STATEMENTS OF
FAITH
I.
GOD
We believe that there is only one true, living,
and eternal God and that the Godhead is revealed as Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit.
II. BIBLE
We believe that the Holy Scriptures
are the Old
and New Testaments; the inspired and infallible Word of
God and therein
is found the only reliable guide of Christian
faith and conduct.
III.
MAN
We believe that God created man
in his own image
to bring Him
honor through obedience, and that when man
disobeyed, - he became a fallen and sinful creature,
unable to save himself. We believe that
infants are in the covenant of
God's grace and that all persons become
accountable to God when they reach a state of moral
responsibility.
IV.
SALVATION
We believe that
Salvation (regeneration,
sanctification, justification, and redemption) has been pro- vided for all
mankind through the
redemptive work (life, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession)
of Jesus Christ, and that this Salvation can be received
only through repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord
Jesus Christ.
V.
ASSURANCE AND ENDURANCE
We believe that those who abide
in Christ have the
assurance of
salvation. However,
we believe that
the Christian retains
his freedom of choice;
therefore, it is
possible for him to turn away from God and be finally
lost.
VI.
CHRISTIAN DUTIES
We believe that Christians should
live faithfully by serving in
and through the local
church, praying dili- gently, witnessing earnestly, practicing tolerance,
showing loving kindness, giving as God prospers, and conducting themselves
in such a way as to bring glory
to God.
VII. THE
CHURCH
We believe that the Church
Universal is the body of Christ, the
fellowship of all believers, and that its
members have been called out from
the world to come under the dominion and authority
of Christ, its head. We believe
that a local church is a fellowship
of Christians, a part of the Body of
Christ, voluntarily banded together for
worship, nurture, and service.
VIII.
ORDINANCES
We believe that baptism and
the Lord's supper are ordinances instituted by Christ
to be observed by Christians
only. We also believe the Biblical
mode of baptism is immersion and that participation in the
Lord's Supper should be open to all Christians.
IX. THE
LORD'S DAY
We believe in the Sanctity of the Lord's Day, the first day of
the week, and that this day ought to be observed by worshipping God,
witnessing for Christ, and ministering to
the needs of humanity. We believe that secular work on
Sunday should be
limited to cases of necessity or mercy.
X. LAST
THINGS
We believe in the personal return
of Jesus Christ, and in the bodily
resurrection of the dead. We believe that God
will judge all
mankind by Jesus Christ; and that He
will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He
will banish the
unrighteous to everlasting punishment in
hell.
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