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of faith
We believe in one God, infinitely perfect
and eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and
Holy Spirit.
We believe in God the Father, creator of all
things visible and invisible.
We believe in Jesus, God's only begotten Son,
fully divine and fully human, conceived by the Holy Spirit,
his virgin birth, his sinless life, his miracles, his substitutionary
and atoning sacrifice through the shedding of his blood
on the cross, his bodily resurrection, his ascension into
heaven, his present rule at the right hand of God, his coming
return in power and glory to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, his present
ministry, his indwelling, his baptism, his empowering, his
impartation of gifts for today, and his transforming power
in the lives of all believers.
We believe the Bible is the inspired, authoritative,
living, eternally reliable word of God and is a daily necessity
in the lives of all believers.
We believe that all of mankind is in need
of redemption from sin and is eternally separated from God
apart from salvation in Jesus.
We believe that salvation comes by grace through
faith in Jesus. Salvation is made effective in an individual's
life by personal repentance and surrender. Upon surrender,
we are regenerated by the Holy Spirit, enter into a process
of sanctification and look forward to glorification.
We believe that all people are resurrected,
the saved to eternal relationship with God, the unsaved
to eternal destruction.
We believe in one holy universal church made
up of all true believers. Christ is the head of the church.
Every member is gifted and necessary for the building up
of the church and one another. We believe in the spiritual
unity of all believers.
We believe in the Lord's supper and believer's
baptism as acts of our obedience and a testimony of our
faith.
We believe in the reality and ministry of
angels and in the reality and opposition of Satan and demonic
forces.
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