Statement of Faith
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We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as verbally
inspired by God
and inerrant in the original writing,
and that they are of supreme and final authority in
faith and life.
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
and is
true God
and true man.
We believe that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned, and thereby
incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death which is separation from God;
and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, become sinners (in thought,
word and deed) and consequently need redemption.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins,
according to the Scriptures, as a
representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and that all who believe in Him are
justified
on the grounds of His shed blood.
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, His ascension
into
Heaven, and His present intercession for us as High Priest and Advocate.
We believe in that blessed hope, the personal imminent return of our Lord and
Savior Jesus
Christ.
We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus
Christ are born again
of the Holy
Spirit, and thereby become children of God.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting
blessedness of the saved,
and the everlasting punishment of the lost.
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