We Believe and Teach
- We believe the Bible, both Old and New
Testaments, to be the inspired and infallible Word of God,
the original manuscripts, of which were verbally inspired
by the Holy Spirit and are thus inerrant. We accept the Bible
as our only trustworthy authority for faith, life, and in
all matters to which it speaks. (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter
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- We believe there is one living and true God,
eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit who is creator, redeemer, perfect, infinite, and eternal.
(Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19; I Thessalonians 1:9; I Timothy
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- We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ,
in His Virgin Birth, sinless life, miracles, His shed blood,
and His atoning substitutionary death on the cross for sin.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ, His
ascension into heaven, His present ministry of intercession
and Head of the church, and His glorious Second Coming. (John
1:1-5, 14; 10:30; Romans 5:6-8; I Corinthians 15:3-5; Philippians
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- We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person,
eternal and co-equal with God, sent from God the Father to
convict the world of sin, to regenerate, indwell, guide, teach
and empower the believer to pursue a Spirit-filled life characterized
by personal holiness and faithful discipleship in obedience
to Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit gives each believer gifts
as He wills for the building up of the body of Christ. (John
16:7-15; Acts 1:8, 2:38-39; I Corinthians 2:10-14; 3:16; 6:19-20;
12:11; Galatians 5:16, 22-24; Ephesians 1:13-14; 5:18) click
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- We believe that Adam and Eve were created perfect but rebelled
and became fallen, lost, estranged from God, and in need of
salvation. Now, all persons are born with a sin nature and
therefore separated from God. We believe the only provision
for sin is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We
believe that salvation is by grace through
faith in Jesus Christ alone. Only those who, in repentance
and faith, receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord are converted
- born again of the Holy Spirit and thus become children of
God. (Genesis 1:26-27; 3; Matthew 4:17; John 3:3-7; 16-18;
Romans 3:23; 5:12, 18-19; I Corinthians 15:3-5; Ephesians
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- We believe that the church, the ‘body
of Christ,’ is composed of all those who through saving
faith have entered into a vital relationship with Jesus
Christ,
who is the ‘Head.’ We believe that local congregations
of baptized believers exist to equip the body through worship,
teaching, fellowship, ministry, and prayer. We believe the
church also exists to evangelize by spreading the Gospel
of
Christ. The church is at the very center of God's purpose
for making Christ known throughout the world and the church
and every member have been given this task. (Matthew 28:18-20;
Luke 24:45-48; Acts 2:42-47; I Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians
1:22-23; 5:22-33; I Thessalonians 1:1-10; Revelation 7:9)
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We believe that there are both holy angels
and fallen angels.
Holy angels are created beings who serve God and watch over
man. Satan is also a created angel who was once holy. He
rebelled against God, authored sin, and took numerous angels
with him in his fall. Satan is the enemy of God and man who
has been defeated through the death and resurrection of Jesus
Christ. He will be eternally punished in the lake of fire.
(Luke 2:9-14; Hebrews 1:6-7, 14; 2:6-7; Revelation 5:11-14;
19:10; 22:9; Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:11-19; Matthew 25:41;
Revelation 12:1-14, Genesis 3:1-15; Matthew 4:1-11; Romans
16:20; Revelation 20:10) click
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- We believe that at the moment of death the unsaved enter
into everlasting punishment and the saved into conscious
bliss with Christ. Christ is coming again and
He will raise the dead, sit in judgment, and bring in God’s
everlasting kingdom. We believe in the bodily resurrection
of all people
- those who are saved will be raised at Christ’s coming,
unto everlasting life with the Lord in heaven, and those
who are unsaved will be raised at the final judgment and
will live in eternal separation from God in hell. (Luke 16:19-31;
Matthew 25:31-46; Hebrews 9:27; Philippians 1:21-24; II Corinthians
5:8; John 5:28-29; 6:39; Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18;
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