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We believe the Bible to be the written revelation of God, complete and sufficient in all respects. We believe the Scriptures to be "God-breathed" and therefore fully authoritative in and of themselves; they rely for their authority upon no church, council, or creed, but are authoritative simply because they are the Word of God. The Scriptures, as they embody the very speaking of God, partake of His authority, His power.
We
believe in one true and eternal God, unchanging, unchangeable. We
believe God is the Creator of all that exists in heaven and in earth. The
God who is described in the Bible is unique; He is unlike anyone or anything
else in all the universe. God has all power, all knowledge, all wisdom, and
is due all glory, honor and praise. All that comes to pass does so at the
decree of God. All things will, in the end, result in the glory of God.
We believe the Bible teaches that there
is but one being of God, yet there are three
Persons who share this one being of God: the Father, the Son, and the
Spirit. Each Person is fully and completely God, each is described in
Scripture as possessing the attributes of God. The Father, Son, and Spirit
have eternally existed in the relationship described by the term "Trinity."
We
believe that man was created in the image of God. Man rebelled
against His Creator, and fell into sin. As a result, man became spiritually
dead, totally unwilling and indeed incapable of seeking after God. God, from
eternity past, having foreordained all things, joined a certain people to
Christ Jesus, so that He might redeem them from their sin and in so doing
bring glory to Himself. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died in the place of
this elect people, providing full and complete forgiveness of sins by His
death upon the cross of Calvary. No other work can provide for forgiveness
of sins, and no addition can be made to the completed and finished work of
Christ.
We believe that God, in His sovereign
grace and mercy, regenerates sinful men by the power of the Holy Spirit, not
by any action of their own, bringing them to new life. God grants to them
the gifts of faith and repentance, which they then exercise by believing in
Christ and turning from their sins in love for God. As a result of this
faith, based upon the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ, God justifies or
makes righteous the one who believes. God's gift of faith, and the
continuing work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the elect, results in
good works. These good works flow from true, saving faith; they are a
necessary result of faith, but are not to be considered necessary to the
gaining of justification, which is by God's grace through faith alone, so
that no man can boast.
We believe Jesus Christ established His
Church, which is made up of all the elect of
God. His Church, as an obedient bride, listens to His Word as found in the
Bible. All who believe in Christ are placed in His body, the Church. The
local expressions of the Church are very important, and each believer should
be actively involved in such a fellowship. We believe that Christ is coming
again to judge the living and the dead. This promise is found throughout the
inspired Scriptures. Till His return, believers are to live lives that bring
glory to God through Jesus Christ. The Church is to be busy doing the work
of evangelism and discipleship, proclaiming the pure, uncompromised Gospel
of Christ by teaching the Word of God.