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Believe… in the one true and living God, maker
of all creation; the all-knowing, all-powerful, everywhere-present,
eternal Father; the source of all goodness, truth, and love; who has
manifested himself in His Son, Jesus Christ, for the purpose of redemption
and as the Holy Ghost for the purpose of intervening In the lives
of people. (Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14; l Timothy 1:17; 3:16; 6:13-16) We
Believe… in the divine inspiration of the Scripture,
and that the original manuscripts of the Old and New Testaments
of the Bible are the Word of God given through people, and that
the Scriptures we possess today are the sufficient rule of faith
and practice and the final authority for truth and salvation.
We
Believe… in the gospel of Jesus Christ, which
declares Him to be the only begotten Son of God, who was born of
a virgin and who lived to show us the words and works of God. As
the Savior, He was crucified and died on the cross in our place
to be the supreme sacrifice for sin. He was buried in a tomb but
rose again the third day, as the Scriptures foretold, and is now
exalted as King of kings and Lord of lords. As God manifested in
the flesh, He is true God and true man; in Him dwells all the fullness
of the God head bodily. We
Believe… in the original apostolic plan of salvation,
proclaimed on the Day of Pentecost on the birthday of the New Testament
church, which includes faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord,
sincere repentance, water baptism by immersion in the name of Jesus
Christ, and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost with the joyous
experience of speaking supernaturally in other tongues-just as the
believer did in the first century. We
Believe… in living a life of holiness, both inwardly and outwardly,
as a result of the working of God's grace in us, for the Word of
the Lord declares that all who name the name of Christ should depart
from sin and separate themselves from the evil practices of this
present age. We
Believe… in practicing genuine Christianity,
through love for God and people, prayer, obedience to the Word of
God, heartfelt worship and expressive praise, sharing our faith,
commitment to our marriage companions and families, availability
to help one another in time of need, honesty and diligence in our
employment, honor and respect for our government as it submits to
the divine plan for human society, and the dedication of our time,
talent, and treasure to advance the kingdom of God on earth. We
Believe… in the local and universal church,
established by our Lord as a unique end special fellowship for all
who believe. It is the spiritual community ordained for worship,
stewardship, and service to God and people, of which every believer
must become a part, for it is the body of Christ in the world today,
displaying the same miraculous power and spiritual gifts experienced
by the early church. We
Believe… in the return of Jesus Christ, that
glorious appearing when our Lord shall come with the sound of a
trumpet, when both those who have died in Christ and those who now
live in Christ will rise to meet Him In the air to be with Him forever.
We
Believe.. in the judgment of all people, when the
wicked shall receive their punishment and the righteous shall receive
their reward. We believe in the ultimate triumph of righteousness
and In the life everlasting. |
