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History | Vision | Faith
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Our Faith
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We believe in God, the creator of all things, the Trinity (Father Son and Holy Spirit),
the authority and authenticity of the Bible as the word of God, in the sinfulness of man,
the redemption of man by the substituationary, complete sacrifice of Jesus Christ who is
Himself God. We believe man is saved by faith in this sacrifice alone, not by any works
of righteousness and, those who don't accept the sacrifice of Christ as real and effectual
will suffer eternal condemnation and punishment for their disobedience to God.
Statement of Our Faith
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Bible: We believe the whole Bible in the original manuscripts, both
Old and New Testaments, to be the inerrant word of God, inspired by God,
the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of man, and the Divine
and ultimate authority for all Christian faith and life.
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Triune God: We believe in one God, creator of all things, infinitely
perfect and eternally existing in three persons: God the Father, God the
Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, conceived of
the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross as a
sacrifice for our sins. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended
into heaven, where, at the right hand of God the Father, He now is our
Mediator, High Priest, and Advocate.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity, who
is equal in power and coexistent with the Father and the Son. His ministry
is to convict men regenerate the believing sinners, and indwell, guide,
instruct, and empower the believers for godly living and service.
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Man: We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of
God. But in Adam, man has fallen into sin and incurred condemnation and
both physical and spiritual death. As a sinner, man is completely helpless
and in need of God for salvation.
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Salvation: We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His
resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for
all who respond in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. Repentance
is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus
Christ and commitment of the entire person to Him as Lord and Savior.
There is no other way of salvation apart from Jesus Christ. All the
redeemed, once saved, are kept by God's power, forever secured in Jesus
Christ.
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Church: We believe that the true Church is composed of all such
persons who, through saving faith in Jesus Christ, have been regenerated
by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the body of Christ of which
He is the Head. The Church is to bring glory to God.
We also believe that water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances
to be observed by the church during the present age. They are, however,
not to be regarded as means of salvation.
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Second Coming of Christ: We believe in the personal and imminent
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We also believe in the bodily resurrection
of the dead. The believers will be resurrected into everlasting blessedness
and joy with the Lord and the unrighteous to judgement and everlasting
conscious punishment.
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