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- We believe in the plenary, verbal inspiration of the accepted canon of the Scriptures as originally given
II Timothy 3:16; I Corinthians 2:13
- We believe in the Eternal Godhead who has revealed Himself as ONE God existing in THREE persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit; distinguishable but indivisible
Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14
- We believe in the creation, test and fall of man as recorded in Genesis; man's total spiritual depravity and inability to attain to divine righteousness
Romans 5:12, 18
- We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of men, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, very God and very man
Luke 1:26-35; John 1:18; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6
- We believe Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day, and personally appeared to His disciples
I Corinthians 15:1-4; Romans 4:25
- We believe in the bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven' His exaltation and personal, literal and bodily coming again the second time for the Church
John 14:2-3; I Thessalonians 4:13-18
- We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the cross of Calvary by which we obtain remission of sins
Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:12; Romans 5:11
- We believe in the necessity of water baptism by immersion in the name of the Eternal Godhead in order to fulfill the command of Christ
Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:36-39; 19:1-6
- We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit as an experience subsequent to salvation, with the Scriptural evidence; namely; speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance
Acts 2:1-4; 8:14-17; 10:44-46; Galatians 3:14-15
- We believe in the operation of the gifts of the Spirit as enumerated in I Corinthians 12-14 manifested in the Early Church.
- We believe in the Spirit-filled life, a life of separation from the world and perfecting of holiness in the fear of God as an expression of Christian faith
Ephesians 5:18; II Corinthians 6:14; 7:1
- We believe in the healing of the body by divine power, or divine healing in its varied aspects as practiced in the Early Church
Acts 4:30; Romans 8:11; I Corinthians 12:9; James 5:14
- We believe in the Table of the Lord, commonly called Communion or the Lord's Supper' for believers
I Corinthians 11:23-32
- We believe in eternal life for believers (John 5:24; 3:16)and eternal punishment for un-believers
Mark 9:43-48; II Thessalonians 1:19; Revelation 20:10-15
- We believe in the reality and personality of Satan and eternal judgment of Satan and his angels
Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10-15
In addition to these basic fundamentals we also hold that:
- The biblical form of church government is a plural eldership with a senior minister, who qualify on the basis of spiritual life, character, domestic life, and rulership ability
I Timothy 3
- The Church of Jesus Christ is the last instrument that God is using to extend His Kingdom prior to the second coming of Christ
Ephesians 3:10; Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 1:20-23
- The local church is completely autonomous, that is, it is self-governing, self-supporting and self-propagating in its mature state
- Every believer in Christ must be subject to God's authority in a specific local church for spiritual protection and long term fruitfulness
Hebrew 13:17
- The theological framework for understanding all of God's dealings with mankind is to be found in the divine covenants revealed in Scripture
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