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Bible: We believe the entire Bible is
the inspired Word of God and that men were moved by the Spirit of
God to write the very words of Scripture. Therefore, we believe the
Bible is without error.
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God: We believe in one God who exists
in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe
that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived
of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. We believe that
Jesus Christ became flesh to reveal God to man and to become the
Savior of this sinful world. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and
raised from the dead. That He ascended to Heaven and is today at the
right hand of the Father as our intercessor.
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Man: We believe that mankind was
created in the image of God to have fellowship with Him but became
alienated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a
result, man is incapable of regaining a right relationship with God
through his own effort alone. All have sinned and have fallen short
of the glory of God
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God’s Plan of Salvation: We believe
that the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the sole
basis for the forgiveness of sin. Therefore, salvation occurs only
when people place their faith in the death and resurrection of
Christ as sufficient payment for their sin.
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Holy Living: Holiness is to be God’s
standard of living for His people. We believe that every Christian
should live for Christ and not for himself. By obedience to the Word
of God and daily yielding to the Spirit of God, every believer
should mature and be conformed to the image of Christ.
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Church: We believe that the church is
the body of Christ, of which Jesus Christ is the head. The members
of the church are those who have trusted by faith the finished work
of Christ. The purpose of the church is to glorify God by loving Him
and by making Him known to the world. We believe that every member
of the church is divinely gifted by the Holy Spirit to play a
special role in the Christian community.
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Sacraments: We believe in water baptism
by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. We also believe
in remembering Christ’s love for us manifested on the cross through
the Lord’s Supper.
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End Time Events: We believe in the
Second Coming of Jesus Christ. In the bodily resurrection of the
saints of God; eternal life for the righteous in a Heavenly Kingdom,
and eternal punishment for the wicked.