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Doctrinal Statement
We believe in the infallible,
verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and That the Bible is the all-sufficient
rule of faith and practice (Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17).
We believe in the
personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,Equal in divine perfection
(I John 5:7-8).
We believe in the
Genesis account of Creation (Gen. 1; 2).
We believe that Satan
is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, The unholy god of this
world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire (Isa. 14:12-15;
Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt. 25:41; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph.6:10-17; Rev.20:10).
We believe in the
virgin birth and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ (Matt.1:18-20; 2 Cor.
5:21; 1 Peter 2:22). We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ (John 10:30;
John 1:1, 14; 2
Cor.5:19).
We believethe Holy
Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ In His churches (Luke
24:49; John 14:16, 17; Acts 1:4, 5, 8; Acts 2:1-4).
We believe that Man
was created in the image of God and lived in innocence until he fell by
voluntary transgression from his sinless state, the result being that all
mankind are sinners (Gen. 1:26; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12,19).
We believe that the
suffering and death of Jesus Christ was substitutionary for all mankind
and is efficacious only to those who believe (Isa. 53:6; Heb.2:9; 1 Peter
2:24; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:2).
We believe in the
bodily resurrection and ascension of Christ and the Bodily resurrection
of His saints (Matt. 28:1-7; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Cor. 15:42-58; 1Thess. 4:13-18).
We believe in the
premillennial, personal, bodily return of Christ as The crowning event
of the Gentile age. This event will include the Resurrection of the righteous
to eternal heaven, and the Millennium will be followed by the resurrection
of the unrighteous unto eternal punishment in the lake of fire and that
the righteous shall enter into the heaven age (John 14:1-6; 1 Thess. 4:13-18;
2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19; Rev. 20:4-6; Rev. 20:11-15; Rev.21:8).
We believe that the
depraved sinner is saved wholly by grace through Faith in Jesus Christ,
and the requisites to regeneration are repentance toward God and faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 13:3-5; John 3:16-18; Acts 20:21; Rom. 6:23;
Eph. 2:8, 9), and that the Holy Spirit convicts sinners, regenerates, seals,
secures, and indwells every believer (John 3:6; John 16:8, 9; Rom. 8:9-11;
1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Eph. 4:30; Titus 3:5).
We believe that all
who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally secure in Him
and shall not perish (John 3:36; John 5:24; John 10:27-30; Rom. 8:35-39;
Heb. 10:39; 1 Peter 1:5).
We believe that God
deals with believers as His children, that He chastises the disobedient,
and that He rewards the obedient (Matt. 16:27; Matt. 25:14-23; John 1:12;
Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12).
We believe that Jesus
Christ established His church during His ministry on earth and that it
is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers
in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and each church is an independent, self-governing body, and no
other ecclesiastical body may exercise authority over it.
We believe that He
promised the perpetuity of His churches (Matt. 4:18-22; Matt. 16:18; Mark
1:14-20; John 1:35-51; Eph. 3:21).
We believe that there
are two pictorial ordinances in the Lord's churches:Baptism and the Lord's
Supper. Scriptural baptism is the immersion of believers in water, administered
by the authority of a New Testament church. The Lord's Supper is a memorial
ordinance, restricted to the members of the church observing the ordinance
(Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 8:12, 38; Rom.6:4; 1 Cor. 5:11-13; 1 Cor. 11:1,
2, 17-20, 26).
We believe that there
are two divinely appointed offices in a church, pastors and deacons, to
be filled by men whose qualifications are set forth in Titus and 1 Timothy.
We believe that all
associations, fellowships, and committees are, and properly should be,
servants of, and under control of the local churches(Matt. 20:25-28).
We believe that Jesus
Christ alone is the head of the church and that all Christian churches
should be free to worship without interference from the government. (Eph.
1:22).
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