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BELIEVE...The Scriptures are Inspired by God and
declare His design and plan for mankind.
I BELIEVE...There is only One True God–revealed
in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly
known as the Trinity).
I BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord Jesus
Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human and divine.
I BELIEVE...though originally good, Man
Willingly Fell to Sin–ushering evil and death, both
physical and spiritual, into the world.
I BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have Restored
Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation' (accepting Christ's
offer of forgiveness for sin).
I BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances—(1)
Water Baptism by Immersion after repenting of one's sins and
receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion
(the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's
suffering and death for our salvation.
I BELIEVE...the Baptism in the Holy Spirit
is a Special Experience Following Salvation that empowers
believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it
did in New Testament times.
I BELIEVE...The Initial Physical Evidence
of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is ‘Speaking in Tongues,’
as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and referenced throughout
Acts and the Epistles.
I BELIEVE...Sanctification Initially Occurs
at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer
is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating
from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and
become more Christlike.
I BELIEVE...The Church has a Mission to
seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the Church'
is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout
time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless
of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of
His son Jesus Christ.
I BELIEVE...A Divinely Called and Scripturally
Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the Church. The Bible
teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves
to reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers,
and to build up or edify the body of believers–the Church.
I BELIEVE...Divine Healing of the Sick is
a Privilege for Christians Today and is provided for in Christ's
atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).
I BELIEVE...in The Blessed Hope—When
Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth (the
second coming). At this future moment in time all believers
who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the
Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught
up with them, to be with the Lord forever.
I BELIEVE...in The Millennial Reign of Christ
when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and
begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. At
that time many in the nation of Israel will recognize and
accept Him as the Messiah, the Savior who died for them and
all mankind.
I BELIEVE...A Final Judgment Will Take Place
for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for
their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing
lake of fire.
I BELIEVE...and look forward to the perfect
New Heavens and a New Earth that Christ is preparing for all
people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and
dwell with Him there forever following His millennial reign
on Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'
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