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- We believe in one God--Father, Son and Holy SpiritÂ…Creator of all things.
- We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, was buried, was resurrected, ascended into heaven, and is now seated at the right hand of God the Father and is true God and true man.
- We believe the Bible in its entirety is the inspired written Word of God and the infallible rule of faith and conduct.
- We believe in the resurrection of the dead, the eternal happiness of the saved and the eternal punishment of the lost.
- We believe in personal salvation of believers by grace through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
- We believe in sanctification through the Word of God and by the Holy Spirit, and in personal holiness, purity of heart and life.
- We believe in divine healing and deliverance, through faith in the Name of Jesus Christ, and that these are included in the Redemption through the blood of Christ.
- We believe in water baptism and in the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Neither water baptism nor baptism in the Holy Spirit are necessary for salvation. Water baptism is an outward symbolic expresseion of what has taken place inside a person who has truly accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. Baptism in the Holy Spirit provides additional power to the individual to live his or her life becoming transformed into the image of Christ. It can but may not happen as a distinct and separate incident from the New Birth.
- We believe in the Christian's "blessed hope"...the soon-coming personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
- We believe in stewardshipÂ…God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him. We are therefore under obligation to serve Him with our time, talents, and material possessions; and should recognize all these as entrusted to us to use for the glory of God and for helping others. According to the Scriptures, we should contribute of our means cheerfully, regularly, systematically, proportionately, and liberally for the advancement of the Redeemer's cause on earth.
- We believe it is the duty and privilege of every follower Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations.
- We believe each child of God is a ruler and priest and called to a level of leadership within God's Kingdom while living on earth.
- We believe God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society and is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption.
- We believe marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime.
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