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W h a t W e B e l i e v e |
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- The Bible: We believe that the Bible is the Word of God,
supernatually inspired, inerrant, without contradicition, and preserved by
God. It is absolute in its authority and complete in its revelation.
- God: We believe there is one God, eternally existent, creator
of the heaven and earth who exists in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost.
- Jesus Christ: We believe the Lord Jesus Christ is fully God who
took on flesh and dwelt on earth. He was born of a virgin. He
was sinlessly perfect and gave Himself as a substitutionary sacrifice by
shedding His blood and dying on the cross. He then came back bodily
from the dead. He later ascended to heaven where He sits at the right
hand of the Father and will one day return to reign on earth.
- Man: We believe each member of the human race is fallen,
sinful, and is lost and is in need of salvation. A new birth through
regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for the salvation of
man.
- Salvation: We believe man is saved by undeserved mercy
through faith and nothing of man enters into his salvation; it is a free
gift. Man's efforts, regardless of how good or well intended, before
or after salvation, have nothing to do with it. Salvation is by the
finished work of Christ and nothing can be added to it.
- Eternal Security: We believe every true child of God
possesses eternal life and is, therefore, safe and secure for all eternity,
being justified by faith, sanctified by God, and sealed by the Holy Spirit;
he cannot lose his salvation. However, a Christian can through sin,
lose his fellowship, joy, power, testimony, and reward, and incur the
Father's chastisement. Relationship is eternal, being established by
the new birth; fellowship, however, is dependent upon obedience.
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