Article II - God the Son

We believe Jesus Christ to be the eternal Son of God co-equal with God (Hebrews 1:1-3); Who became flesh (John 1:14, Colossians 2:9), being born of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:35). He died for our sins upon the Cross (1 Peter 2:24). According to the Scriptures, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice (2 Corinthians 5:21), all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood; not of their own works (Colossians 1:14, Ephesians 2:8).

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Article III - God the Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit to be co-equal with the Father, and the Son (1 John 5:7). He is a person; he has come as the fulfillment of Christ's promise (John 16:7). He quickens sinners, uniting with the Spirit of Man after his spirit is cleansed by the Blood of Christ (1 John 1:7). This experience is known as regeneration (2 Corinthians 5:17) of "The New Birth", and is the condition of entrance into the Kingdom of God (John 3:5). The Holy Spirit indwells and works through every "born again" believer. He instructs (Psalm 32:8), teaches (John 14:26), guides (John 16:13), intercedes (Romans 8:26), sanctifies (Romans 15:16) and finally leaves the physical body with the soul and spirit of man at death to indwell the spiritual body (Psalm 23:4, 2 Corinthians 5:1-8).

We believe that the baptism of the Holy Spirit takes place at the time of conversion and is the act of placing the believer into the body of Christ, but is not a second work of grace (1 Corinthians 12:13, Galatians 3:27). It is different than the filling of the Holy Spirit which is an ongoing process that may occur at any time in the believer's life (Ephesians 5:18). Neither of these aspects is accompanied by the unusual signs such as speaking in tongues.

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Article IV - The Bible

We believe the Scripture of the Old and New Testaments as verbally inspired of God; inerrant in the original writings, and they are our supreme and final authority in faith and life (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21, Matthew 5:18, 1 Corinthians 2:13).

The Bible IS the Word of God. We CANNOT accept the misleading statement: "The Bible contains the Word of God."

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Article V - Mankind:  Sinful Nature

We believe that man was created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27); that he sinned (Romans 3:23, Romans 5:12) and thereby incurred not only physical death (1 Corinthians 15:21-22) but also that spiritual death which is not annihilation (Luke 16:23, Revelation 21:8) but eternal separation from God (Revelation 20:11-15). We believe that all men are born with a sinful nature, totally depraved, and all who reach moral responsibility become sinners in thought, word and deed (Romans 3:9-20) and if they do not repent, are eternally lost (Romans 6:23, Luke 13:3).

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Article VI - Mankind:  Free Moral Agent

We believe every man is born a creature of free will, given the power of choice (John 1:12). He can either accept or reject God's offer of salvation (John 3:36, John 5:24).

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Article VII - Mankind:  Salvation through Faith

We believe we are saved by grace (Ephesians 2:8), through faith and faith alone in the shed blood of Jesus Christ on Calvary's Cross (Ephesians 1:7).

God has provided salvation through offering His Son on the cross of Calvary, and allowing His BLOOD to be shed to atone for our sins (Romans 3:25, Hebrews 9:22).

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Article VIII - Mankind:  Service

We believe that every true Christian will apply his life in service for Jesus Christ. Salvation is by grace through faith alone. Works have no part or lot with being saved (Romans 3:20-21). We are justified by faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1); works are the outgrowth of our salvation (Ephesians 2:10). Every true Christian will have a passion for souls and will constantly endeavor to win sinners to an acceptance of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.

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Article IX - Mankind:  Soul Winning

We believe in accordance with Article VIII that we must be active in the support of world-wide missions, and that our support should go to missions both at home and abroad which have as their supreme motive the winning of souls to Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15).

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Article X - Jesus:  Resurrection

We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord (1 Corinthians 15:3-20), in His ascension into Heaven (Acts 1:9) and in His present life there for us as High Priest and Advocate, the propitiation of our sins (1 John 2:1-2).

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Article XI - Future Events:  Rapture;
                    2nd coming of Christ;
                    Millennial Reign

We believe in the "blessed hope"; the personal (Acts 1:11), premillennial (2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, Revelation 20:1-3) and imminent return of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 4:14-18).

First, for the "dead in Christ" who will be resurrected bodily, and for those who are alive at His Coming. This resurrection not only precedes His return to Earth to reign 1,000 years, but also precedes the Tribulation (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 5:9).

Then, to reign 1,000 years on the Earth (Revelation 20:1-6, 2 Timothy 2:12).

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Article XII - Heaven and Hell

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust (Acts 24:15), in Heaven as the eternal home of the redeemed where we shall dwell in conscious, everlasting blessedness (John 14:1-3, Revelation 21:1-5) and in Hell as the place where the unsaved shall dwell in everlasting conscious torment (Revelation 21:8).

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Article XIII - Family of God

We believe that the Family of God is composed of all "born again" persons. Christ is the head (Colossians 1:18); we are the members of His body, the church (1 Corinthians 12:20-27).

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Article XIV - Ordinances of the Church

We believe the ordinances as taught by Jesus were given for the purpose of man's witnessing to the world of his salvation, and that no person is qualified to have part in either of these ordinances unless they are "born again". The two ordinances are "Baptism First" and "The Lord Supper after Baptism" (1 Corinthians 11:23-28).

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Article XV - Tithing

We believe every true Christian will faithfully give at least one-tenth of his income to God for the spreading of the Gospel: that God's blessing is definitely and positively upon all who will thus tithe their income (Malachi 3:8-11). God owns all (Colossians 1:10-16); we are but His stewards (1 Corinthians 4:1-2). Our giving is not to be as unto men (Matthew 6:1-4), but as an act of worship (1 Corinthians 16:1-3).

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Article XVI - Eternal Security

We believe in the security of the believer (Romans 8:35-39, John 6:27, Ephesians 1:13, John 3:16, Philippians 1:6, John 10:27-29).

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Article XVII - Christian Life

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