Psalm 85:10 (NLT)
Unfailing love and truth have met together.
Righteousness and peace have kissed!
Articles of Faith
1. We believe there is but one living and true God, everlasting, of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness, Maker and Preserver of all things, both visible and invisible. And in the unity of this Godhead, there are three Persons of one substance of eternal being, and equal in holiness, justice, wisdom, power, and dignity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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2. We believe that the Son, Jesus, of one substance with the Father, took man’s nature in the womb of the virgin Mary; so that two whole and perfect natures, that is to say, the Godhead and the manhood were joined together in one Person, never to be divided, whereof is one Christ, very God and perfect man, who actually suffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, to reconcile the Father to us, and to make atonement, not only for our actual guilt, but also for original sin.
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3. We believe that Christ did truly rise again from the dead, and took again His body, with all things appertaining to the perfections of man’s nature and ascended into heaven and there sits until He shall return to judge all men at the last day.
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4. We believe the Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one substance, majesty, and glory with the Father and the Son, very and eternal God.
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5. We believe in the verbal and plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, known as the Bible, composed of sixty-six books and divided into two departments, Old and New Testaments. We believe the Bible is infallible and inerrant Word of God, the full and complete revelation of the plan and history of redemption.
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6. We believe that eternal life with God in heaven is a portion of the reward of the finally righteous; and that everlasting banishment from the presence of the Lord and unending torture in hell are the wages of the persistently wicked (Matthew 25:46; Psalm 9:17; Revelation 21:7, 8).
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7. We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the remission of sins that are past, for the regeneration of penitent sinners, and for salvation from sin and from sinning (Romans 3:25; 1 John 3:5-10; Ephesians 2:1-10).
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8. We believe, teach, and firmly maintain the scriptural doctrine of justification by faith alone (Romans 5:1).
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9. We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the complete cleansing of the justified believer from all indwelling sin and from its pollution, subsequent to regeneration (1 John 1:7-9).
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10. We believe in sanctification. While sanctification is initiated in regeneration and consummated in glorification, we believe it includes a definite, instantaneous work of grace achieved by faith subsequent to regeneration (Acts 26:18; 1 John 1:9). Sanctification delivers from the power and dominion of sin. It is followed by lifelong growth in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Peter 3:18).
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11. We believe that the believer is filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered to serve the Lord and that as He sees fit the Holy Spirit will endow each believer with a spiritual gift for the purpose of edifying the church (Luke 11:13, Acts 1:5; 2:1-4; 8:17; 10:44-49; 19:6, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11).
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12. We believe in divine healing as provided in the atonement (Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:16, 17; Mark 16:14-18; James 5:14-16; Exodus 15:26).
13. We believe in the imminent, personal, premillennial second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 3:10-14; Matthew 24:29-44.
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14. We believe it is the responsibility of every believer to dedicate his life to carrying out the work of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20; Acts 1:8).
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15. We believe that God created Man and Woman as they are biologically and that marriage is defined in the Bible as a covenant, a sacred bond between one man and one woman, instituted by and publicly entered into before God (Genesis 2:7; 22) (Matthew 19:4-6)
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16. We believe that practicing open sin is inconsistent with the Christian life and to the Word of God. Because of this these things should be repented of as with any sin and left behind as part of the old life before regeneration. (Romans 1:18-32) (Hebrews 12:1)