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OUR FAITH: 1. We believe the Bible is the inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God. 2. We believe there is one God eternally existent revealed to us in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 3. We believe that all individuals are born into and have succumbed to sin and have received the penalty of that rebellious response, that penalty being death and eternal separation from God. 4. We believe God the Father reigns providentially over all of His creation and seeks to draw lost individuals to Himself in an intimate relationship. 5. We believe in the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, and by His death on the cross, made provision for the redemption of men from sin. We believe that He ascended into heaven to the right hand of God and that He will return in power and glory to judge the world and complete His redemptive purpose. 6. We believe the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. He inspired men to write the Scriptures, enabled men to understand truth, exalts Christ, convicts of sin, calls men to the Savior, and effects regeneration. We believe He empowers believers to live godly lives, comforts believers, and bestows spiritual gifts on believers by which they serve Him. 7. We believe that for salvation of the lost to occur, an individual must personally recognize his need for forgiveness, repent of his deeds, and receive the grace of God by faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We believe that having been born again, this individual can now experience regeneration, sanctification, and glorification through the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit. We believe as a committed disciple, everyone should obediently follow the Lord’s command to be baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 8. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost. We believe the saved are resurrected unto life everlasting and the lost are resurrected unto eternal condemnation. 9. We believe in the spiritual unity of redeemed believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Scriptural importance of church membership. 10. We believe every Christian is under obligation to seek to make the will of God supreme in his own life and in human society. We believe it is our responsibility and privilege to minister to those who are orphaned, needy, and helpless, being careful to act with redemptive love without compromising our loyalty to Christ and His truth. |