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1. There is one God, who is
infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three
persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
2. Jesus Christ is true God and
true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary. He died upon the
cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutional
sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on
the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the
dead according to the Scriptures. He is now at
the right hand of the Majesty on high as our great
High Priest. He will come again to establish His
Kingdom of righteousness and peace.
3. The Holy Spirit is a divine
person, sent to indwell, guide, teach and empower the
believer, and to convince the world of sin, of
righteousness, and of judgment.
4. The Old and New Testaments,
inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired
by God and are a complete revelation of His will for
the salvation of men. They constitute the divine
and only rule of Christian faith and practice.
5. Mankind (both male and
female) was originally created in the image and
likeness of God. Mankind fell through
disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and
spiritual death. All people are born with a
sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and
can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord
Jesus Christ. The prospect of the impenitent and
unbelieving person is existence forever in conscious
torment, and that of the believer in Christ is
everlasting joy and bliss.
6. Salvation has been provided
through Jesus Christ for all people, and those who
repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy
Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become
the children of God.
7. It is the will of God that
each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit
and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin and
the world and fully dedicated to the will of God,
thereby receiving power for holy living and effective
service. This is both a crisis and a progressive
experience wrought in the life of the believer
subsequent to conversion.
8. Provision is made in the
redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing
of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and
anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and
are privileges for the Church in this present age.
9. The Church consists of all those who
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through
His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit.
Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, which has
been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a
witness, preaching the gospel to all nations.
The local church is a body of believers in Christ
who are joined together for worship of God,
edification through the Word of God, prayer,
fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and
observance of the ordinances of baptism
and the Lord's Supper.
10. There shall be a bodily
resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the
former, a resurrection unto life; for the latter, a
resurrection unto judgment.
11. The Second Coming of the
Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal,
visible, and pre-millennial. This is the
believers hope and is a vital truth that is an
incentive to holy living and faithful service. |