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Our Doctrine
Doctrinally, we are a strong evangelical church group which believes
the Bible is the inspired Word of God and that the central message of
the Bible concerns Jesus Christ, God's Son, the Savior and Lord of
mankind. All of our beliefs are based squarely on the teachings of
Scripture. The following is a basic list of our doctrinal beliefs.
- There is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- Jesus Christ is true God and true Man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
- The
Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to indwell, guide, teach, empower
the believer and convict the world of sin, of righteousness and
judgement.
- The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God.
- Man
was originally created in the image and likeness of God. He fell
through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual
death. All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the
life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
- Salvation has been
provided through Jesus Christ for all men; those who repent and believe
in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal
life and become children of God.
- It
is the will of God that each believer should be sanctified wholly,
being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will
of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service.
- Praying for the sick as taught in James 5 by the Pastors and Lay-Elders of our church.
- The
Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are
redeemed through his blood and are born again of the Holy Spirit. The
local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together
for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for
prayer, for fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel and the
observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
- There
shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the
former, a resurrection into life; for the latter, a resurrection unto
judgment.
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