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Verbal
Inspiration of the Bible:
We
believe that the scriptures of both the Old and the New Testaments
are the verbal, infallible, perfectly preserved Word of God. They
are the supreme and final authority for faith and practice. We
believe the Scriptures, as preserved for the English language in the
Authorized King James Version, to be the Word of God without
error.
The
Person of God:
We
believe God is supreme in His Person, eternal in His being, absolute
in His attributes, and glorious in His Perfection. We believe in the
Trinity - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit.
The
Person of Jesus Christ:
We
believe in the virgin birth of Christ, His Deity, and sinless life,
His vicarious death, along with His bodily resurrection and
ascension, and in His personal, eminent, pre-millennial return.
The
Person of the Holy Spirit:
We
believe that He executes the Plan of God for our conviction and
salvation. Christians are indwelt by the Holy Spirit and empowered
by Him for service. We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third
person of the Trinity.
The Genesis Account of
Creation:
We
believe the Genesis account of creation was a direct act of God,
literal twenty-four hour days, instantaneous and miraculous. We
believe man was created in the image of God and all reproductions
were "after their kind" .
The
Fall of Man:
We
believe that man was created in the image of God and by choice fell
into sin and death. Hence, every person is sinful and under
condemnation to eternal judgment.
The
Salvation of Sinners:
We
believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly by grace, and that
Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation. A sinner is saved through
repentance, and by faith.
The
Freeness of Salvation:
We
believe that the blessings of salvation are made free by the Gospel,
that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner but his
own inherent depravity and voluntary rejection of the
Gospel.
The Security of the
Believer:
We believe that those who
receive Jesus Christ as Savior are eternally secure. Our security rests on the finished work
of Jesus Christ. As a result, we have assurance.
The Doctrine of the
Church:
We believe that the visible
church is a congregation of baptized believers,
practicing New Testament Principles, believing its doctrines,
observing its ordinances, and exercising its
autonomy.
Doctrine of Heaven and
Hell:
We
believe that Heaven and Hell are real, literal, physical places.
Heaven is a place of indescribable beauty and glory, in the same way
hell is a place of indescribable torment and punishment. Throughout
all eternity Heaven will be the final eternal dwelling place of the
saved, and hell will be the place of eternal punishment, and
separation from God for the lost.
Current
Trends in Theology:
We
take our stand regarding the current trends that lead
to discrediting the Bible and
undermining the fundamentals of the faith. We take a separatist
stand against Neo-orthodoxy, Neo-evangelicalism, the Ecumenical
movement and the modern Tongues movement. |