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Our Faith / What We Believe

The Scriptures
Inspired. The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a
revelation from God to man, the infallible rule of faith and
conduct, and is superior to conscience and reason, but not
contrary to reason. (II Tim. 3:13-17; I Peter 1:23-25; Heb.
4:12).
The One True Godhead. The triune Godhead is comprised
of three (3) separate and distinct personalities, The
Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit, who are eternally
self-existent, self-revealed and function as one entity.
Jesus Christ, who is God manifested in the flesh, is the
second member of the Godhead, co-equal and co-eternal with
The Father and The Holy Spirit.
Man, His Fall and Redemption. Man was created good
and upright, for God said, "Let Us make man in Our image,
after Our likeness." But man, by voluntary transgression,
fell and his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ, the
Son of God. (Genesis 1:26-31, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21)
The Salvation of Man.
- Man's only hope of
redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. On
the cross, Jesus Christ became sin and sickness
providing both salvation and divine healing for all
mankind (Psalm 103:3), being justified freely by His
Grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
For by grace, we are saved through faith. "The word is
near you, in your mouth and in your heart - that is, the
word of faith which we are preaching, that if you
confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in
your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall
be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in
righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses,
resulting in salvation." (Romans 3:24; Ephesians 2:8;
Romans 10:8-10)
- The Evidence of
Salvation. The inward evidence to the believer of His
salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans
8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a life of
righteousness and true holiness. "And this is His
commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son
Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded
us." (I John 3:23).
- Faith and Works.
Salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ and not by human
works; however, our works will determine the rewards in
eternity (Romans 10:9-1 and II Corinthians 5:10).
Baptism in Water.
The ordinance of baptism by a burial with Christ should be
observed as commanded in the Scriptures by all who have
really repented and in their hearts have truly believed on
Christ as Savior and Lord. In so doing, they declare to the
world that they have died with Jesus and that they have also
been raised with Him to walk in newness of life. (Matt.
28:19; Acts 10:47, 48; Romans 6:4).
The Lord's Supper. "And when He had given thanks, He
broke it, and said 'This is my body which is for you. Do
this in remembrance of me.' In the same way also the cup,
after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my
blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of
me.' Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and
drink of the cup." (I Corinthians 11:24-25, 28)
The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God, the Lord and
Giver of Life, who was active in the Old Testament and given
to the Church in fullness at Pentecost. He empowers the
saints for service and witness, cleanses man from the old
nature and conforms us to the image of Christ. The baptism
in the Holy Spirit, subsequent to conversion, releases the
fullness of the Spirit and is evidenced by the fruits and
gifts of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:8, 2:4, 10:44, 19:2,6)
The Church. The Church is the body of Christ, the
habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine
appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission.
Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of
the general assembly and church of the first born, which are
written in Heaven. (Ephesians 1:22; 2:19-22; Hebrews 12:23)
Total Prosperity.
(a) Spiritual. John 3:3, 11; II Corinthians 5:17-21; Romans
10:9-10.
(b) Mental. II Timothy 1:7; Romans 12:2; Isaiah 26:3.
(c) Physical. Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matt. 8:17 I Peter 2:24.
(d) Financial. III John 1:2; Malachi 3:10-11; Luke 6:38; II
Corinthians 9:6-10; Deuteronomy 28:1-14.
(e) Social. Proverbs 3:4
Blessed Hope. Jesus is coming again to gather all His
Saints to Heaven. (I Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians
4:16-17; and II Thessalonians 2:1).
The Lake of Fire. Those who have not accepted the
redemptive work of Jesus Christ will suffer eternal
separation from the Godhead. The devil and his angels, the
beast and the false prophet, and anyone whose name was not
found written in the book of life, shall be consigned to
everlasting punishment in the lake of fire which burns with
brimstone. This is the second death, lake of fire.
(Revelation 19:20; 20:10-15)
The Millennial Reign of Jesus. The return of our Lord
Jesus Christ with His Saints from Heaven to rule and reign
for one thousand years on earth as the Scriptures promised.
(Romans 11:25, 27; II Thessalonians 1:7; Revelation
19:11-16; 2O:1-7) After this, there shall be a new heaven
and a new earth. |