Section 1 -- Doctrine of Scriptures
We believe in the plenary verbal inspiration of the Bible,
both the Old and New Testament, fully inerrent in the original
autographs, as the Word of God, and that it is the supreme
and only authority in all matters of faith and conduct. (II
Peter 1:21; II Timothy 3:16,17)
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Section 2 -- Doctrine of the Trinity
We believe that God subsists eternally in three persons --
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three are one God,
the same in substance, equal in power and glory. (Matthew
3:16,17; 28:19, II Corinthians 13:14; John 10:30; Acts 5:3,4)
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Section 3 -- Doctrine of Christ
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only
begotten Son, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin
Mary, sinless in His life, true God and true man. (Isaiah
7:14; Matthew 1:18-23; II Corinthians 5:21; Colossians 2:9;
Philippians 2:5-8) We believe that He "died for
our sins according to the Scriptures and that He was buried,
and that He rose again the third day" bodily. (I Corinthians
15:3,4; Luke 24:39) We believe in His ascension into
Heaven, His high priestly intercession for His people and
His personal, imminent, pre-tribulational return to rapture
His church. We further believe in His visible, premillenial,
return to the world according to His promise. (Acts 1:11; Hebrews 7:25; I John
2:1; I Thessalonians 1:10; 4:13-18; 5:1-11; Matthew 24:24-29;
Jude 14; Revelation 19:11-21)
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Section 4 -- Doctrine of the Holy
Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit seals,
baptizes, indwells and regenerates the believing sinner at
the moment of conversion. We believe He sovereignly
gives every Christian at least one spiritual gift for service,
but that certain gifts such as apostleship, prophecy, tongues,
interpretation of tongues, healing, and miracles were temporary
sign gifts and are no longer in the church today. (I Corinthians
3:16; 12:11,13; 13:8-10; 14:20-22; Ephesians 4:30; John 3:5;
Hebrews 2:1-4)
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Section 5 -- Doctrine of Salvation
We believe that all men by nature and
choice have sinned; but that "God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
(Isaiah 53:6; Romans 3:23; John 3:16) We believe therefore
that those who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior
are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children
of God. Whereas those who refuse to accept Christ as
Lord and Savior will be forever separated from God in Hell.
(John 3:3,36; II Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:9; John 14:16,17;
Matthew 25:46)
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Section 6 -- Doctrine of the Church
We believe in the church, the Universal
Body of Christ, composed of believing Jews and Gentiles.
We believe in the establishment and continuance of local churches,
composed only of born-again believers who have been baptized
by immersion (Acts 2:41; 8:12,36,38; 10:48; 14:27; 18:8; 20:17,
28-32; Ephesians 2:12-16). We believe that to the local church is
committed for observance, "till He come," the ordinances of baptism
and the Lord's Supper and the task of persuading a lost world to
accept Jesus Christ as Savior and to enthrone Him as Lord and Master
(Matthew 28:19-20; I Peter 3:15; I Corinthians 11:23-26).
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Section 7 -- Separation of Church
and State
We believe that each church is independent
and autonomous and must be free from interference by any ecclesiastical
or political authority; and that therefore, Church and State
must be kept separate as having different functions, each
one fulfilling its duties free from the dictation or patronage
of the other. (Acts 5:29; 15:14; Matthew 22:21)
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Section 8 -- Church Leadership
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We believe that only men are called
to hold the office of pastor, elder, and deacon. (I Corinthians
14:34; I Timothy 2:11,12; 3:1-12; Titus 1:5-9;2:3-5)
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We believe that homosexuality is a sin of the basest sort
and we will not permit a homosexual to be a member of the
Church, to hold any office or to teach in any capacity to
anyone. (Genesis 19:1-14; Romans 1:24-32; I Corinthians 6:9-11)
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Section 9 -- Christian Living
We believe that all saved should try
by precept and example to lead a life free from all questionable
habits and indulgences and should try to live daily so that
others may see Christ in them. We believe, too, that the saved
are under obligation to all the world by life and word to
the truth and proclamation of the Gospel. (Romans 12:1,2;
II Corinthians 5:15-18; Acts 1:8; I Corinthians 5:11,13; I
John 2:15-17; I Corinthians 6:19,20)
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Section 10 -- Doctrine of Resurrection
We believe in the bodily resurrection
of the just and the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of
the saved and in the conscious everlasting punishment of the
lost. (John 5:28,29; Revelation 20:4,5)
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Section 11 -- Doctrine of Satan
We believe that Satan is a personal being,
a fallen angel, prince of demons, the god of this age, the
great enticer and deceiver, the adversary of Christ and His
people, the accuser of the brethren and that his end is in
the lake of fire. (Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:12-19; II Corinthians
4:3,4; I Peter 5:8; Revelation 12:9,10, Matthew 25:41; Revelation
20:10)
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