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WE BELIEVE
We
believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible
written Word of God.
We
believe that there is One God, eternally existent
in three Persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit.
We
believe in the Blessed Hope, which is the rapture
of the Church of God, which is in Christ at His return.
We
believe that the only means of being cleansed from
sin, is through repentance, faith in the precious Blood of Jesus
Christ and being baptized in water.
We
believe that regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely
essential for personal salvation.
We
believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the
Cross provides healing for the human body in answer to believing
in prayer.
We
believe that the baptism in the Holy Ghost, according
to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who asks for it.
We
believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit,
by whose indwelling, the Christian is enabled to live a Holy and
separated life in this present world, Amen.
» THE BIBLE
We believe
that the Bible is the Word of God and contains one harmonious and
sufficiently complete system of doctrine. We believe in the full
inspiration of the Word of God. We hold the Word of God to be the
only authority in all matters and assert that no doctrine can be
true or essential, if it does not find a place in this Word.
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THE FATHER
We believe
in God, the Father Almighty, the Author and Creator of all things.
The Old Testament reveals God in diverse manners, by manifesting
his nature, character, and dominions. The Gospels in the New Testament
give us knowledge of God the "Father" or "My Father",
showing the relationship of God to Jesus as Father, or representing
Him as the Father in the Godhead, and Jesus himself that Son (St.
John 15:8, 14:20). Jesus also gives God the distinction of "Fatherhood"
to all believers when he explains God in the light of "Your
Father in Heaven" (St. Matthew 6:8)
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THE SON
We believe
that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Second person in the Godhead
of the Trinity or Triune Godhead. We believe that Jesus was and
is eternal in his person and nature as the Son of God who was with
God in the beginning of creation (St. John 1:1). We believe that
Jesus Christ was born of a virgin called Mary according to the scripture
(St. Matthew 1:18), thus giving rise to our fundamental belief in
the Virgin Birth and to all of the miraculous events surrounding
the phenomenon (St. Matthew 1:18-25). We believe that Jesus Christ
became the "suffering servant" to man; this suffering
servant came seeking to redeem man from sin and to reconcile him
back to God, his Father (Romans 5:10). We believe that Jesus Christ
is standing now as mediator between God and man (I Timo-thy 2:5)
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THE
HOLY GHOST
We believe the Holy
Ghost or Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, proceeds
from the Father and the Son, is of the same substance, equal to
power and glory, and is together with the Father and the Son, to
be believed in, obeyed, and worshipped. The Holy Ghost is a gift
bestowed upon the believer for the purpose of equipping and empowering
the believer, making him a more effective witness for service in
the world. He teaches and guides one into all truth (John 16:13;
Acts 1:8, 8:39). |