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We believe that the Bible is completely true. It is not a
collection of fairy tales or legends but an accurate book which can be
depended on.
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...If
the Bible is true in every way? |
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We believe there is only one true God and that He created our world
and everything in it.
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...If
there is only one true God? |
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We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son, was
conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a
sinless life, died in our place to pay the penalty for our sins, rose
from the dead, ascended bodily into heaven, and is coming again to
rapture His saints and establish His kingdom.
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...If
Jesus is really God’s Son? |
| We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person,
equal with the Father and the Son and of the same nature.
Among many purposes, the Holy Spirit desires to help us, comfort us, and
lift up Jesus Christ among us.
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...If
the Holy Spirit really exists? |
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We believe the Scriptures teach that a man was created
by a direct act of God and not from a previously existing form of life.
By voluntary transgression he fell from his state of innocence;
consequently all men are now sinners by nature and by choice.
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...If
God created humans and we didn’t come about “by chance”?
...If
children are born with a “sinful nature”?
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We believe the Scriptures teach that salvation of
sinners is divinely initiated, wholly of grace, and accomplished only
through the work of the Son of God who mediates on our behalf.
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...If
we can only be saved from sin by grace? |
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We believe the Scriptures teach that the Church of
Jesus Christ was inaugurated
at Pentecost and must be considered in two aspects: the local church and
the “church which is his body.” We believe the Scriptures
teach that baptism is the immersion of a believer in water to show his identification with
Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. We believe that the Lord's
Supper is the commemoration of His death until He comes. Love and
unity are to be the defining marks of a healthy church.
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...If
my church teaches something different? |
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We believe the Scriptures teach the bodily
resurrection of the just and the unjust. Believers by faith in Christ
will spend eternity in the presence of God, unbelievers in everlasting
punishment.
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...If
there really is a heaven and hell? |
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We believe the Scriptures teach that there is a
personal devil who is the “god of this age” and the “prince of
the power of the air”. We believe that we can have victory over
Satan because of the blood of Jesus Christ.
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...If
Satan truly exists? |
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We believe the Scriptures teach that every believer
should be separated unto God and from worldliness and by the aid of the
Holy Spirit should walk in Christian love and holiness.
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...If
we are characterized by love and good works? |
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We believe the Scriptures teach the believer should be
separated from apostasy as exemplified in ecclesiastic organizations
which include liberals and those who sanction theological compromise
(see definition in 1 John 4:1-6).
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...If
we listen to the advice of “experts” who don’t follow God’s
Word? |
