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Statements
of Belief :
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We believe that the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were
given by inspiration of God and that they only constitute
the divine rule of Christian faith and practice. |
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We believe that there is
only one God who is infinitely perfect, the creator, preserver,
and governor of all things, and who is the only proper
object of religious worship. |
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We believe that there are
three persons in the Godhead--the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Ghost who are undivided in essence and co-equal
in power and glory. |
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We believe that in the
person of Jesus Christ, the Divine and human natures are
united, so that He is truly and properly God and truly
and properly man. |
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We believe that our first
parents were created in a state of innocency. But by their
disobedience, they lost their purity and happiness, and
that in consequence of their fall all men have become
sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly exposed
to the wrath of God. |
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We believe that the Lord
Jesus Christ has by, His suffering and death, made an
atonement for the whole world so that whosoever will may
be saved. |
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We believe that repentance
toward God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and regeneration
by the Holy Spirit, are necessary to salvation. |
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We believe that we are
justified by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ
and that he that believeth hath the witness in himself. |
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We believe that continuance
in a state of salvation depends upon continued obedient
faith in Christ. |
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We believe that it is the
privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified, and
that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved
blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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We believe in the immortality
of the soul, in the resurrection of the body, in the general
judgment at the end of the world, in the eternal happiness
of the righteous, and in the endless punishment of the
wicked. |
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