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The Scriptures
We believe in the authority and sufficiency of the Holy Bible, that it was verbally and plenarily
inspired and is infallible and inerrant in all matters of which it speaks.
God
We believe there is one and only one living and true God, an infinite Spirit, the Maker and supreme Ruler of
Heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honor, confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus was begotten of the Holy Spirit in a miraculous manner, born of Mary, a virgin, as
no other man was ever born or can be born of woman, and that He is both the Son of God and God the Son.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of Christ and in His ascension into Heaven, where He now sits at the right hand of the Father as our High Priest interceding for us.
The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, equal with God the Father and God the Son and of
the same nature; that in His relation to the unbelieving world He restrains the evil one until God's purpose if fulfilled; that He convicts of sin, of righteousness and of judgment; that He bears witness to the truth of the
gospel in preaching and testimony; that He is the Agent in the new birth; that He seals, endues, guides, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies and helps the believer.
Satan
We believe in the reality and personality of Satan, the Devil; and that he was created by God as an angel, but
through pride and rebellion became the enemy of his Creator; that he became the unholy god of this age and the ruler of all the powers of darkness and is destined to the judgment of an eternal justice in the lake of fire.
Salvation
We believe that the salvation of sinners is divinely initiated and wholly of grace through
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who, by the appointment of the Father, voluntarily took upon Himself our nature, yet without sin, to be our Savior; that by the shedding of His blood He fully satisfied the just demands of a holy and righteous God , as a voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinner's place; that having risen from the dead He is now enthroned in Heaven.
We believe that faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the only condition of salvation. Repentance is a change of mind and purpose toward God prompted by the Holy Spirit and is
an integral part of saving faith
The Local Church
We believe that a local church is an organized congregation of immersed believers, associated by
covenant of faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by His laws; and exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by His Word; that its officers are pastors and deacons,
whose qualifications, claims and duties are clearly defined in the Scriptures. We believe the true mission of the church is the faithful witnessing of Christ to all men as we have opportunity. We hold that the local church has
the absolute right of self-government free from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations; and that the one and only Superintendent is Christ through the Holy Spirit.
Baptism
We believe that Christian baptism is the single immersion of a believer in water to show forth
our identification with the crucified, buried and risen Savior, through Whom we died to sin and rose to a new life; that baptism is to be performed under the authority of the local church; and that it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership.
The Lord’s Supper
We believe that the Lord's Supper is the commemoration of His death until He come, and should be
preceded always by solemn self-examination. We believe that the Biblical order of the ordinances is baptism first and then the Lord's Supper, and that participants in the Lord's supper should be immersed believers.
Return of Christ/Rapture of the Church
We believe in the premillennial return of Christ, an event which can occur at
any moment, and that at that moment the dead in Christ shall be raised in glorified bodies, and the living in Christ shall be given glorified bodies without tasting death, and all shall be caught up to meet the Lord in the air
before the seven years of the Tribulation.
Tribulation
We believe that the Tribulation, which follows the Rapture of the Church, will be culminated by the
revelation of Christ in power and great glory to sit upon the throne of David and to establish the millennial kingdom.
Separation
We believe in obedience to the Biblical commands to separate ourselves unto God from worldliness and
ecclesiastical apostasy.
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