- The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired
Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete
revelation of His will for the salvation of men and the Divine and
final authority for Christian faith and life.
- In one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and
eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- That Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been
conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on
the cross, a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures.
Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where,
at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He is now our High Priest
and Advocate.
- That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord
Jesus Christ and, during this age, to convict men, regenerate the
believing sinner, and indwell, guide, instruct and empower the
believer for godly living and service.
- That man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and
is, therefore, lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy
Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.
- That the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection provide
the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe,
and only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit
and, thus become children of God.
- That water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be
observed by the Church during the present age. They are, however,
not to be regarded as means of salvation.
- That the true Church is composed of all such persons who through
saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy
Spirit and are united together in the Body of Christ of which He is
the Head.
- That only those who are, thus, members of the true Church shall
be eligible for membership in the local church.
- That Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church and that
every local church has the right, under Christ, to decide and govern
its own affairs.
- In the personal and premillennial and imminent coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ and that this "Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing
on the personal life and service of the believer.
- In the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to
everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord; of the unbeliever to
judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.
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