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What
we Believe
It is
absolutely essential that every
Christian understand the basic
doctrines of Christianity. These
principles form a foundation for
further building. Only upon this
solid foundation can the Lord
build the a beautiful, strong
house that will stand for His
glory against the wiles of the
enemy.
We believe
that there is one living and
true God: who is everlasting,
ever present, of infinite power,
wisdom and goodness. He is the
Maker, and Preserver of all
things that are seen and
invisible. He is present
eternally in three Persons:
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe that the Son, true
God and eternally begotten of
the Father, took human form as
Jesus Christ and was born of the
Virgin Mary. He possessed two
complete, perfect natures of God
and Man. He suffered, was
crucified, died, was buried,
descended into Hell, and rose
again on the third day to
cleanse the sins of all men for
all eternity.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
true God and eternally
proceeding from the Father and
the Son. The Holy Spirit is
present in the world to make men
aware of their need for Jesus
Christ and also lives in every
Christian from the moment of
salvation. He provides
Christians with power for
living, understanding of
spiritual truth, spiritual gifts
and guidance in doing what is
right.
We believe in the divine
inspiration of the Bible: Old
and New Testaments. It was
written by men under the
guidance of the Holy Spirit and
is free of error. The Bible is
sacred truth used to guide us in
action and belief.
We believe that Salvation is a
gift from God to man and that it
is only available through faith
in Jesus Christ. Only by
believing in Jesus Christ as
God's final sacrifice can man be
saved from sin and an eternity
in Hell.
We believe in the two ordinances
prescribed by Jesus Christ:
baptism by immersion and the
Lord’s Supper.
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Baptism is
not only a sign of repentance
but also a sign of
regeneration and re-birth into
the Church where forgiveness,
faith and salvation are
visibly signed and sealed.
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The Lord’s
Supper is a sign of our
redemption by Christ’s death
as long as the recipient does
so worthily and with faith. We
partake the Bread and Cup not
only as symbols, but
spiritually partake of the
Body and Blood of Christ.
Through the Lord’s Supper we
grow closer in our union
within the Church and with
Jesus Christ.
We believe
that the baptism of the Holy
Spirit is an endowment of power
available to every Christian at
or subsequent to conversion.
Through the laying on of hands
spiritual gifts may be manifest
such as, but not limited to,
prophesy and tongues.
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