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WE
BELIEVE...The Scriptures are Inspired by God
and declare His design and plan for mankind.
WE BELIEVE...There is only One True Godrevealed
in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as
the Trinity).
WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord
Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human and divine.
WE BELIEVE...though originally good,
Man Willingly Fell to Sinushering evil and death, both physical
and spiritual, into the world.
WE BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have Restored
Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation' (accepting Christ's offer
of forgiveness for sin). [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
WE BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances(1)
Water Baptism by Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving
Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper)
as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our
salvation.
WE BELIEVE...the Baptism in the Holy
Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation that empowers believers
for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament
times. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
WE BELIEVE... The Initial Physical Evidence
of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is Speaking in Tongues,
as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and referenced throughout Acts
and the Epistles.
WE BELIEVE...Sanctification Initially
Occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer
is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from
evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.
WE BELIEVE...The Church has a Mission
to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the Church'
is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout time,
have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination)
through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.
WE BELIEVE...A Divinely Called and Scripturally
Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the Church. The Bible teaches
that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves to reach others
for Christ, to worship Him with other believers, and to build up or
edify the body of believersthe Church.
WE BELIEVE...Divine Healing of the Sick
is a Privilege for Christians Today and is provided for in Christ's
atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins). [1 of
4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed HopeWhen
Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth (the second
coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died
will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and
Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the
Lord forever. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
WE BELIEVE...in The Millennial Reign
of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming
and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. At that
time many in the nation of Israel will recognize and accept Him as
the Messiah, the Savior who died for them and all mankind.
WE BELIEVE...A Final Judgment Will Take
Place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for
their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing lake
of fire.
WE BELIEVE...and look forward to the
perfect New Heavens and a New Earth that Christ is preparing for all
people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell
with Him there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. 'And
so shall we forever be with the Lord!' |
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