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Section 1.
Doctrine of the Scriptures
We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men supernaturally
inspired; that it has truth without any admixture of error for its matter;
and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the age, the only complete
and final revelation of the will of God to man, the true center of Christian
union and supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds and opinions
should be tried.
Section 2. Doctrine of God
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God the Father:
We
believe that God the Father is Father only to those who receive Jesus Christ
as Saviour: that He is perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom, and
measureless in power: that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of
men, that He hears and answers prayer: that He is omnipotent, omniscient, and
omnipresent: and that He is the object of our worship and praise. ·
God the Son:
We
believe that God the Son is the Creator and Sustainer of all creation: that
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary: that He is
God manifest in the flesh, very God and very man: that He was sent by the
father for the purpose of being the perfect sinless sacrifice, for the sins
of mankind: that He died in our stead, was buried and rose bodily,
personally, and visibly again the third day according to the Scriptures
gaining victory over death for us: that He is the object of our faith: that
He is the only way to the Father: that He will reign as King of Kings
literally on earth for 1000 years: and that He will judge evil works of
darkness at the end of time. ·
God the Holy Spirit:
We
believe that the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, equal with the Father and
Son and of the same nature; that He convicts the world of sin, righteousness
and judgment; that He bears witness to the Truth; that He is the agent of the
New Birth; that He baptizes all true believers into the body of Christ,
indwelling and sanctifying all of them unto the day of redemption; that He
endues, guides, teaches and helps believers; and that it is the privilege and
obligation of all the saved to be filled (controlled) with the Spirit, the
evidences being love, joy, peace long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness, temperance. Speaking in tongues is not such an evidence. In
relation to the evil world, He restrains the evil one until God's purpose is
fulfilled. Section 4. Doctrine of
Creation
We believe in the Genesis account of creation, and that it is to
be accepted literally and not allegorically or figuratively; that man was
created directly in God's own image and after his own likeness; that man's
creation was not a matter of evolution or evolutionary change of species, or
development through indeterminable periods of time from lower to higher
forms; that all animal and vegetable life was made directly, and God's
established law was that they should bring forth only "after their kind."
We believe in a literal 24-hour day in which God chose to create the heavens
and all that is in the earth including man in six 24-hour days. Upon the
seventh 24-hour day He rested. Section 5. Doctrine of the
Fall of Man
We believe that man, in the person of the first Adam, was created
in innocence, but by voluntary transgression fell into sin, thus plunging the
whole race into condemnation and death: so that now all mankind is born in
sin and shapen in iniquity and become willful sinners with the first
expression of personal choice; and so are without excuse before God. Section 3. Doctrine of the Virgin Birth
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit in
a miraculous manner; born of Mary, a virgin, as no other man was ever born or
can ever be born of a woman, and that He is both the Son of God and God, the
Son. Section 6. Doctrine of
Salvation
We believe that the salvation of sinners is
wholly of grace, through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God, who by
appointment of the Father, freely took upon Him our nature (being 100% God
and 100% man), yet without sin, honored the divine law by His personal
obedience, and by His death made a full and vicarious atonement for our sins;
that His atonement consisted not in setting us an example by His death as a
martyr, but was the voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinner's place,
the Just dying for the unjust, Christ, the Lord, bearing our sins in His own
body on the tree; that having risen from the dead, He is now enthroned in
Heaven and uniting in His wonderful person the tenderest sympathies with
divine perfection, He is every way qualified to be suitable, a compassionate
and all-sufficient Saviour. Justification
We believe that the great gospel blessing
which Christ secures to such as believe in Him is justification; that
justification includes the pardon of sin, and the gift of eternal life on
principles of righteousness; that it is bestowed not in consideration of any
works of righteousness which we have done; but solely through faith in the
Redeemer's blood, His righteousness is imputed unto us. Freeness of Salvation
We believe in God's electing grace; that the
blessings of salvation are made free to all by the gospel; that it is the
immediate duty of all to accept them by a cordial, penitent and obedient
faith; and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on
earth but his own inherent depravity and voluntary rejection of the gospel;
which rejection involved him in an aggravated condemnation. Grace in the New Creation
We believe that in order to be saved, sinners
must be born again, that the new birth is a new creation in Christ Jesus;
that it is instantaneous and not a process, that in the new birth the one
dead in trespasses and in sins is made a partaker of the divine nature and
receives eternal life, the free gift of God, that the new creation is brought
about in a manner above our comprehension, not by culture, not by character,
nor by the will of man, but wholly and solely by the power of the Holy Spirit
in connection with the divine truth, so as to secure our voluntary obedience
to the gospel; that its proper evidence appears in the holy fruits of
repentance and faith and newness of life. We believe in the eternal security
of the believer in Christ. Repentance and Faith
We believe that repentance and faith are sacred duties and also
inseparable graces, wrought in our souls by the regenerating Spirit of God;
whereby being deeply convicted of our guilt, danger, and helplessness, and of
the way of salvation by Christ, we turn to God with genuine contrition,
heartily receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Prophet, Priest, and King and
confess and rely on Him alone as our only and all-sufficient Saviour. Section 7. Doctrine of the
Perseverance of the Saints
We believe that only real believers endure
unto the end; that their persevering attachment to Christ is the grand mark,
which distinguishes them from superficial professors; that a special
providence watches over their welfare; and that they are kept by the power of
God through faith unto eternal salvation. Section 8. Doctrine of
Separation
We believe that we are mandated by God in the
Scriptures to separate ourselves unto Christ and, as much as is possible,
from any participation in or endorsement of sin: from ecclesiastical
organizations and religious personalities that deny the faith or compromise
its message; from brethren that walk disorderly or who unrepentantly continue
in sin or engage in the compromise aforementioned. Believers are not to enter
marriage, partnerships, or other bonds with unbelievers, which create an
unequal yoke. We, therefore, urge every member of Section 9. Doctrine of
Marriage
We believe in the sanctity of marriage, that
it is an institution ordained of God, a relationship between one man and one
woman, Divinely intentioned to be severed only by death. Section 10. Doctrine of Civil
Government
We believe that civil government is a divine
appointment, for the interests, and good order of human society, that
magistrates are to be prayed for conscientiously, honored and obeyed, except
only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ; who is the only
Lord of the conscience and the coming Prince of the Kings of the Earth. We
believe in the separation of church and state and in religious liberty for
all men. Section 11. Doctrine of the
Church
We believe that the church exists in two aspects: ·
Organism
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Organization
Section 12. Doctrine of
Church Ordinances
We believe that there are two Christian ordinances and that they
are symbolical, not sacramental: Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Section 13. Doctrine of
Stewardship
We believe that stewardship is the active
recognition of the Lordship of Christ over all believers, and that it is our
joyous privilege to give back to the Lord our tithes and offerings of money,
our talents, and time. Section 14. Doctrine of the
Lord's Day
We believe the scriptures teach that the first
day of the week, Sunday, is the Lord's Day and is to be kept sacred to
religious purposes by the devout observance of the day. Section 15. Doctrine of
Spirit Beings
We believe that angels and demons are spirit
beings. Angels were created as heavenly hosts, but some through choice are
now the hosts of Satan and dishonor and will share in his ultimate doom. The
angels of heaven, ministering spirits, are sinless and pure and are forever
seeking to praise God in their ministries for Him and His people. Their
ministries, ranks, and orders differ, and their strength, appearance, travel,
etc. are not bound by natural human laws. They are immortal and do not marry.
Their abode is in heaven. Section 16. Doctrine of Satan
We believe in the personality of Satan and
that he was once holy, and enjoyed heavenly honors; but through pride and
ambition to be as the Almighty, fell and drew after him a host of angels;
that he is now the malignant prince of the power of the air, and the unholy god
of this world. We hold him to be man's great tempter, the enemy of God and
His Christ, the accuser of the saints, the author of all false religions, the
chief power behind the present apostasy; the lord of the antichrist, and the
author of all the powers of darkness-- destined however, to final defeat at
the hands of God's Son, and to the judgment of an eternal justice in hell, a
place prepared for him and his angels. Section 17. Doctrine of
Future Events
We believe in the premillennial return of
Jesus Christ; that He will come before the seven year tribulation period to
catch away His church, coming only into the air; and that He will come with
His church at the close of the tribulation to judge the living nations and to
set up His kingdom on earth. We believe in a literal 1000 year reign of
Christ here on earth. Section 18. Doctrine of the
Righteous and the Wicked
We believe that there
is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked;
that such only as through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus,
and sanctified by the Spirit of our God, are truly righteous in His esteem;
while all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are in His sight
wicked, and under the curse and this distinction holds among men both in and
after death, and in the everlasting felicity of the saved and the everlasting
conscious suffering of the lost. |
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