We believe:
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The Bible to be the inspired and only infallible Word of God, a revelation from God to man. The sole authority for faith and practice among us is the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. (II Tim 3:16; I Thess 2:13; II Pet 1:21)
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There is but one God, eternally existent and manifested in the triune Godhead, three persons co-equal in power and purpose; God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. (Luke 3:22; II Cor 13:14; I John 5:7)
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The deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, His sinless life, miracles, atoning death, bodily resurrection and His ascension to the right hand of the Father as the intercessor. ( Matt 1:20,23; I Pet 2:22; Matt 9:18-34; Matt 27:35-28:6; Col 3:1; Heb 7:25;I Tim 2:5)
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That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for the forgiveness of sins. (John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Rom 3:23)
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That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. (Rom 5:1; Heb 9:12,22)
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In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost. (I Cor 6:11; Eph 5:26; Heb 13:12)
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Holiness to be God’s standard of living for His people. (Rom 6:22; I Thess 4:7; Heb 12:14; I Pet 1:15)
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That baptism in the Holy Ghost according to the New Testament Scriptures empowers and enables the Christians to live a holy life in this present world. (Acts 1:8; John 16:13)
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In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. (Acts 2:4)
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In water baptism by immersion is for all believers and is a direct commandment of our Lord. The ordinance is a symbol of the Christian’s identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. (Matt 28:19; Mark 16:16; Rom 6:2,3)
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In the Lord’s Supper. (I Corinthians 11:23-28)
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Divine healing is provided for every believer in the atonement. (Is 53:5; I Pet 2:24)
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In the resurrection of the dead to either eternal life with Jesus for the saved or eternal damnation in hell for the unbelieving lost. (Matt 13:30, 40-43; I Thess 4:16,17; Rev 21:7,8)