|
We believe the scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His Will for our salvation and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life.
We believe in one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven, where as King of Kings He is at the right hand of God the Father, who now speaks on our behalf. In the person of the Holy Spirit, he indwells the believer.
We believe Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven, where as King of Kings He is at the right hand of God the Father, who now speaks on our behalf. In the person of the Holy Spirit, he indwells the believer.
We believe the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and to convict, regenerate, seal, indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for life and service.
We believe we are created in the image of God but fell into sin and are therefore lost, and only through God's grace and the heart changing work by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.
We believe the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become children of God.
We believe water baptism and the Lord's Supper are sacraments to be observed by the Church. They are, however, not to be regarded as means of salvation.
We believe the true Church consists of people who by the power of the Holy Spirit believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. United Together in the body of Christ we are commissioned for the God-Given task of proclaiming the gospel to every person.
We believe in the personal and imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that this has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, and of the unbeliever to judgment and eternal separation from God.
|
