THE CREATOR GOD - We believe
that there is one true God, an intelligent, sovereign, spiritual and personal Being;
perfect, infinite and eternal in His being, holiness and love, wisdom and power; absolutely
separate from and above the world as its Creator and Sustainer, yet everywhere present
in the Creation as the Upholder of all things. The Bible reveals Him to us as the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three distinct persons, but without division of nature,
essence or being, and each having a distinct ministry in God's relation to His creation
and people.
Gen. 1:1;Ex. 15:11; Ps. 83:18;139:7-9; Matt. 28:19;John 10:30;15:26
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST - We believe the Bible reveals He is the second Person
of the Triune God, the eternal Word and Only Begotten Son; that without any alteration
of His divine Person, He became man by miracle of the Virgin Birth, thus to continue
forever as both true God and true Man, one Person with two natures; that as Man He
was tempted in all points as we are, yet impeccable and without sin; that as the perfect
Lamb of God He gave Himself voluntarily in death upon a cross, bearing there the entire
sin of humanity, and suffering its full penalty of divine wrath in our stead; that
He literally died and arose from the grave in a glorified Body; that as our great
High Priest He ascended into Heaven, there to appear before the face of God as our
Advocate and Intercessor.
John 1:1,14; Matt. 1:18-25; Gal. 4:4-5; Phil. 2:6-10;
1 Cor. 15:3-7; Heb. 4:14-16; 1 John 2:1-2
THE HOLY SPIRIT - We believe the Bible reveals He is the third Person of
the Triune God, eternal underived, possessing all the divine excellencies, and that
in these He is co-equal with the Father and Son, and is consubstantial with them.
The Spirit is the divine agent in nature, revelation and redemption; He convicts the
world concerning sin, righteousness and judgment; He is the supernatural sovereign
agent of redemption, baptizing all believers into the Body of Christ, indwelling,
sanctifying, sealing, instructing, empowering for service and the one who fills believers
who daily surrender to Him.
John 3:5;14:16-17,26; 16:7-14; Rom. 8:9;1 Cor.
12:13;2 Cor. 3:18; Eph. 1`:13;5:18
OUR HUMANITY - We believe the Bible reveals that man was a direct immediate creation by God in His image and likeness. The first humanity, Adam and Eve, were created free of sin with a rational nature, intelligence, free will, self-determination and moral responsibility to God.
We believe that by personal disobedience to the revealed will of God, man became
a sinful creature, the father of a fallen race which is universally sinful in both
nature and practice, thus alienated from the life and family of God, under righteous
judgment and wrath of God, and has within himself no possible means of righteousness
or salvation.
Gen. 1:27;3:6;Ps. 51:5; Isa. 43:7; Rom. 3:23;5:12,19; Gal. 3:11;
Eph. 2:1-3; I Tim. 2:13,14; I John 1:8
MAN'S SALVATION - We believe the Bible reveals that salvation is wholly
of God by grace through the redemption of Jesus Christ, the merit of His death by
the shedding of His blood; and not on the basis of any human merit or works. We believe
salvation is a free gift from God neither secured in whole or part by any virtue or
work of man, but received only by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as one's
Sin-bearer and Savior. We believe upon personal faith, God generates a new life and
sinless nature in every believer, and grants each one a present and forever possession
and gift of eternal life, and that not one who is born again shall ever come into
condemnation. This is realized by the act of God that declares all believers righteous
by the imputation of our sins to Christ, and His righteousness to us. We therefore
believe that every believer is "set apart" (sanctified) unto God, and declared
a saint and a priest unto God. As this salvation affects the whole man; apart from
Christ there is no possible salvation for mankind.
John 1:12;3:14;10:28-29;
Rom.8:1; Eph 1:7; 2:-10; Phil. 1:6;1 Pet. 1:18-19; Heb. 12:12
GOD'S CHURCH - We believe the Bible reveals that believers are commanded to gather together in a local assembly of "born-again" baptized believers united in organization to practice the New Testament ordinances of believer's baptism by immersion, a memorial celebration of the Supper of the Lord, united prayer, fellowship, teaching and preaching of the Word of God, and to actively engage in evangelizing the world.
We further believe the local church is free to govern itself without ecclesiastical interference, and that it should be involved in ways of cooperation with other churches of like faith as the Spirit leads. Each local church is to be independent and autonomous and directly accountable to God
Furthermore, we believe God has only called men to be the spiritual leaders of
a church, and that the permanent edifying gifts of the Spirit are to be used by the
Body, through both men and women , to edify and build up the saints..
Matt.
18:17; Acts 6:1-5;13:1-3;15:22-23; 1 Cor. 12:12; 13:8-12; Heb. 2:3-4.I Tim. 3:1-13;Titus
1:6-9
THE PRESENT - We believe the Bible reveals that every born again believer is called to manifest the New Life before the world in which we live. Through righteous living, godly separation from the unfruitful works of darkness, and righteous works, we evidence our salvation and display our fruit of the new life. We believe a solemn responsibility is laid upon us by God to be faithful proclaimers of the Good News gospel of salvation for a lost world, as every member of Christ's body is to witness and evangelize those around them, and to support world missions for the extended outreach of the Great Commission.
We believe that while in the flesh though saved, we have a formidable enemy known as Satan or the Devil. We believe he is a fallen angel once created holy and perfect, but through pride and wicked ambition rebelled against God, thus becoming forever and utterly depraved in character, and now the great adversary of God and man. We believe his role until final judgment is to organize and energize the host of fallen angels, wicked spirits, and all unsaved humanity to dishonor and rebel against God, His Word and His will.
We believe Satan and all the unredeemed angels and humanity are defeated and judged
already at the cross, and therefore their final doom in an everlasting Hell is certain.
We believe believers are able to resist and overcome Satan, but only through the armor
of God, by the death and shed blood of the Lamb Christ Jesus, and through the abiding
indwelling power of the Holy Spirit.
Isa. 14:12-15; Eph. 6:12; 1Pet. 5:8; 1John
3:8; Rev. 12:9-11; 20:10
THE FUTURE - We believe the Bible reveals that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming again in the air to "rapture" His Church, which is our blessed Hope, and is always imminent; that when He has first by resurrection of the dead and translation of the living removed from the earth His waiting Church, He will then pour out His wrath and righteous judgments upon the unbelieving world and afterwards descend with His Church to establish His glorious literal kingdom over all the nations for a thousand years.
We believe that it is God's plan to fulfill the Abrahamic Covenant, to preserve the Jew, and through the time of Jacob's trouble [the Tribulation Period] save the nation of Israel for their inheritance in the Millennial period.
We moreover believe that the spirits of the saved at death go immediately to be
with Christ in heaven, that their works shall be brought before the Judgment Seat
of Christ for determination of rewards which shall take place when Christ comes for
His own; that the spirits of the unsaved at death descend immediately into Hades where
they are kept under punishment until the final day of their judgment at the end of
the Millennial reign of Christ. There they shall be raised in body from the grave,
be sentenced and cast into and everlasting Hell fire.
Eph. 2:10;Rom. 12:1-2;
Phil. 2:16; Isa. 14:12-15; Eph. 6:12;1 Peter 5:8; 1 John 3:8; Rev. 12:9-11;20:10;1
Thess. 4:13-18; James 5:8; Heb. 10:37; Rev. 19:11-16;20:4-7; 1 Cor. 15;2 Cor. 5:8-10;
Luke 16:19-23; Rev. 20:11-15
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