WHAT WE BELIEVE
The Bible is the inspired, only infallible, and authoritative word of God. It is our guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Pet. 1:21, 1 Thess. 2:13)
There is only one true God, eternally existent in three persons -God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (known as the Trinity -2 Cor. 13:14)
In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious, and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father and His personal return to this earth in Power and glory to rein (Matt. 16:16, 1 Cor. 15:3-4)
Though originally good, as created by God in His image and likeness; man willfully fell into sin, ushering evil and death both spiritually and physically into the world but Jesus the Son of God came to give his life and shed his blood to redeem and restore man back to God (Rom. 5:14, 1 John 3:8)
Every Person can be restored to God through salvation (repentance from sin and accepting Christ's offer of forgiveness by faith) to have eternal life (John 3:3-5, 2 Cor. 7:10)
We believe in two ordinances (1) Water Baptism by immersion, a direct commandment of our Lord Jesus and meant for believers only. It is a symbol of Christians' identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection (Matt. 28:19, Rom. 6:4, Acts 8:36) (2) Holy communion (the Lord's supper) as a symbol remembering Christ's suffering and death for our salvation (1 Cor. 11:23)
Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a special experience following salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, with speaking in new tongues as initial evidence (John 14:16, Acts 18, 2:38-39, Acts 19:1-7, 2:1-4)
We believe that the Bible teaches that without Holiness, no one can see God. The Doctrine of Sanctification is definite yet a progressive work of grace, starting at salvation and continues as believers separates themselves from evil by drawing closer to God until Christ returns (Heb. 12:14, 1 Thess. 5:23, 2 Pet. 3:18, 1 Cor. 1:30)
We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life (Gal. 5:16)
The church has a mission to see and save the lost in sin. The church is the body of Christ, consisting of people who have accepted God's offer of redemption through the death of His son Jesus, regardless of religious denominations.
Divinely called and spiritually ordained leadership serves the church. The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ; worship Him with other believers, and to build up the body of believers in the church (Titus 1:6-9, 1 Tim. 3, Eph. 4:11-12
Divine healing of the human body is wrought by the power of God through the prayer of faith and the laying on of hands. It is provided by the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross and is the privilege of every member of the church today (James 5:14-15, Mar 16:18, Matt. 8:17, Is 53:4-5, 1 Pet. 2:24)
In the blessed hope when Jesus raptures His saints and the resurrection of the dead in Christ rising to meet in the air before the tribulation: after the tribulation, He shall return as king of kings and Lord of Lords with the saints to reign a thousand years (1 Thess. 4:16-17, Act 1:11, Rev. 5:10, Rev. 6:20)
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