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STATEMENT OF FAITH
THE WORD: We believe the Bible (all 66 books) to be the inspired and complete Word of God and is the all sufficient rule of faith and practice. (Matthew 4:4; John 1:1; 2Timothy 3:16,17) GOD: We believe in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We believe that God created the heavens and earth. (Genesis 1:1 John 1:1; Matthew 28:19) CHRIST: We believe in the timeless deity of Jesus Christ, God's only Son, God's Messiah, the Savior of the world; and in His literal virgin birth, death, resurrection, and imminent return to this world for His church. We believe the person of Jesus was fully God and fully man (God-incarnate). (John 8:56-58; 10:30 ; 3:16; 1:14; 1:32-34; Colossians 1:15-20 ; 2:9; 1Corinthians 15:1-8; 1Thessalonians 4:13-18; Ephesians 4:3-6) HOLY SPIRIT: We believe in the Holy Spirit sent by God to work among us until Christ returns. (John 14:15-20; 16:7-17; 1Corinthians 2; Acts 1:4-5; 2:14-21; Joel 2:27-28) MAN: We believe that each individual, through sin, becomes separated from God. Sin has brought spiritual as well as physical death to all. (Genesis 3; 1Corinthians 15:22; Ezekiel 18:19-22; Romans 3:23; 6:23; Isaiah 53:6) SALVATION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH: (Ephesians 2:8): Faith is defined as "a conviction, full of joyful trust, that Jesus is the Messiah, the divinely appointed author of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God, conjoined with obedience to Christ" and "through Whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom." We believe the way to salvation, as described in the Scriptures, is for us to whole-heartedly trust in (believe in) the one perfect sacrifice (the life Jesus Christ freely gave on the cross), repent of our sins, publicly confess Jesus as Lord and be immersed (baptized) in the name of Jesus.
FAITHFULLY LIVING AN OBEDIENT, HOLY LIFE: We believe every Christian is compelled by the love of Christ within them to earnestly and consistently pursue a holy life out of gratitude towards God's great blessing (eternal life) conferred on them. That holy life is one that is consistent with the teachings of Scripture. Evidence of such a Christ-centered life would be manifested in ways such as:John 8:24 Luke 13:3 Matthew 16:16 Romans 6
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