What We Believe
1. We believe the Bible is the inspired,
infallible Word of God. -
(2 Timothy 3:16)
2. We believe in the virgin birth
of Jesus.
(Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke
1:26–35)
3. We believe that Jesus is the
Word of God manifested in the flesh.
(John 1:14; Colossians 2:9; 1 Timothy
3:16)
4. We believe in the resurrection
of Jesus from the dead.
(John 11:25–26; Acts 2:24, 4:10, 10:40;
Romans 14:9)
5. We believe in the bodily
ascension and return of Christ Jesus, and we believe in the
rapture of the Church and the resurrection of the dead in
Christ.
(Matthew 24:3–42; Luke 21:7–24;1
Corinthians 15:50–57; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, 5:1–11;2
Thessalonians 2:3–4)
6. We believe that a person must be
spiritually born again to receive eternal life.
(John 3:3; Romans 10:9–10; 2 Corinthians
5:17; 1 Peter 1:23)
7. We believe in water baptism as
an outward expression of our personal faith in Christ.
(Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts
2:38, 10:46–48, 22:16; Romans 6:3–4; Galatians 3:27; Ephesians
5:26; Colossians 2:12)
8. We believe in the baptism of the
Holy Spirit.
(Matthew 3:11; Luke 11:13; Acts
1:8, 2:1–4, 2:17–18; 10:46–48; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians
3:2)
9. We believe in the seven
motivational gifts of the Father.
(Romans 12:6–8)
10. We believe in the nine
manifestation gifts of the Holy Spirit.
(1 Corinthians 12)
11. We believe in the fivefold
ministry gifts of Christ Jesus.
(Ephesians 4:7–11)
12. We believe in the regular
celebration of communion in remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice
for our sins. (1 Corinthians
11:24–29)
13. We believe in the existence of
hell and eternal, infernal punishment in the lake of fire for
unbelievers and the kingdom of darkness.
(Matthew 5:29; Revelation 20:15)
14. We believe in paying tithes and
giving offerings in obedience to the Word of God.
(Leviticus 27:30; Proverbs 3:9–10; Malachi
3:8–11; Matthew 23:23)
15. We believe in the spiritual
requirements for leadership and ordination as outlined in
1 Timothy 3:1–7.
16. We believe in the unity of the
Body of Christ based upon God’s love and godly relationships,
and we are committed to avoid activities that divide the Body of
Christ. (Matthew 18:19; John 17:23;
1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:11–16)
Till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge
of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the
stature of the fullness of Christ.
Ephesians 4:13
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