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practice. For the purpose of maintaining unity among the bretheren, we subscribe to the following Truths listed
below.
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The Holy Bible is the inspired and authoritative written Word of God. It is the revelation of God, from God to man leading us to the knowledge of:
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There is only one true God. Creator of all that exists. He has revealed Himself to man as the
eternally existent "I AM" and as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; Isaiah 43:10; Matthew 28:19)
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Man was created by God as good and upright for He said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness..." But by
voluntarily ignoring God's instructions, man chose to fall away from God. His only hope of redemption is in Christ Jesus, the Son of God.
(Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21)
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Jesus Christ is the Son of God, co-equal with the Father and second person of the Trinity. He is without beginning or end, thus has always existed. Jesus became a man
by being born of a virgin and conceived by the Holy Spirit. He lived a human life without sin, performing many miracles during his 3 year ministry. He offered
himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all by dying on a cross. After three days He rose from the dead to demonstrate His power and
victory over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven’s glory and will return again to earth to establish universal peace and reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords during the 1000 year millenium.
(Matthew 1:22-23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5, 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14-15; Philippians 2:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Romans 1:3-4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:14-15; Isaiah 11:6-9; Titus 2:13)
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Salvation is God’s gift to man for deliverance from spiritual death and enslavement of sin. Good works and self-improvement can never make up for man's sin.
Only by accepting God’s free offer of forgiveness in His son, Jesus Christ, can man be saved from sin’s penalty of death. Salvation is received as a person repents
before God for their sins and confesses the fact that Jesus’ death on the cross and resurrection (supernatural restoration to life) brings forgiveness for his sin.
Salvation, and eternal life, begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.
(Luke 24:47,49; John 3:3, 14:6; Romans 3:22-26, 6:23; Romans 5:1; Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 2:11, 3:5-7; Galatians 3:26; 1 John 1:9)
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Every person who has received the gift of salvation and new birth by committing their life to Jesus Christ grows to separate themselves
from that which is contrary according to the word of God, and to dedicate their whole lives to living holy unto God. Through this lifelong process,
called sanctification in the Bible, each child of God grows to become more like Jesus Christ, “attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13).
This transformation is progressive and takes place by the power of the Holy Spirit, who resides in each believer, enabling the Christian to live the holy life God requires.
(Romans 12:1,2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12; Romans 8:11-13; Philippians 3:13-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 1 John 5:18)
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The Holy Spirit is equal with the Father and the Son as God. When Jesus Christ is accepted by a person, the Holy Spirit begins a great work in their lives. The Holy Spirit convicts
them of sin, convinces them of righteousness, and resides with in them. No one becomes a Christian without this gracious work of the Holy Spirit.
(John 6:44; 14:17; 16:8; Roman 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:13)
We believe also that all believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, which is the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire,
according to Jesus’ command. The baptism in the Holy Spirit was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church which was evidenced by their speaking in tongues. With the
baptism in the Holy Spirit comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of spiritual gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry.
(Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; Acts 2:4-6; 10:44-46; 19:6; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31)
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Divine deliverance and healing from sickness is an integral part of the Gospel. It is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers.
(Isaiah 53:4,5; Matthew 8:16,17; James 5:14-16)
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Water baptism is the public demonstration that the believer has committed to Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord and that God’s grace
of salvation has been given and received. All who become believers in Christ are to be baptized in water, as they declare to the world
that they have died with Christ and that they also have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life.
(Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47,48; Romans 6:4)
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The Lord’s Supper, consisting of bread and the fruit of the vine, is done in rememberance of the new covenant
that came by the shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross for the forgiveness of sins (Luke 22:17-20); as a symbol of
expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (II Peter 1:4); and as a prophecy of His Second
Coming (1 Corinthians 11:26). It is commanded for all believers until His glorious return.
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