| GOD -
There is but one living and true God who is perfect in all His
attributes, one in essence, eternal existing in three Persons -
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - each equally deserving worship
and obedience. |
JESUS CHRIST - Jesus Christ is the son of God.
He is co-equal with the Father. He was both fully human and
fully divine. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered
Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by
dying on the cross. He arose from the dead after three days to
demonstrate His power over death. He ascended to heaven's glory
and will return again someday to reign as King of Kings and Lord
of Lords. |
THE HOLY SPIRIT - The Holy Spirit is co-equal
with the Father and the Son of God. He is present in the world
to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also
lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He
provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of
spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. He gives
every believer a spiritual gift when they are saved. As
Christians, we seek to live under His control daily.
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THE BIBLE - The Bible (all 66 books) is God's
written revelation to people. It was written by human authors
under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.. The Bible constitutes
the only standard of faith and practice. |
PEOPLE - People were directly and immediately
created by God in His spiritual image and likeness in
character. God created people to glorify Himself, enjoy God's
fellowship and live their life for God. But we are all marred
by an attitude of disobedience toward God called "sin". This
problem separates people from God and causes many problems in
life. |
SALVATION - Salvation is God's free gift to us,
yet each of us must individually choose to accept it. We can
never make up for our sin by self-improvement, morality or good
works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God's offer of
forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin's penalty. When we
turn from our self-ruled life and turn to Jesus in faith we are
saved. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ
into his life by faith. Those who are genuinely followers of
Christ will persevere until the end. It is the grace and
keeping power of God that gives us security and guidance.
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ETERNITY - People were created to exist forever.
We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or
eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation.. Those
separated from God will spend eternity in Hell. Those who have
a relationship with God through Jesus Christ will spend eternity
in heaven. Heaven and hell are real places of eternal
existence. |
THE CHURCH - The Church is made up of all people
who have a relationship with Jesus Christ. The Bible speaks of
the church as a body with Jesus Christ as the head. Jesus
states that the purpose of the Church is to glorify God by
communicating God's Word; by celebrating God's presence; by
incorporating God's family; by educating God's people; and by
demonstrating God's love (Matthew 22:36-40; 28:19-20). Two
ordinances have been committed to the local church: baptism and
the Lord's Supper (Acts 2:38-42). |
