Beliefs
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- We believe there is only one true God, eternally existent in three
Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 32:39, Matthew 28:19, 1 John
5:7)
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- We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ.
That He is God with the Father and the Holy Ghost. (John 1:1-4, 1 Timothy
3:16)
- We believe that Jesus was miraculously born from the Virgin Mary.
(Matthew 1:18-24)
- We believe Jesus lived a sinless life. (2 Corinthians 5:21, 1
John 3:5)
- We believe Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead on the third
day. (John 19:41-20:20)
- We believe Jesus ascended to heaven and will return to
establish His eternal Kingdom. (Acts 1:9-11, Matthew 25:31,Revelation 20:4-6)
- We believe in the absolute Lordship of Jesus Christ and that faith in Him is the
only way a person may be saved and enter Heaven. (Daniel 7:13-14, Colossians
1:13-18, John 14:6, Romans 5:1)
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- We believe in the gifts
of the Holy Spirit and that they are in operation in the church today. (1
Corinthians 12:1-11, Romans 11:29)
- We believe in the sanctifying power of the
Holy Spirit that enables a believer to live a holy life. (2 Peter 1:2-4, 1John
3:4-6,9, Galatians 5:16)
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- We believe the Bible to be the only
inspired, infallible, authoritative, Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:15,16)
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- We believe a person is saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
- We believe the spirit-filled life is God's plan for
each individual today. (Acts 2:1-4, 8:14-17, 10:44-48, and 19:1-6)
- We believe in
eternal life for the saved and eternal damnation for the lost. (1 John 2:24-25,
Revelation 20:15, Revelation 14:10-11)
- People are made in the spiritual image of
God, to be like Him in character. People are the supreme object of God's
creation. Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all of us are
marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God. This attitude, called sin,
separates people from God and causes many problems in life. (Genesis 1:27;
Psalms 8:3-6; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1-2)
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- We believe that God
does not desire anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance and be
saved. (2 Peter 3:9, 1 Timothy 2:4)
- We believe that Heaven and Hell are real
places. (2 Corinthians 12:1-4, Revelation 4:1-2, Mark 9:42-48, Revelation
20:11-15)