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1. We believe
the Bible to be the divinely
inspired, only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
2. We believe that there is one God, eternally
existent in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God
the Holy Spirit.
3. We believe in
the reality of sin and the
sinful nature in all mankind, which apart from salvation, results in
the righteous judgment of God and eternal separation from God in
hell, the lake of fire.
4. We believe in
the deity of our Lord Jesus
Christ as the Son of God, in His virgin birth, in His sinless
human life as Son of Man, and in His miracles.
5. We believe in
Christ’s vicarious and atoning
death on the cross. In His shed blood there is forgiveness and
cleansing from sin, deliverance from demonic bondage, and freedom
from the curse of the law; in His scourging there is healing from
sickness; in His death and burial there is release from the old
selfish nature.
6. We believe in
Christ’s bodily resurrection,
and His ascension to the right hand of the Father. In His
resurrection and ascension there is new spiritual life for all
believers.
7. We believe that for the salvation of lost and
sinful mankind, regeneration by the Holy Spirit, being born again through repentance from sin and faith in Jesus Christ, is
absolutely essential. This joins the believer to Christ, giving him
a new spirit within, a new beginning, and a destiny in heaven in the
presence of God.
8. We believe in
water baptism for all
believers, following the example of Jesus Christ and the New
Testament church.
9. We believe in the outpouring from God of the Holy
Spirit upon all flesh, beginning with the day of Pentecost and
continuing until now. This comes in
the Baptism in the Holy
Spirit, accompanied by speaking in unknown tongues, prophecy and
other supernatural manifestations of the Holy Spirit.
10. We believe in the indwelling presence of
the Holy Spirit in every believer and the requirement to walk by
the Spirit in holiness of character and behavior.
11. We believe that in the blood covenant of
Christ’s atonement,
God has provided blessing for all His
children in all areas of life – fellowship with God, holiness,
health, finances, family, work, and ministry.
12. We believe in
the living Body of Christ, the
Church universal and local; and in the spiritual unity of all
believers under the Head of the Body, Jesus Christ.
13. We believe in
the Kingdom of God, both
present and future; that believers must recognize Jesus Christ
as King of Kings and Lord of Lords in their lives now, and
eventually every authority must bow to Him. We believe this Kingdom
needs to be prayed down, preached out, received and acted upon in
order to be experienced.
14. We believe in
the completion of the Great
Commission by the Church of Jesus Christ, the preaching of the
Gospel of the Kingdom as a witness to all peoples.
15. We believe in the personal, bodily and imminent return of Jesus Christ to the earth in power and glory.
16. We believe in
the
resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved
unto everlasting life in heaven with God; and they that are lost
unto everlasting separation from God in hell.

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