What We Believe
God
Jesus Christ
Holy Spirit
The Bible
The Purpose of Humanity
The Enemy
The Sinful Nature
Salvation
The Church
The Return of Jesus
- God
- ~He is the only true God
~The creator of all things
~Infinitely perfect
~Holy and Pure
~Eternally existing in three persons: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Genesis 1; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; John 14:26; 2 Cor. 13:14; 1 Peter 1:2
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- Jesus Christ
- ~Completely God and completely man
~Existing for all eternity
~Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin
~Lived a sinless life
~Crucified on a cross as a sacrifice for our sins
~Arose from the dead and ascended into Heaven
~Now reigns as our High Priest and mediator
Matthew 1:22,23; John 1:1-5, 10:30-38, 14:10-30, 17:5,24; Acts 1:9-11; Romans 1:3,4; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3, 4:14-15; Revelation 22:13
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- Holy Spirit
- ~Glorifies Jesus Christ
~Convicts mankind of sin
~Indwells, guides, instructs, comforts, and empowers the believer for godly living & service
Genesis 1; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; John 14:26; 2 Cor. 13:14; 1 Peter 1:2
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- The Bible
- ~Both the Old and New Testaments are the inspired Word of God
~The complete plan for eternal salvation
~The divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life
~Without error in the original writings
Psalm 12:6, 119:160; Proverbs 30:52; 2 Timothy 1:13, 3:16,17; 2 Peter 1:20-21
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- The Purpose of Humanity
- ~Humanity was created to have pure and right relationships with God and each other
Genesis 1:27, 5:1; Exodus 20; Psalm 8:3-6; Ephesians 2:10
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- The Enemy
- ~IS Satan and evil� he desires to "kill, steal and destroy" and is at work today all over the world
~IS NOT people� as the devil would like mankind to believe
Job 1:6ff; John 10:10; 2 Corinthians 11:14; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14; 1 Peter 5:8; 1 John 3:8
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- The Sinful Nature
- ~We are all sinners and are therefore alienated from God and without hope apart from the love of Jesus
Psalm 51:5; Isaiah 53:6, 59:1-2; Romans 3:23, 5:18-19; Ephesians 2:3
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- Salvation
- ~Is attained by Grace through Faith in Jesus
~Those who accept His gift 1) Repent of their sin, 2) Acknowledge their faith in Jesus, 3) Are baptized in His name, and 4) Live a surrendered life
John 1:12; Acts 2:37-38; Romans 5:1, 6:23; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7
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- The Church
- ~Those who have come to faith through Jesus are a part of the church; both locally and universally
~Believers work together in love and unity to glorify Christ under the care of Godly leadership
Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8, 2:42-47; 1 Corinthians 12:12-26; Ephesians 4:12-16; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 10:24-25, 13:17
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- The Return of Jesus
- ~ All the dead will be resurrected:
.....the believer to everlasting joy with the Lord
.....the unbeliever to everlasting punishment
Matthew 13:41-43, 22:13, 25:31-46; John 3:16; Romans 6:23; 2 Thessalonians 1:9,10; 2 Peter 2:4-10, 3:7; Revelation 21:3-5, 22:12-16
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