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We believe the Bible to be directly inspired by God. It is the only infallible, free from all error, authoritative Word of God. (I Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:20-21, I Corinthians 2:10-13)
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. ( Matthew 28:19-20, John 14:16, Psalms 2:6-9, I Corinthians 12:4-6, Matthew 3:16-17, Genesis 1:26)
We believe man was created by a direct act of God. (Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 2:18)
We believe in the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. (John 1:1-5, 14 & 34, John 6:69, Matthew 1:20-23, Luke 1:31-33, Romans 1:3-4, Ephesians 1:2-23)
We believe in the virgin birth. (Matthew 1:23, Isaiah 7:14)
We believe in His sinless life. (Hebrews1:9, 7:14)
We believe in His death on the cross to save from sin all who will believe. (Matthew 26, 27 & 28, Galatians 3:13, I Corinthians 5:7, I Peter 1:18)
We believe in His miracles. (Luke 4:18, Acts 2:22)
We believe in His ascension to the Father’s right hand. (Luke 24:51, Acts 1:9)
We believe in His personal return in power and glory. (John 14:1-6, I Thessalonians 1:7-10, Matthew 25:31, Titus 2:13, I John 3:2, Acts 1:11)
We believe all have sinned and sin leads to condemnation. (Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Galatians 3:22)
We believe Jesus Christ died for all mankind, but that only those who repent and believe are saved. (James 3:14-17, Romans 8:32, I Timothy 2:6)
We believe that for a person to have his sins forgiven he must believe and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. (Romans 6:23, Galatians 3:22)
We believe that salvation is by the grace of God, not by any works or good deeds of men. (Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 2:16, Romans 4:4-5)
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit who lives in the born-again Christian and enables him to lead a godly life. (John 16:7-15, Ephesians 1:13-14)
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost: they that are saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and they that are not saved unto the resurrection of eternal separation from God. (Romans 6:6, John 11:25, I Peter 1:3, Luke 15:19-31, I Corinthians 6:14)
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