1. GOD

There is one God, Creator of all things, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,  and while each Person of the living Godhead remains unique in function, they are the same essence,  sharing the same attributes that distinguish them as the One true eternal deity. God is equally worthy  of our praise and worship for all that He has done, is doing, and will do in accordance with His promises.

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Genesis 1:1-31; Hebrews 11:3; Revelation 4:11; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; John 1:1-2

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2. THE BIBLE

The Bible is God’s inspired and authoritative Word to all of humanity; that the original manuscripts of  the Old and New Testaments are infallible and without error; that it is profitable in all that it conveys  and not just in areas of faith and practice; that its timeless truths are good for teaching, rebuking,  correcting, and training in God’s righteousness.

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2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20,21; Mark 13:31; John 8:31,32; John 20:31; Acts 20:31    

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3. JESUS CHRIST

We Believe in the full deity and full humanity of Jesus Christ; His preexistence before His miraculous  conception by the Holy Spirit; His virgin birth; His sinless life; His substitutionary death on a cross; His  bodily resurrection; His ascension to the right hand of the Father; and His personal, imminent return.

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John 1:1, 18, 20:28; Romans 9:5, 8:46; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8; 2 Peter 1:1; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke  1:26-38; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:21-23; John 20:30, 31; Matthew 20:28; Ephesians 1:4; Acts  1:11; Romans 5:6-8, 6:9,10; Hebrews 7:25, 9:28; 1 Timothy 3:16 

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4. THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit who proceeded from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and  judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. He indwells all  believers, baptizes and seals them at the moment of salvation. He fills them in response to confession  of sin and surrender to Him.

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John 14:16, 17, 26, 15:26, 27, 16:9-14; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19; Galatians 5:22-26 

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5. GRACE

It is by God’s grace alone that one is saved and is received through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and by  the power of the Holy Spirit who calls and equips believers to good works and love for others.  

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John 10:29; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 7:25, 10:10,14; 1 Peter 1:3-5; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8,9; John  14:6, 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1

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6. MAN

Humanity was made in the image of God and was created by God to serve over all His  creation. However, humanity became rebellious and disobedient to God’s desires and fell short of His  glory causing humanity to fall out of right relationship with the Creator. Yet, because of God’s love for  His creation, He sent His only begotten Son into this fallen world that humanity would once again come  into right relationship with the Creator and receive the gift of eternal life for all who believe. God  desires a relationship with His creation, not because He is in need of such company, rather that He  purposes us to be in right relationship with Him as made in His image and likeness.  

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Genesis 1:27-28, 3:16-19; Romans 3:23; John 3:16

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7. MARRIAGE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY

God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. The two distinct,  complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. Rejection of one's biological  sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person. Marriage is the uniting of one man and one  woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. God intends sexual intimacy to occur  only between a man and a woman who are married to each other.  

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Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 2:18-25; 1 Corinthians 6:18; 7:2-5; Hebrews 13:4 

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8. THE ORDINANCES

The Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church, baptism and the Lord’s  Supper. Baptism symbolizes the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the new life we  have in Him. The Lord’s Supper is a reminder of Christ’s sacrifice and anticipates His Second Coming.

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Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 6:3-5; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

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9. THE CHURCH

Gathering regularly with other Christians allows us to grow in Christ-like character dependent on the  Holy Spirit. Every Christian is to honor God and support the church’s work through proportional giving  and sacrificial offerings. Winning individuals, families and nations to God through the Good News of  Jesus Christ is the principal work of the church.  

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Acts 16:5; Hebrews 10:25; Mark 16:15; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21; James 5:20

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10. JUDGEMENT, HEAVEN AND HELL

Each person will stand before God in judgment and receive either eternal reward or eternal  punishment. We teach that Heaven is the glorious eternal home of all those who have their sins  forgiven in Christ Jesus. We teach that Hell is a place of everlasting torment away from the loving  presence of God; and that it awaits all who reject God’s forgiveness in Christ.

  

2 Corinthians 5:10; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 20:11-15; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Revelation 21:1-4;  Revelations 22:3-5; Revelation 20:10-15

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