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The Bible is the inspired and
only infallible Word of God.
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There is one true God,
eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, God the
Holy Spirit.
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In the deity of our Lord
Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in
His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His
ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His personal future return to
the earth in power and glory to rule for a thousand years.
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In the blessed hope, the
imminent return of Christ for overcoming believers.
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In the fall and sinfulness of
man and that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance
and faith in the redeeming blood of Christ.
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Regeneration by the Holy
Spirit is absolutely essential to personal salvation.
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Divine healing is available
through the redemptive work of Christ on the cross.
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The Baptism of the Holy
Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it. The
Holy Spirit in a person's life is evidenced by changes in his life,
including a renewed love for God, and people, a commitment to the scriptures
and holy living. The spirit filled believer has the capability of speaking
with new tongues whether or not he or she chooses to exercise this gifting.
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The Church of Jesus Christ is
the universal, spiritual body of believers from every tribe, tongue, kindred
and race of peoples, and is indwelt by God through the Holy Spirit and
divinely empowered to fulfill ministry and her Great Commission on earth.
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In the sanctifying power of
the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy
life.
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In the resurrection and final
judgment of both the saved and the lost, the saved to everlasting life and
the lost to everlasting damnation.
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In the new heavens and the
new earth and the holy Jerusalem, the city of God, descending out of heaven
and filled with the glory of God.
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Christian growth can only be
realized by faith in the promises of God.
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Marriage is God-ordained.
"The creator made them male and female, and said, "For this reason a man
will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will
become one flesh" (Matthew 19:4-5). Marriage is to be an exclusive
relationship, a lifelong faithful union between a man and a woman. This
relationship between a husband and wife should parallel the relationship
between Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:23-30).
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We practice two ordinances:
(1) Water Baptism by immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving
the gift of salvation. And (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a
symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.