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| This Statement of Faith is not intended to cover all Biblical truth but only to establish a basis for fellowship and cooperation so that we may "all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions". "A declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us." (Luke 1:1) The Scriptures The Bible is the inspired word of God to men, the infallible, all-sufficient, final authority in all matters of faith and conduct. (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21) The One True God There is but one true God, the Maker, Preserver and Ruler of all things, having in and of Himself all perfections, and being infinite in them all; and to Him all creatures owe the highest love, reverence and obedience. God is revealed to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Luke 3:22; John 14:12, 16, 28; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28) The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ "In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form." "The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being". ( Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:3) Jesus is the eternal Son of God who was with God and was God in the beginning. (John 1:1-3) He was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin Mary. (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35) He lived a sinless life - "holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners". (Hebrews 7:26) The Mediator - Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, is the divinely appointed mediator between God and man. Having taken upon Himself human nature, yet without sin, He perfectly fulfilled the law, suffered and died upon the cross for the salvation of sinners. He was buried, rose again on the third day, and ascended to His Father, at whose right hand He lives forever to make intercession for His people. He is the only Mediator, the Prophet, Priest, and King of the church, and Sovereign of the Universe. The Fall of Man God originally created man in His own image, and free from sin; but, through the temptation of Satan, man transgressed the command of God, and fell from his original holiness and righteousness; whereby his posterity [i.e. descendants] inherit a nature corrupt and wholly opposed to God and His law, are under condemnation, and as soon as they are capable of moral action, become actual transgressors. God’s word says: "There is no one righteous" before God. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:10, 23; Isaiah 64:6) God's Plan of Redemption "Salvation is found in no one else" but the Lord Jesus Christ, "for there is no other name under heaven given by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12) Man is saved by grace, through faith, not by His own efforts but as a gift from God. (Ephesians 2:8) God saves "us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life." (Titus 3:5-7) Water Baptism Baptism is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus, obligatory upon every believer, wherein he is immersed in water in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, as a sign of his fellowship with the death and resurrection of Christ, of remission of sins, and of his giving himself up to God, to live and walk in newness of life. (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16) The Lord’s Supper The Lord’s Supper is an ordinance of Jesus Christ, to be administered with bread and wine, and to be observed by His churches till the end of the world. It is in no sense a sacrifice, but is designed to commemorate His death, to confirm the faith of Christians, and to be a bond, pledge, and renewal of their communion with Him, and of their church fellowship. Present Work of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is at work in the earth today:
There is a coming resurrection: "those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment." (John 5:29; 2 Corinthians 5:10)) There is a coming judgment where any whose name is "not found written in the book of life" will be "thrown into the lake of fire" "which is the second death". (Revelation 20:14, 15) The Unity of All Believers "In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." "For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body". (Romans 12:5; 1 Corinthians 12:12) |
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