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We believe that love one for another as Jesus loves the
believer manifests our discipleship, proves our love God and symbolizes our authority
as New Testament churches. Love is therfore the great commandment of the LORD Jesus
Christ upon which all others are dependent.
Bible References
Matt. 22:35-40; John 13:34,35; John 15:12; 1 John 4:7-21; 1 John 5:1-3;
Rev. 2:4,5 |
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We believe in the infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that
the Bible is the all-sufficent rule of faith and practice.
Bible References
Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16,17 |
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We believe in the personal triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, equal in
divine perfection.
Bible References
Matt. 28:19 |
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We believe in the Genesis account of Creation.
Bible References
Gen. 1:2 |
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We believe that Satan is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man,
the unholy god of this world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire.
Bible References
Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt.25:41; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 6:10-17; Rev. 20:10 |
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We believe in the virgin birth and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ.
Bible References
Matt. 1:18-20; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22 |
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We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ.
Bible References
John 10:30; John 1:1,14; 2 Cor. 5:19 |
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We believe the Holy Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ in
his churches.
Bible References
Luke 24:49; John 14:16,17; Acts 1:4,5,8; Acts 2:1-4 |
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We believe that miraculous spiritual manifestation gifts were done away
when the Bible was completed. Faith, Hope and Love are the vital abiding Spiritual Gifts.
Bible References
1 Cor. chapters 12-14 |
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We believe that man was created in the image of God and lived in
innocency until he fell by voluntary transgression from his sinles state, the
result being that all mankind are sinners.
Bible References
Gen. 1:26; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12,19 |
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We believe that the suffering and death of Jesus Christ was substitutionary
for all mankind and is efficacious only to those who believe.
Bible References
Isa. 53:6; Heb. 2:9; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 john 2:2 |
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We believe in the bodily resurrection and ascension of Christ and the bodily
resurrection of his saints.
Bible References
Matt. 28:1-7; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Cor. 15:42-58; 1 Thess. 4:13-18 |
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We believe in the premillennial, personal, bodily return of Christ as the
crowning event of the Gentile age. This event will include the resurrection of the
righteous to eternal heaven, and the Millennium will be followed by the resurrection
of the unrighteous unto eternal punishment in the lake of fire and that the righteous
shall enter into the heavan age.
Bible References
John 14:1-6; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19; Rev. 20:4-6; Rev. 20:11-15; Rev. 21:8 |
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We believe that the depraved sinner is saved wholly by grace through faith in
Jesus Christ, and the requisites to regeneration are repentance toward God and faith in the
Lord Jesus Christ
Bible References
Luke 13:3-5; John 3:16-18; Acts 20:21; Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:8,9
and that the Holy Spirit convicts sinners, regenerates, seals, secures and indwells every
believer.
Bible References
John 3:6; John 16:8,9; Rom. 8:9-11; 1 Cor. 6:19,20; Eph. 4:30; Titus 3:5 |
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We believe that all who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally secure
in him and shall not perish.
Bible References
John 3:36; john 5:24; John 10:27-30; Rom. 8:35-39; Heb. 10:39; 1 Peter 1:5 |
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We believe that God deals with believers as his children, that he chastises
the disobedient, and that he rewards the obedient.
Bible References
Matt. 16:27; Matt. 25:14-23; John 1:12; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12 |
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We believe that Jesus Christ established his church during his ministry
on earth and that it is always a local, visible assembly of scriptually baptized
believers in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and each church is an independent, self-governing body, and no other ecclesiastical
body may exercis authority over it. We believe that Jesus Christ gave the Great Commission to
the New Testament churches only, and that he promised the perpetuity of his churches.
Bible References
Matt. 4:18-22; Matt. 16:18; Matt. 28:19,20; Mark 1:14-20; John 1:35-51; Eph. 3:21 |
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We believe that there are two pictorial ordinances in the Lord's churches:
Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Scriptural Baptism is the immersion of penitent believers
in water, administered by the authority of a New Testament church in the name of the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit. The Lord's Supper is memorial ordinance, restricted to the members of the
church observing the ordinance.
Bible References
Matt. 28:19,20; Acts 8:12,38; Rom. 6:4; 1 Cor. 5:11-13; 1 Cor.11:1,2,17-20,26 |
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We believe that there are two divinely appointed offices in a church, pastors
and deacons, to be filled by men whose qualifications are set forth in Titus and 1 Timothy. |
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We believe that all associations, fellowships, and committees are, and properly
should be, servant of and under control of the churches.
Bible References
Matt. 20:25-28 |
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We believe in freedom of worship without interference from the government and
affirm our belief in civil obedience, unless the laws and regulations of civil government run
contrary to the Holy Scriptures.
Bible References
Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-15 |
