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Doctrinal Statements -
What We Believe and Teach:
The Bible
- Every word in the original
writings of the Holy Scriptures is inspired of God and without error (2 Tim.
3:16; 2 Pet.1:12; 1 Cor. 2:13).
The
Trinity
- The Godhead exists eternally
in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and these three
are one God (Gen. 1:1; Jn. 10:30, 4:24; Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor.
13:14).
Man
- Man was created in the image
and likeness of God, but in Adam all mankind fell into sin with the result
that all men are sinners, hopelessly sinful in themselves, apart from the
grace of God (Gen. 1:27, 9:6; Rom. 5:12, 3:23; Eph. 2:1).
Jesus
Christ
- The Eternal Son of God became
incarnate in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is true God and true man, having
been born of the Virgin Mary (Jn. 1:1,14,18; Matt. 1:21‑23; Heb.
1:6,8; 1 Jn. 5:20; 1 Tim. 2:5).
Salvation
of the Believer
- Salvation is received by faith
alone in Christ, who died in substitutionary sacrifice for our sins and rose
again (Acts 4:12; 13:38,39; 1 Cor. 15:1‑4; Rom. 4:4,5; 5:1).
Sanctification
of the Believer
- Every true believer is
promised positional and ultimate sanctification with the possibility of
progressive development in life spiritually, (progressive sanctification)
(Heb. 10:10,14; Jn. 17:17; Eph. 5:26,27; 1 Thess. 4:3,4; 1 Jn. 3:2).
Eternal
Security
- All who are born of the Spirit
through faith in Christ can have the assurance of salvation and are
eternally secure in Christ (Rom. 5:1; Jn. 3:5,6; 1 Jn. 5:13; Jn. 10:28,29;
17:12; 2 Tim. 1:12).
The
Holy Spirit
- The Holy Spirit is the Third
Person of the Godhead, who regenerates, indwells, baptizes, and seals all
true believers in Christ and fills those yielded to God (Matt. 28:19; Jn.
1:13; 3:3‑6; Titus 3:5; 1 Cor. 2:12; 6:19; Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 12:13;
Eph. 4:30).
The
Church
- The Church, embracing all true
believers, is the body and bride of Christ, formed by the baptism of the
Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:22,23; 5:24,25,30; 1 Cor. 12:12,13,27).
Christian
Service and Rewards
- Christians are called to a
holy life of service and testimony in the power of the Holy Spirit, which
service includes the propagation of the Gospel message to the whole world.
There is promised reward in heaven for faithfulness in such service
(1 Pet. 1:15,16; Jn. 12:25,26; Acts 1:8; 1 Cor. 3:12‑15).
Church
Ordinances
- The scriptural ordinances of
baptism and the Lord's Supper are for all true believers in Christ (Matt.
28:19,20; Mk. 16:15,16; Acts 8:12,36‑38; 9:18; 10:47; 1 Cor. 1:16;
11:23,26).
Angels
and Satan
- Angels were originally created
holy but now exist as unfallen and fallen including Satan (Col. 1:16; Neh.
9:6; Ps. 143:2‑5; Jude 6; Matt. 25:41; Rev. 12:9; Eph. 6:11,12).
Dispensations of God
- God has revealed different
dispensations or stewardships with corresponding rules of life, of which the
present dispensation is the age of grace (Eph. 3:2‑6,9‑11; Col.
1:25‑27; Rom. 6:14; Heb. 7:18,19).
The
Return of Jesus Christ and the Eternal State
- The imminent return of the
Lord, which is the blessed hope of the Church, is to be followed in order
by: the tribulation; the establishment of the reign of Christ on earth for
one thousand years; the eternal state of punishment for the unsaved and the
eternal state of blessing for the saved (Titus 2:13; 1Thess.1:10;
4:13‑18; 5:4‑10; Rev. 3:10; Matt. 24:21,29,30; 25:31; Rev.
20:1‑6,11‑15; Matt. 25:46).
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