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WE BELIEVE
The Bible is the inspired Word of God
It is God’s
revelation to man and is called the Holy Scriptures. It is
profitable for doctrine & practice and it is able to make you wise
unto salvation. Christ frequently appealed to the Scriptures.
(See 2 Timothy 3: 15-17, 2 Peter 1: 20-21, Matthew 4: 4, Mark 12:
10,
John 7: 42, Luke 24: 27.)
One God in three persons
(Father,
Son & Holy Spirit)
(
Matt 3: 16-17, Romans 8: 9, 1 Corinthians 12: 3-6, Ephesians 4: 4-6,
1Peter 1: 2,
Jude
20-21.)
The Person
of Christ
His Deity
'Great is the mystery of godliness, God was manifest in the flesh'
(1
Timothy 3: 16, John 1: 1, Phil 2: 5 – 11, Hebrews 1: 8, 10-14,
Isaiah 7: 14;
Matthew 1:23, Psalm 102: 24-27 / Hebrews 1: 8, 10-12, Isaiah 6:1-3
/ John 12: 41,
Isaiah 8: 13 –14 / 1Peter 2: 8.)
His Humanity
'...and when he had come as a man in His external form, He humbled
Himself
by becoming obedient to the point of death even to death on a
cross...'
(Genesis 3:
15, Isaiah7:14, Hebrews 2:14, Hebrews2:17, John1:14,
Galatians 3:16.)
His Virgin Birth
'Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a
son..'
(Isaiah
7:14, Genesis 3:15, & 9:6, Matt 1:18, Luke 1:31-32,
Hebrews 7:26.)
His Impeccable Life
'...who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners
and made higher than the heavens.'
(Hebrews 7: 26-28, Acts 3: 22, Philippians 2: 7-8, Hebrews 2: 17,
John 8: 46,
2 Corinthians 5: 21,1 John 3: 5)
His
Vicarious Death
'Christ died for the ungodly'
(Romans5:
6-8, Isa 53: 5 – 6, 10, Psalm 22, John 10: 17-18, 1Peter 2: 24
Hebrews 10: 12, 1Timothy 2:5-6)
His burial & bodily resurrection
'...He was buried and
that He rose again the third day
according to the Scriptures.'
(1Corinthians 15: 3-8, Acts 4: 12, Acts 17: 18, 31, 1 Corinthians
15: 12-20,
Luke 24:45-46, Acts 13: 33-34, Romans 1: 4.)
His ascension and exaltation
'Who is gone into heaven and is on the right hand of God'.
(Luke
24:50-51, Acts1: 9-11, Romans 8: 34, Hebrews 9: 24, Ephesians 4:
8-10,
1Peter 3: 22, Ephesians1: 20-21, Philippians 2: 5-11.)
The total depravity of the human race
'All have sinned and come
short of the glory of God'
(Roman
3:
23, Genesis 6:5, Romans 5: 12, Job 15:14, Job25: 4,
Psalm 51: 5, Galatians 3:22.)
Salvation
by grace through faith in Christ alone without works
'If by grace then it is no more of
works. Otherwise grace is no more grace'
(Romans
11:
6, Ephesians 2: 8-9, 2Timothy
1: 9, Titus 2:11, Titus 3: 5,
Acts 16; 31,Romans 10: 9, 1Peter 1: 5.)
Responsibility of believers to live lives worthy of the
calling to which they have been called.
''Walk worthy of God who
hath called you unto His kingdom and glory'
(Ephesians
4:1, 17; 5:2, 8, 15; 1 Thessalonians 2: 12; 4:1-7; Romans 6:4;
Colossians 1:10; 1 John 2:6)
The
personal, imminent pre-millennial coming of the Lord for all
believers
'I will come
again and receive you unto myself...'
(John 14:
1-31, Thessalonians 4: 16-17, Philippians 3:20-21, Titus 2: 13,
1 Thessalonians 1: 10, 1 John3: 2, Hebrews 9: 28, Revelation 22:20.)
The Priesthood of all believers
'..And has made us Kings
and Priests unto God ..'
(Revelation
1: 6; 1Peter
2: 5 & 9, Romans 12: 1, Hebrews 13: 15-16.)
The
responsibility of local Churches to observe all things
'And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles teaching..'
(Acts 2:
41-42, Matthew 28: 18-20, Revelation Chapters 2 & 3,
1 Corinthians 11: 23-26, Acts 8: 36-37, Acts 10: 47-48.)
Everlasting conscious punishment of those who
reject the gospel
'And in hell he lift up
his eyes being in torments..'
(Matthew
5: 29-30, Matthew 8: 12, 2 Peter 2: 17, 2 Thessalonians 1: 6-9,
Jude 13, John 3: 36, Luke16: 19-31, Revelation 20: 11–15.)
The
eternal security of all those who are saved
'I give unto my sheep
eternal and they shall never perish.'
(John 10:
27-30, Hebrews
1:
14, 1Peter 1: 3-5, Romans 8:31-39,
1Corinthians 12: 13,Ephesians
1: 4,
John 5: 24.)
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