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Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are
divinely inspired. They form the only all-sufficient, infallible
standard and authority in guiding humanity in all matters of
Christian faith and moral duty.
There is one God, the Maker, Preserver and
Ruler of all things, having in and of Himself all perfections, and
being infinite in them all; and to Him all creatures owe the highest
love, reverence and obedience.
God is revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, each with distinct personal attributes, but without division
of nature, essence, or being.
God from eternity decrees or permits all
things that come to pass, and perpetually upholds, directs, and
governs all creatures and all events; yet so as not in any way to be
the author or approver of sin, nor to destroy the free will and
responsibility of intelligent creatures.
Humans, created in the image of God and
without sin, fell because of rebellion against God. We are saved
only by the atoning blood of Christ. Regeneration is necessary by
the power of the Holy Spirit and by repentance and the exercise of
saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
In justification by faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ, which is that act of God by which, on the basis of the work
of Christ, imputed to the sinner and received through faith. He
declares the sinner freed from sin, released from its penalty, and
restored in righteousness.
In the bodily resurrection of Jesus. He now
exists in His glorified body at God’s right hand. There will be a
resurrection of the righteous and the wicked. The bodies of the
righteous will conform to the glorious spiritual body of Jesus.
In the ordinance of baptism by immersion
which is an act of obedience and the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper
which is a sign of Jesus’ sacrifice, designed to commemorate His
death, confirm our faith, renew our communion with Him and our
church fellowship.
Supporting programs of worldwide missions,
ministries, and evangelism in Jesus’ name. It is the duty of every
child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by
personal effort, and by all other methods sanctioned by the Gospel
of Christ.
God is the source of all blessings, temporal
and spiritual. All that we have and are we owe to Him. We are
under obligation to serve Him with our time, talents and material
possessions; and should recognize all these as entrusted to us to
use for the glory of God and helping others.
Church and state should be separate. Civil government is ordained
by God; therefore it is the duty of Christians to render loyal
obedience in all things not contrary to the revealed will of God. A
free church in a free state is the Christian ideal, the right of
free and unhindered access to God on the part of all people, and the
right to form and propagate opinions in the sphere of religion
without interference by the civil power.
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