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The Bible: We believe that the Bible, the scriptures, both New and Old Testaments, are the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, and complete revelation of His Will for salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for ALL Christian Faith and Life. God: There is One God, and he is the Creator of All things, infinitely perfect, and freely existing, in three manifestations: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ is the True God and True Man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the Cross, the complete and final sacrifice for our sins, according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into Heaven, where he now sits at the right Hand of Power. He is now our High Priest and Advocate. The Holy Spirit: The Ministry of the Holy Spirit first is the earnest or down payment of the Hope of Glory, and is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, during this age, to convict men of sin, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell, guide, instruct, and empower the believer living for Godly living service. Man: Man was created in the Image of God, but fell into sin, and is therefore lost. Only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and Spiritual life be obtained. Salvation of Man: Only through the Work done by the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross and the Faith in that work, in the Shedding of His Blood, and the death, burial, and bodily Resurrection and regeneration by the Holy Spirit, can Salvation and Spiritual Life be obtained. The Return of Jesus Christ: The personal and imminent, return, of Our Lord Jesus Christ (whether pre, post or mid tribulation) is our Hope, and has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the Believer. Future Events of the New Testament Church: Rapture: There will be a bodily resurrection of all the Dead and of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord and the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment. The Church: The true Church is composed of ALL such persons, who through Saving Faith in Jesus Christ, have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are United together in the Body of Christ of which "He is The Head!" Baptism and Communion: Water Baptism by immersion soon after accepting Christ as personal Savior, is a testimony of death to sin and resurrection to a New Life, and the Lord's Supper is a memorial service setting forth in sacred and symbolic manner the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. (All true believers and only believers should share in it.
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