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What We Believe
About God
God is the Creator and absolute
ruler of the universe. He is eternally existent in three
personalities: the Father; the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three
are co-equal and are one God.
Genesis 1:1,
26-27; 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Corinthians
13:14
About Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the virgin born
Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a perfect,
sinless life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the
sins of all men by dying on the cross. Three days after His death
and burial, He arose from the dead to demonstrate His power over sin
and death. He ascended back to Heaven, after His resurrection, and
assumed His place of glory at His Father's right hand. Soon, He will
return to the earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Matt. 1:22-23;
Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5; 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14-15; 1 Corinthians
15:3-4; Romans 1:3-4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:14-15; Titus 2:13.
About The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is co-equal with
the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to make
men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He accomplishes this by
making men aware of their sinful condition and pointing out the
truth concerning who Jesus Christ is. He also lives in every
Christian from the very moment of salvation. He provides the
Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth,
and guidance in doing the right thing. The Christian seeks to live
under the power of the Holy Spirit every day.
2 Corinthians
3:17; John 16:7-13; 14:16-17; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 3:16;
Ephesians 1:13; Galatians 5:25; Ephesians 5:1.
About Man
Man is created in the spiritual
image of God Himself, to be like Him in character. He is the supreme
object of God's wonderful creation. Although man possesses great
power to do good, he is absolutely marred by sin and is inherently
wicked. Mankind possesses an attitude of disobedience toward God and
His Law. This disobedient spirit and the resulting acts are called
sin. Sin separates mankind from God.
Genesis 1:27;
Psalm 8:3-6; Psalm 58:3; Isaiah 53:6a; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1-2.
About Salvation
Salvation is God's gift to
humanity. Men, left to themselves, can never produce salvation
through their good works or self-improvement. Salvation is produced
only by trusting Jesus Christ as God's perfect offer of forgiveness.
Eternal life begins the instant a person receives Jesus as his
personal Savior. Salvation is a product of God's sovereign grace.
Man is only responsible for believing, by faith, what the Word of
God says concerning salvation in Jesus Christ.
John 3:3, 7,
16; Acts 16:31; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 14:6; 1:12; Titus
3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1.
About Eternal Security
Because salvation is God's gift to
mankind, the believer is eternally secure in His salvation.
Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of Almighty God, not
by the self-effort of the believer. It is the grace and keeping
power of God that gives this security.
John 10:28-29;
2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 6:4-6; 7:25; 10:10, 14; 1 Peter 1:3-5.
About Eternity
Man was created to live forever.
He will live forever in one of two places. Man will either dwell
with God in Heaven, through the forgiveness of his sins faith in the
Lord Jesus Christ, or he will exist forever in Hell, eternally
separated from God. To receive Jesus into one's heart produces
salvation will result in an eternal union between the believer and
God. To reject Jesus Christ will guarantee that the unbeliever will
spend eternity in Hell, forever separated from the presence of God.
Heaven and Hell are the only places of eternal existence.
Psalm 9:17;
Daniel 12:2; Mark 9:43-49; Luke 16:19-31; John 3:16-18; 36; 5:24-29;
11:25-26; Romans 6:23; 2 Thes. 1:9-10; Revelation 20:15.
About The Bible
The Bible is the Word of God. It
was written by human authors under the direct supervision and
supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source
of truth for all Christian belief and practice. Because it is
inspired by God, it is truth without any mixture of error
whatsoever.
2 Timothy
3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Timothy 1:13; Psalms 12:6; 119;89; 105;
160; Proverbs 30:5; 2 Peter 1:21.
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