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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.
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.
We believe that there are
three persons in the Godhead - the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost, undivided in
essence and co-equal in power and glory.
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.
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.
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.
We believe that repentance
toward God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ
and regeneration by the Holy Spirit are
necessary to salvation.
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.
We believe that continuance
in a state of salvation depends upon
continued obedient faith in Christ.
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.
We believe in the
immortality of the soul, the resurrection of
the body, in the general judgement at the
end of the world, in the eternal happiness
of the righteous, and in the endless
punishment of the wicked. |