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The Word of God
We believe that the Bible is
the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in
theoriginal manuscripts, written under the inspiration of
the Holy Spirit, and that it has supreme
authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
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2 Timothy 3:16 |
2 Peter 1:20-21 |
Mark 13:31 |
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John 8:31 |
John 20:31 |
Acts 20:32 |
The Trinity
We believe that there is one
living and true God, eternally existing in three persons;
that these are equal in every divine perfection, and that
they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of
creation, providence and redemption.
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Genesis 1:1, 26 |
John 1:1, 3 |
Matthew 28:19 |
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John 4:24 |
Romans 1:19-20 |
Ephesians 4:5-6 |
God The Father
We believe in God the Father,
an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom,
power and love. We believe that He concerns Himself
mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers
prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to
Him through Jesus Christ.
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Luke 10:21-22 |
Matthew 23:9 |
John 3:16-17; 6:27 |
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Romans 1:7 |
1 Timothy 1:1-2 |
1 Timothy 2:5-6 |
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1 Peter 1:3 |
Revelation 1:6 |
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Jesus Christ
We believe in Jesus Christ,
God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit.
We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and
teachings. We believe in His substitutionary atoning
death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual
intercession for His people and personal visible return to
earth.
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Matthew 1:18-25 |
Luke 1:26-38 |
John 1:1; 20:28 |
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Romans 8:46; 9:5 |
2 Corinthians 5:21 |
1 Peter 2:21-23 |
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John 20:30-31 |
Matthew 20:28 |
Ephesians 1:4 |
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Acts 1:11 |
Romans 5:6-8 |
Romans 6:9-10 |
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Hebrews 9:28 |
1 Timothy 3:16 |
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The Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit
who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world
of sin, righteousness and judgment and to regenerate,
sanctify and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ.
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in
Christ, that He is an abiding helper, teacher and guide.
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John 14:16-17, 26 |
John 16:9-14 |
Romans 8:9 |
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1 Corinthians 3:16 |
1 Corinthians 6:19 |
Galatians 5:22-26 |
Man
We believe that
man was created by God in His own image; that he sinned and
thereby incurred physical, spiritual and eternal death,
which is separation from God, that as a consequence, all
human beings are born with a sinful nature and are sinners
by choice and therefore under condemnation.
Regeneration
We believe that
those who repent and trust Jesus Christ as Savior have been
regenerated by the Holy Spirit and have become new creatures
in Christ. They have been delivered from condemnation
and have eternal life.
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Genesis 1:26; 5:2 |
Genesis 2:17 |
John 3:14; 5:24 |
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John 8:12; 10:26 |
Romans 9:22 |
2 Thessalonians 1:9 |
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Revelation 19:3, 20 |
Revelation 14:15 |
Psalm 51:7 |
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Jeremiah 17:9 |
James 1:14 |
Romans 3:19; 5:19 |
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Proverbs 28:13 |
1 John 1:9; 3:16 |
John 1:13 |
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2 Corinthians 5:17 |
Romans 8:1 |
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The Gospel
We believe
that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God for
salvation to everyone who believes. It proclaims how
one may receive the righteousness of Christ alone by grace
alone through faith alone and so be justified in God's
sight.
Justification
is an act of God's sovereign grace in which He pardons all
our sins, once and for all declares us to be righteous in
His sight by the righteousness of Christ imputed to us and
received by faith alone.
We believe
God sovereignly declares a sinner righteous, once and for
all, through faith by imputing the righteousness of Christ
to the sinner's account and forgiving his sins.
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Romans
1:16 |
Romans
5:17-19 |
Hebrews
10:14 |
Romans
3:24-25 |
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Galatians 2:16 |
Romans
4:4-8 |
Philippians 3:9 |
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The Church
We believe in
the local church, consisting of believers in Jesus Christ,
baptized on a credible profession of faith, and united for
worship of God, fellowship with the saints, and the work of
the ministry.
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Ephesians 2:19-22 |
Acts 1:8 |
Ephesians 5:19-21 |
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Acts 2:42 |
Hebrews 10:23-25 |
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The Ordinances
We believe that the Lord Jesus
Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church,
baptism and the Lord's Supper. We believe that baptism
is the immersion of the believer into water into the name of
the triune God. We believe that the Lord's Supper was
instituted by Christ for the commemoration of His death.
We believe that these two ordinances should be regularly
observed and administered until the return of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
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Matthew 28:18-20 |
Romans 6:3-5 |
1 Corin. 11:23-26 |
The Last Things
We believe in the personal and
visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in
the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, the
eternal felicity of the righteous and the endless suffering
of the wicked.
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Matthew 16:27 |
Mark 14:62 |
John 14:3 |
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Acts 1:11 |
Philippians 3:20 |
1 Thessalonians 4:15 |
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2 Timothy 4:1 |
Titus 2:13 |
1 Corinthians 4:5 |
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1 Corinthians 15 |
2 Thess. 1:7-10 |
Rev. 20:11-15 |
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