What We Believe
1. We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. A revelation from God to man, the infallible rule of faith and conduct. { II Timothy 3:15-16; 1 Peter 2:2}
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We believe in one God, maker of all things and being in the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. { Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; Matthew 28:19}
- We believe that the Son of God, Jesus Christ, became incarnate, was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is the true God and true man. {Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:26-35}
- We believe all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and are in need of salvation. { Romans 3:23} Salvation has been provided through the shed blood of Jesus Christ for all people. {Romans 10:13 and Luke 24:27} By confessing our sins to God, all will be forgiven and cleansed from all unrighteousness. {1 John 1:19}
- We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit of God gives utterance. (Acts 2:4 and 1 Corinthians 12:13-14}
- We believe in divine healing which is provided in the redemptive work of Christ and is available to every believer. {Isaiah 53:4, Matthew 8:16-17 and James 5:14-16}
- We believe in the resurrection of the dead, those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord, which is the imminent and blessed hope of the Church. {1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Romans 8:23 and 1 Corinthians 15:51-52}
- We believe there will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. {Matthew 25-46; Mark 9:43 and Revelation 19:20,20:11 and 21:8}
- We believe in the imminent, personal pre-millennial second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. {1 Thessalonians 4:15-18; Matthew 24:29-4}}
- We believe in water baptism, and the observance of the Lord’s Supper. {Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47-48; 1 Corinthians 11:16 and II Peter 1:4}
- We believe in intensive world evangelism and missionary work in obedience to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ our Lord. {Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20 and Acts 1:8}
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We believe in the manifestations or gifts of the Holy Spirit as taught in the Scriptures. {1 Corinthians 12: 4-12 and Ephesians 4:11-12}
