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1. LOVE We believe that love one for another as Jesus loves the believer manifests
our discipleship, proves our love for God and symbolizes our authority as New
Testament churches. Love is therefore the great commandment of the LORD Jesus
Christ upon which all others are dependent (Matt. 22:35-40; John 13:34, 35; John
15:12; 1 John 4:7-21; 1 John 5:1-3; Rev. 2:4, 5).
2. BIBLE We believe in the infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that the
Bible is the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice (Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17).
3. GOD We believe in the personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in
divine perfection (Matt. 28:19).
4. CREATION We believe in the Genesis account of Creation (Gen. 1; 2).
5. SATAN We believe that Satan is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, the
unholy god of this world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire (Isa. 14:12-15;
Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt. 25:41; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 6:10-17; Rev. 20:10).
6. INCARNATION OF JESUS We believe in the virgin birth and sinless humanity of
Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:18-20; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22).
7. JESUS IS GOD We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ (John 10:30; John 1:1, 14; 2
Cor. 5:19).
8. HOLY SPIRIT We believe the Holy Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ
in His churches (Luke 24:49; John 14:16, 17; Acts 1:4, 5, 8; Acts 2:1-4).
9. SPIRITUAL GIFTS We believe that miraculous spiritual manifestation gifts were
done away when the Bible was completed. Faith, Hope and Love are the vital abiding
Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. chapters 12-14).
10. MANKIND We believe that Man was created in the image of God and lived in
innocency until he fell by voluntary transgression from his sinless state, the result being
that all mankind are sinners (Gen. 1:26; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12, 19).
11. JESUS' DEATH We believe that the suffering and death of Jesus Christ was
substitutionary for all mankind and is efficacious only to those who believe (Isa. 53:6;
Heb. 2:9; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:2).
12. JESUS RESURRECTION We believe in the bodily resurrection and ascension of
Christ and the bodily resurrection of His saints (Matt. 28:1-7; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Cor.
15:42-58; 1 Thess. 4:13-18).
13. JESUS' RETURN We believe in the premillennial, personal, bodily return of Christ
as the crowning event of the Gentile age. This event will include the resurrection of the
righteous to eternal heaven, and the Millennium will be followed by the resurrection of
the unrighteous unto eternal punishment in the lake of fire and that the righteous shall
enter into the heaven age (John 14:1-6; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19; Rev.
20:4-6; Rev. 20:11-15; Rev. 21:8).
14. SALVATION We believe that the depraved sinner is saved wholly by grace through
faith in Jesus Christ, and the requisites to regeneration are repentance toward God
and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 13:3-5; John 3:16-18; Acts 20:21; Rom. 6:23;
Eph. 2:8, 9), and that the Holy Spirit convicts sinners, regenerates, seals, secures, and
indwells every believer (John 3:6; John 16:8, 9; Rom. 8:9-11; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Eph.
4:30; Titus 3:5).
15. SECURITY We believe that all who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally
secure in Him and shall not perish (John 3:36; John 5:24; John 10:27-30; Rom.
8:35-39; Heb. 10:39; 1 Peter 1:5).
16. DISCIPLINE We believe that God deals with believers as His children, that He
chastises the disobedient, and that He rewards the obedient (Matt. 16:27; Matt.
25:14-23; John 1:12; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12).
17. CHURCH We believe that Jesus Christ established His church during His ministry
on earth and that it is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers
in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ, and
each church is an independent, self-governing body, and no other ecclesiastical body
may exercise authority over it. We believe that Jesus Christ gave the Great Commission
to the New Testament churches only, and that He promised the perpetuity of His
churches (Matt. 4:18-22; Matt. 16:18; Matt. 28:19, 20; Mark 1:14-20; John 1:35-51;
Eph. 3:21).
18. BAPTISM & LORD'S SUPPER We believe that there are two pictorial ordinances in
the Lord's churches: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Scriptural baptism is the
immersion of penitent believers in water, administered by the authority of a New
Testament church in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Lord's Supper is
a memorial ordinance, restricted to the members of the church observing the ordinance
(Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 8:12, 38; Rom. 6:4; 1 Cor. 5:11-13; 1 Cor. 11:1, 2, 17-20, 26).
19. CHURCH OFFICES We believe that there are two divinely appointed offices in a
church, pastors and deacons, to be filled by men whose qualifications are set forth in
Titus and 1 Timothy.
20. ASSOCIATION We believe that all associations, fellowships, and committees are,
and properly should be, servants of, and under control of the churches (Matt.
20:25-28).
21. GOVERNMENT We believe in freedom of worship without interference from the
government and affirm our belief in civil obedience, unless the laws and regulations of
civil government run contrary to the Holy Scriptures (Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-15).
our discipleship, proves our love for God and symbolizes our authority as New
Testament churches. Love is therefore the great commandment of the LORD Jesus
Christ upon which all others are dependent (Matt. 22:35-40; John 13:34, 35; John
15:12; 1 John 4:7-21; 1 John 5:1-3; Rev. 2:4, 5).
2. BIBLE We believe in the infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that the
Bible is the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice (Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17).
3. GOD We believe in the personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in
divine perfection (Matt. 28:19).
4. CREATION We believe in the Genesis account of Creation (Gen. 1; 2).
5. SATAN We believe that Satan is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, the
unholy god of this world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire (Isa. 14:12-15;
Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt. 25:41; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 6:10-17; Rev. 20:10).
6. INCARNATION OF JESUS We believe in the virgin birth and sinless humanity of
Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:18-20; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22).
7. JESUS IS GOD We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ (John 10:30; John 1:1, 14; 2
Cor. 5:19).
8. HOLY SPIRIT We believe the Holy Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ
in His churches (Luke 24:49; John 14:16, 17; Acts 1:4, 5, 8; Acts 2:1-4).
9. SPIRITUAL GIFTS We believe that miraculous spiritual manifestation gifts were
done away when the Bible was completed. Faith, Hope and Love are the vital abiding
Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. chapters 12-14).
10. MANKIND We believe that Man was created in the image of God and lived in
innocency until he fell by voluntary transgression from his sinless state, the result being
that all mankind are sinners (Gen. 1:26; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12, 19).
11. JESUS' DEATH We believe that the suffering and death of Jesus Christ was
substitutionary for all mankind and is efficacious only to those who believe (Isa. 53:6;
Heb. 2:9; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:2).
12. JESUS RESURRECTION We believe in the bodily resurrection and ascension of
Christ and the bodily resurrection of His saints (Matt. 28:1-7; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Cor.
15:42-58; 1 Thess. 4:13-18).
13. JESUS' RETURN We believe in the premillennial, personal, bodily return of Christ
as the crowning event of the Gentile age. This event will include the resurrection of the
righteous to eternal heaven, and the Millennium will be followed by the resurrection of
the unrighteous unto eternal punishment in the lake of fire and that the righteous shall
enter into the heaven age (John 14:1-6; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19; Rev.
20:4-6; Rev. 20:11-15; Rev. 21:8).
14. SALVATION We believe that the depraved sinner is saved wholly by grace through
faith in Jesus Christ, and the requisites to regeneration are repentance toward God
and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 13:3-5; John 3:16-18; Acts 20:21; Rom. 6:23;
Eph. 2:8, 9), and that the Holy Spirit convicts sinners, regenerates, seals, secures, and
indwells every believer (John 3:6; John 16:8, 9; Rom. 8:9-11; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Eph.
4:30; Titus 3:5).
15. SECURITY We believe that all who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally
secure in Him and shall not perish (John 3:36; John 5:24; John 10:27-30; Rom.
8:35-39; Heb. 10:39; 1 Peter 1:5).
16. DISCIPLINE We believe that God deals with believers as His children, that He
chastises the disobedient, and that He rewards the obedient (Matt. 16:27; Matt.
25:14-23; John 1:12; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12).
17. CHURCH We believe that Jesus Christ established His church during His ministry
on earth and that it is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers
in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ, and
each church is an independent, self-governing body, and no other ecclesiastical body
may exercise authority over it. We believe that Jesus Christ gave the Great Commission
to the New Testament churches only, and that He promised the perpetuity of His
churches (Matt. 4:18-22; Matt. 16:18; Matt. 28:19, 20; Mark 1:14-20; John 1:35-51;
Eph. 3:21).
18. BAPTISM & LORD'S SUPPER We believe that there are two pictorial ordinances in
the Lord's churches: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Scriptural baptism is the
immersion of penitent believers in water, administered by the authority of a New
Testament church in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Lord's Supper is
a memorial ordinance, restricted to the members of the church observing the ordinance
(Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 8:12, 38; Rom. 6:4; 1 Cor. 5:11-13; 1 Cor. 11:1, 2, 17-20, 26).
19. CHURCH OFFICES We believe that there are two divinely appointed offices in a
church, pastors and deacons, to be filled by men whose qualifications are set forth in
Titus and 1 Timothy.
20. ASSOCIATION We believe that all associations, fellowships, and committees are,
and properly should be, servants of, and under control of the churches (Matt.
20:25-28).
21. GOVERNMENT We believe in freedom of worship without interference from the
government and affirm our belief in civil obedience, unless the laws and regulations of
civil government run contrary to the Holy Scriptures (Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-15).
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