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We believe that the King
James Bible is the preserved Word of God for this generation. We believe that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteous:” – 2 Timothy 3:16.
We further believe that the
Bible is without any errors and is our sole authority for all matters of
faith and practice. We believe that whatever
the Bible says is true.
We believe in the Holy
Trinity. There is one God, eternally
existent in three persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit, and all three persons of the Godhead are fully God. “For there are three that bear record in
heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” –
1 John 5:7
We believe that God
created the earth and the entire universe in six literal 24 hour days as
recorded in the Book of Genesis. “In the beginning
God created the heaven and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1
We believe that man is
born with a sin nature inherited from Adam, that every human being is a
sinner, and bound for death. “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into
the world, and death by sin: so death passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned:” – Romans 5:12
We believe that Jesus
Christ is fully God and has always been. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. The same was
in the beginning with God.” – John 1:1-2 We
further believe that Jesus Christ’s earthly existence began when he was
begotten by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, and lived a perfect,
sinless life. He was fully God, yet
fully man. “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and
we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full
of grace and truth.” – John 1:14 We believe that Jesus
Christ shed His blood on the cross for all our sins. He died, was buried, and bodily arose from
the grave. He ascended back to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God. “Who being in the
brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding
all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins,
sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” – Hebrews 1:3
We believe that salvation
is by grace through faith, plus nothing, minus nothing. Man cannot work his way into heaven, nor
live good enough to merit entrance into heaven. Salvation is a gift from God and must be
received by faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross.
“For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the
gift of God:” “Not of works, lest any man should boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9
We further believe that
when a person puts faith in, and relies upon the blood of Jesus Christ for
salvation, they are born again and are immediately indwelt by the Holy Spirit
of God. Jesus said in John 14:16-17 – “And I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for
ever:” “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth
him: but ye know him: for he dwelleth with you, and
shall be in you.” The presence of the Holy
Spirit in a person is evidenced by godly living according to Titus 2:11-12 – “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,” “Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and
worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in the present
world:” We further believe once
saved, always saved. The act of faith
in Christ, and the grace of God is a permanent transaction. Jesus said in John 5:24 – “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believe on him that sent me, hath
everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation: but is passed from
death unto life.” And we are kept by the power of God according to 1 Peter 1:5. We believe that once a person
has been born again, they should be baptized by immersion, join a local,
Bible-believing, Bible-preaching church, be a
witness for Jesus Christ, and live and serve the Lord faithfully according to
the great commission in Matthew 28:19-20.
We believe in the
physical, pre-tribulation return of Jesus Christ in the air to rapture out
the believers according to 1
Thessalonians 4:13-18, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57, and Revelation 4:1.
Furthermore, we believe that there will be 7 years of the Great
Tribulation upon the earth, the Judgment Seat of Christ in Heaven for the
believers, followed by the physical return of Jesus Christ to the earth to
set up His Kingdom for 1,000 years. Revelation 6-18, 2
Corinthians 5:10, Revelation 19:11-16, Revelation 20:1-6
We believe that God created man a living
soul, “And the Lord God
formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became a living soul.” – Genesis 2:7
Furthermore, we believe that
the saved will spend eternity in Heaven with the Lord, (Revelation 21:1-7)
and the unsaved will be cast into a literal, burning, Lake of Fire to suffer
torment forever as punishment from a Holy God. (Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 21:8) |
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