Luke 11:13; John 14:16-17; Acts
1:8; Acts 2:4; Acts 2:38-39; Acts 8:14-17; Acts 19:1-7). SANCTIFICATION
- We
believe in sanctification (conformity to God’s standards) as a definite,
yet progressive work of grace, commencing at the time of regeneration and
continuing until the consummation of salvation at Christ's return (Heb.
12:14; 1 Thess. 5:23, II Peter 3:18; 2 Cor. 3:18; Phil. 3:12-14; 1 Cor.
1:30). DIVINE HEALING - We believe
that divine healing is available for the physical ills of the human body
and is wrought by the power of God through the prayer of faith, by the
laying on of hands, anointing with oil, and other means. (Mark 16:18;
James 5:14,15; 1 Peter 2:24; Matt. 8:17; Isa. 53:4,5). SPIRITUAL
GIFTS – We believe that, while the early apostles were
especially gifted to birth the New Testament church, that all of the
spiritual gifts listed in the New Testament are still in operation today,
and are intended by God to edify believers, meet people’s needs, and
further the gospel of Jesus Christ. We believe that God has enabled
believers today to pray and worship in what the New Testament refers to as
‘other’ or ‘unknown’ tongues, which is, as other forms of prayer,
profitable for intercession, worship, and communion. We believe the public
exercise of spiritual gifts should be done in an orderly fashion, as
defined in scripture. (I Cor. 12:7-11; Mark 16:17-18; I Cor. 14:1-3, 12,
14-16, 27-29, 32, 39-40) RESURRECTION OF THE CHURCH AND THE
RETURN OF OUR LORD – Those who die “in Christ” will be
resurrected to a glorious, eternal state, to be forever with the Lord. Our
Lord Jesus shall return to earth as Sovereign Lord & Ruler. (Acts
1:11; I Cor. 15:22-58; 1 Thess. 4:16,17) HELL AND ETERNAL
RETRIBUTION - The Bible teaches that those who physically die in
their sins without being reconciled to God through Jesus Christ are
hopelessly and eternally lost in the Lake of Fire and therefore have no
further opportunity of hearing the Gospel or repenting. The terms
"eternal" and "everlasting", used in describing the duration of the
punishment of the condemned in the Lake of Fire, carry the same thought
and meaning of endless existence as used in denoting the duration of joy
and ecstasy of saints in the presence of God (II Thess. 1:8-10; Heb. 9:27;
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