The Scriptures, both Old
and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without
error, in the original writings, the complete revelation of
His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final
authority of all Christian faith and life.(II Tim. 3:16: I Peter
1:20-21)
In one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and
eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. (Gen. 1:1: Mt.28:19:Acts 5:3-4: John 10:30)
That Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived
of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.He died on the
cross a sacrifice for our sins according to the
Scriptures.Further,
He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where at
the right hand of the Majesty on high, He is now our High priest
and Advocate. (Mt. 1:18-24; John 1:14; I Tim 2:5; Phil. 2:5-8;
I John 2:1-2)
That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord
Jesus Christ, and during this age, to convict men, regenerate
the believing sinner, indwell, guide, instruct, and empower
the believer for godly living and service.(John 16:8-15)
That man was created by God in His image but that man fell
into sin and thereby incurred to himself and his posterity,
not only physical death, but also spiritual death.As a result,
all human beings are born "dead in trespasses and sins,"
(Eph. 2:1) with a sin nature, and under the just condemnation
of God. (Gen. 1:17; John 3:5; Titus 3:5; Eph. 2:1-3)
That the perfect sinless life of Jesus Christ, His shed blood,
and His resurrection provide the only basis for the justification
and salvation for all who believe, and that only such as receive
Jesus Christ by faith are born of the Spirit and thus become
the children of God. (John 1:12; Eph. 1:7; Rom. 3:24)
That water baptism soon after accepting Christ as personal
Savior is a testimony of death to sin and resurrection to
a new life, and that the Lord's Supper is a memorial service
setting forth in sacred and symbolic manner, the death of
the Lord Jesus Christ; that all true believers, and only true
believers, should share in it. (Mt. 28:19; I Cor. 11:23-26)
That all who place their faith in Jesus Christ are immediately
baptized by the Holy Spirit into one united spiritual body,
the Church (I Cor. 12:12-13) of which Christ is the head.
(Eph.1:22;4:15;Col.1:18)
That the Church will be manifested by local assemblies as
defined in the New Testament Scriptures. That believers are
directed to associate themselves together in local assemblies.
(Hebrews 10:23-25)
That Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church and
that every local church has the right under Christ to decide
and govern its own affairs. (Eph. 5:23; Acts 6:1-4)
In the personal and premillennial and imminent coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ and that this "Blessed Hope"
has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the
believer. (Titus 2:13; I John 2:28: II Peter 3:11,12)
In the bodily resurrection of the dead: of the believer to
everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, of the unbeliever
to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment. (I Cor.
15; I Thess. 4:15-18; Rev. 20 Matt 25:46)
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