We believe in ONE GOD, the Father, from
whom are all things and for whom we live;
and in ONE LORD Jesus Christ, God’s only
begotten son, through whom are all things
and through whom we live; and in the HOLY
SPIRIT, the Comforter, in whom we Christians
have all been made to drink and in whom
we live (1Corinthians 8:6, John 14:26,
1Corinthians 12:13b).
We
believe that the Holy Bible is the God-breathed
Word of Truth that lives and abides forever.
Therefore, we base our faith entirely
on what is written and endeavor to conduct
our lives accordingly (2Timothy 3:16,
John 17:17, Psalms 119:160).
We
believe that the Bible speaks the truth
about the fall of man and that Jesus Christ
came as a man of flesh and blood in order
to redeem man (Genesis 3:1-24, Romans
5:12-21, Hebrews 2:14-18, 1John 4:2-3).
We
believe that Jesus Christ was born of
God and the virgin Mary (Matthew 1:18-25,
Luke 1:25-35) and that He lived a sinless
life "doing good and healing all
that were oppressed of the devil"
(Acts 10:38). We believe He died on the
cross for mans sins and that He
was raised from the dead on the third
day by the power of God. We believe He
ascended up on high to the right hand
of the glory of God from whence He shed
the gift of the Holy Spirit on the day
of Pentecost (John 18:1-20:31, Acts 2:1-33).
We
believe that man is not saved by his own
works (being unrighteous by nature) but
by grace through faith in the finished
work of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:4-9).
The word of faith, which we preach is;
"that if thou shalt confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe
in thy heart that God raised him from
the dead, thou shalt be saved" (Romans
10:8-9).
We
believe in the baptism of the Holy Ghost,
the promise of the Father to all those
that believe. We also believe in the gifts
which the Holy Spirit energizes and distributes
to every saint as the saint receives and
operates them by faith according to the
truth of the Bible and the love of God
that never fails (Acts 2:1-39, 1Corinthians
12:1-14:40).
We
believe in water baptism in the name of
Jesus Christ whereby we proclaim our Christian
faith rendering ourselves dead unto sin
and alive unto God through Jesus Christ
our Lord (Acts 8:35-38, Acts 10:47-48,
11:15-17, Romans 6:3-13).
We
believe that all born-again Christians
regardless of their backgrounds form the
body of Christ, THE CHURCH OF GOD, whose
only head is the Lord Jesus Christ. We
believe that we are absolutely dependent
on Him and as Christian brothers and sisters
we are likewise interdependent among us
as well. The church is to be governed
and nurtured by Jesus Christ her Savior
and the gift ministries of apostles, prophets,
evangelists, pastors and teachers which
the Lord Himself appoints to His church,
as they act within the confines of their
God given ministry and according to the
unassailable truth of God's holy Word
(Romans 3:29-30, Ephesians 2:11-22, Galatians
3:28, Colossians 3:11, 1Corinthians 12:12-27,
Ephesians 4:4-16).
Our
Christian duty is to love the Lord our
God with all our heart, soul, mind and
strength (Matthew 22:37) and to love one
another as Christ loved us (John 13:34)
and laid down his life for us (1John 3:16).
We are to worship God in spirit and in
truth for the Father seeketh such to worship
Him (John 4:23-24, Philippians 3:3). We
are to live soberly, righteously and godly
in this present world denying ungodliness
and worldly lusts (Titus 2:12). We are
to fear God and keep His commandments:
for this is the whole duty of man (Ecclesiastes
12:13).
We
believe in the 2nd coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ and our gathering together
unto Him, otherwise known as the rapture
of the church (1Thessalonians 4:13-17
and 1Corinthians 15:51-56). We believe
in the millennial reign of Christ on earth
(Revelation 20:6).
We
believe in the resurrection of the dead,
for the righteous unto eternal life and
for the unrighteous unto eternal damnation.
We believe that Jesus Christ will judge
every man justly according to his works
(John 5:21-30, Revelation 20:4-15).
Finally,
we believe that God will make all things
new, establishing new heavens and a new
earth wherein dwelleth righteousness (2Peter
3:13, Revelation 21:1-5).
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