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I. The Scriptures
We believe that the Scriptures, of the Old and New Testament, are the inspired, inerrant and infallible Word of God.
We believe that they, and they alone, constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice.
(2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21)
II. The Godhead
We believe that there is only one true and living God, who is everlasting, infinite in power, wisdom and goodness;
that He is the creator of all things, and preserver of all things. There is only one God, who has revealed himself as our Father, in his son Jesus Christ, and as the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is God manifested in the flesh. He is both God and man. (deuteronomy 6:4, Ephesians 4: 4-6, Colossians 2:9, 1 Timothy 3:16)
III. Man's Fallen Condition
Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam's transgression and fall,
sin came into the world. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God".
"As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one."
(Romans 3:10, 3:23, 5:12)
IV. Salvation
Salvation is made possible through the meritorious work of Jesus Christ on the cross and through Holy Ghost
conviction. Godly sorrow works repentance and makes possible the experience of the new birth, and Christ, formed
within us, is the gift of eternal life.
Salvation is the gift of God to man, separate from works and the Law, and is made operative by grace, through faith
in Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable to God. Man is a free moral agent and can at any time, after the new
birth experience, turn away from God and die in a state of sin; with the consequences of hell to look forward to.
(Titus 2:11, Romans 10:13-15, Luke 24:47, Titus 3:5-7, Ephesians 2:8)
V. Sanctification
The Bible teaches that without holiness no man can see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14). We believe in the doctrine of
sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, commencing at the time of regeneration and continuing
until the consummation of salvation.
(Hebrews 13:2; 2 Thes. 2:13, 5:23; 1 Peter 1:2; Ephesians 5:26; 1 Corinthians 6:11; John 17:17)
VI. Hell & Eternal Retribution
The one who physically dies in his sins, without Christ, is hopelessly and eternally lost in hell and the lake of fire,
and therefore has no further opportunity of hearing the gospel, repentance or salvation (Hebrews 9:27). The lake of
fire is literal (Revelation 19:20). The terms "eternal" and "everlasting" used in describing the duration of the
punishment of the damned (Matthew 25:41-46), in the lake of fire, are literal and carry the same thought and
meaning of endless existence, as used in denoting the duration of joy and ecstasy of the saints in the presence of
God.
VII. Return Of Christ
God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. …Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly…the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell. …The righteous… will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.
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