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1. We believe in the
Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments to be the inspired word of God,
without error in the original writings the complete revelation of His
will for the salvation of men, and the Divine and final authority for
all Christian faith and life.
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2. We believe in one God,
Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in
three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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3. We believe that Jesus
Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy
Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross a sacrifice for
our sins according to the Scriptures. Further He arose bodily from the
dead, ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of the Majesty on
High He now is our High Priest and Advocate.
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4. We believe that the
ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and
during this age to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner,
indwell, guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and
service.
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5. We believe that man was
created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost and
only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and
spiritual life be obtained.
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6. We believe that the shed
blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground for
justification and salvation for all who believe and only such as
receive
Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become children of
God.
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7. We believe that water
baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by the
Church during this present age. They are, however, not to be regarded
as means of salvation.
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8. We believe that the true
Church is composed of all such persons who through saving faith in
Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united
together in the body of Christ of which He is the head.
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9. We believe that only
those who are thus members of the true and invisible Church shall be
eligible for membership in the local church.
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10. We believe that Jesus
Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church and that every local church
has the right under Christ to decide and govern its own affairs.
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11. We believe in the
personal and premillennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
and that this "Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing on the personal life
and service of the believer.
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12. We believe in the
bodily resurrection
of the dead, of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with
the Lord, of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious
punishment.
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