I
believe in the plenary, Verbal inspiration of the original writings of the 66
Books of the Bible.
I
believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons, The Father, The Son and
The Holy Spirit.
I
believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, was conceived by
the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
I
believe that Jesus Christ accomplished our complete redemption through His death
on the cross and we believe in His literal, physical resurrection from the dead.
I
believe that the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, a supernatural agent in
regeneration and sanctification, indwelling permanently in every believer,
sealing them unto the day of redemption; and, that He bestows a Spiritual gift
upon each believer, and that it is the duty of all believer's to be filled and
con trolled by the Holy Spirit.
I
believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God but through
Adam's sin, is utterly helpless to remedy his lost condition apart from the
grace of God.
I
believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to sinful man by grace, and
received solely by personal faith in Jesus Christ.
I
believe that the universal Church which is the body and bride of Christ is a
spiritual organization made up of all "born again" persons. We also believe that
the establishment and continuance of the local church is clearly taught and
defined in the New Testament Scriptures.
I
believe that the Christian life consists of the abiding union with the Living
Christ and by living in the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, whereby the
fruit of the Spirit is produced in the life.
I
believe that all Christians should live in such a manner as not to bring
reproach upon their Savior and Lord. We believe that separation from all
apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices and associations, is
commanded of God.
I
believe that it is the obligation of a Christian to proclaim the Gospel to all
mankind.
I
believe that Satan is a personal being. He is the author of sin and is the open
and decreed enemy of God and man.
I
believe that the next great event in the fulfillment of prophesy will be the
eminent, personal, pre-tribulation return of the Lord in the air to receive to
Himself His own who are alive and remain unto His coming and also all who have
died in Christ, and that this is the blessed hope.
I
believe that the souls of Christians at death are absent from the body and
present with the Lord where they are in conscious bliss.