GOD
There is one God, our only creator, sustainer and
savior, who alone is good, who is one being, a perfect unity of three
equal, eternal, self-existent persons, and who alone is to be worshipped.
Being God the Father; creator and upholder of all
things, absolute, unchanging. Who condescends to dwell in Heaven, having
all power, all knowledge and being everywhere present yet separate from
His creation, holy, the one and only source of all truth, good, light,
morality, and justice.
Being God the Son; our Lord Jesus Christ. Who
condescended to dwell on earth as a man, being conceived of a virgin by the Holy
Spirit, subject to all things as a man, yet sinless. In whom dwells all
the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Who, in accordance with the prophecy
of scripture, voluntarily gave His life as a ransom for all, was
crucified, He really died, was buried and rose again to real life in the
flesh having fully, and for all time by the finished work of His perfect
sacrifice, paid the price for our sin to set us free. He is now seated at
the right hand of the Father until He comes again to earth in power and
glory to judge all human beings, whether alive or dead at His coming.
Being God the Holy Spirit; a real person having the
attributes of the whole Godhead. Who condescends to dwell in every
born-again believer, guiding, sanctifying and comforting. He alone applies
the Father's saving grace by the blood of the Son unto our salvation.
MANKIND
All mankind are tripartite beings of spirit,
soul and body, being descended from Adam, created by God a living soul in
the image of the Godhead and for fellowship with God. Originally created
perfect, Adam chose to sin, thereby allowing sin (and by sin, death) to
enter the human race.
Since that time all human beings (except Jesus
Christ) are born sinners, spiritually dead, inheriting from Adam a body of
flesh subject to decay and death, and a depraved soul incapable (apart
from the saving grace of God) of living a good and God-pleasing life. The
free choice of sin confirms our alienation from God and our personal
guilt, all people coming justly under the condemnation of God's wrath.
SALVATION
Salvation is available only as a free gift of
God's grace through the blood of His Son to all human beings who repent of
their sin and, by faith receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
While the response of the hearer to the gospel
is an essential requisite, it is the Holy Spirit alone who brings the
believer to true repentance and saving faith, causing such to be born
again in Christ (thereby made spiritually alive), forgiven, justified,
adopted by God and, by His indwelling, enabling the believer to live a
normal Christian life of holiness, prayer, witness and work for the Lord
Jesus.
Because of this, death now brings the believing soul
immediate entrance into the presence of Christ, where, in conscious
blessing, the saints await the resurrection of the body.
THE CHURCH
The Church is the community of all born again
believers, living in covenant relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, the
Head and Husband-to-be under whom the Holy Spirit has formed one body.
Each and all members of which are expected to live a
life of individual and corporate holiness, seeking the work of God's grace
in the heart that frees the believer from the desire to sin, giving
instead the ability and desire to live in righteousness. Although always
remaining capable of sin it is normal and right for a Christian to be
holy, to walk after the Spirit and, by His fullness, fulfill the
righteousness of the Law, moment by moment surrendering the life and will
to God and so carry out the commission of the Church to continue the
earthly life and work of Jesus.
THE BIBLE
The Holy Bible of 39 Old Testament and 27 New
Testament books is God's complete written word to mankind, inspired by
God, wholly true and trustworthy for all ages, the supreme and final
authority in all matters of life and faith.
LAST THINGS -- THE END TIMES
The Lord Jesus Christ will return in person to
gather His Church.
The
Millennial
Kingdom
will be followed by the Great White Throne judgment when all unbelievers
being rightly condemned shall be cast into the lake of fire, to be
punished forever away from the presence of the Lord; and that all
believers shall remain in eternal bliss in the presence of the Lord.
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