The fundamental teachings of this
congregation
are reflected in the following clear statements of faith:
We believe in the plenary-verbal inspiration of the
accepted canon of scriptures as originally given. The
scriptures are infallible, inerrant and the sole and final
authority for all matters of faith and conduct.
(2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Corinthians 2:13)
We believe in the eternal Godhead who has revealed Himself
as one God existing in three persons, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, distinguishable but indivisible.
(Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)
We believe in the creation, test and fall of man as
recorded in Genesis; his total spiritual depravity and
inability to attain to divine righteousness.
(Romans 5:12, 18)
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of men,
conceived by the Holy Spirit, born by the Virgin Mary,
very God and very Man.
(Luke 1:26-35; John 1:14-18; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6)
We believe Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose
again the third day, and personally appeared unto His
disciples.
(1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Romans 4:25)
We believe in the bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven, His
exaltation and personal, literal and bodily coming again
the second time for His Church.
(John 14:2-3; and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through
repentance and faith in the perfect and sufficient work of
the cross of Calvary by which we obtain remission of sins.
(Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:12, 22; Romans 5:11)
We believe in the necessity of water baptism by immersion
in the name of the eternal Godhead in order to fulfill the
command of the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:34-36; 19:1-6)
We believe in the baptism in the Holy Spirit as a real
experience at or subsequent to salvation, with the
scriptural evidence, namely, speaking in other tongues as
the Spirit gives utterance.
(Acts 2:1-4; 8:14-17; 10:44-45; Galatians 3:14-15)
We believe in the operation of the gifts and ministries of
the Spirit as enumerated in 1 Corinthians 12-14 and
Ephesians 4, as manifested in the early Church.
We believe in the Spirit-filled life, a life of separation
from the world and perfecting of holiness in the fear of
God as expressing the true Christian faith.
(Ephesians 5:18; 2 Corinthians 6:14; 7:1)
We believe in the healing of the body by Divine power, or
Divine healing in its varied aspects as practised in the
early Church (Acts 4:30; Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 12:9;
James 5:14) and by deliverance in the name of Jesus.
(Mark 16:17)
We believe in the table of the Lord, commonly called the
Communion or the Lord's Supper, for believers.
(1 Corinthians 11:28-32; Matthew 26:26-28)
We believe in the reality and personality of the Devil and
eternal judgment in the Lake of Fire for the Devil and his
angels.
(Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:14-15)
We believe in the eternal life for believers (John 5:24 ;
3:16 ), and eternal punishment for the unbelievers.
(Mark 9:43-48; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:10-15)
We believe that there is one true universal Church, made
up of genuine believers, but this one universal Church is
also composed of many local Churches in given localities.
These Churches are under the sovereign headship of the
Lord Jesus Christ, exercising autonomous government under
Him, administering all its local affairs and ministry, as
well as the propagation of the gospel.
(Acts 15:22; Matthew 16:18; 18:15-20)
We believe that Government is ordained of God, and the
powers that be are ordained as ministers of God to us for
good. To resist the powers and the ordinances is to resist
the ordinance of God. We are subject not only for wrath
sake but for conscience sake, rendering to all their dues,
custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honor to whom
honor. We declare our loyalty to our Government and its
leaders, and will assist in every way possible, consistent
with our faith in the scriptures as Christian citizens.
(Romans 13) |