| Statement of Faith We
Believe: 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 up upon the cross, the just for
the unjust, as a substitutional sacrifice, and all who believe in
Him are justified on the basis 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 convict 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. Man was
originally created in the image and likeness of God. He fell through
disobedience and thereby incurred both physical and spiritual death.
All persons 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 mankind 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. The return
of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, visible,
and premillennial. 8. It is the
will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit
and be sanctified wholly, being separated form sin and the world
and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power
for holy living and effective service. |