Statement of Faith

1. We believe the Bible ...
* to be the inspired
* the only infallible
* authoritative Word of God
* that He has preserved it for the English-speaking world in the Authorized King James Version

We will study the Bible with thoroughness, "rightly divide" it with integrity, and follow its teachings with courage.

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2. We believe that there is only one God ...
* the source
* support
* end of all things
* eternally existent in three persons ...
   - Father
   - Son
   - Holy Spirit

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3. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ ...
* in His virgin birth
* in His sinless life
* in His miracles
* in His shed blood
* in His bodily resurrection
* in His ascension to the Father’s right hand
* in His intersession for the saints
* in His
   - personal pre-tribulation rapture of the church
   - pre-millennial return for His saints
   - presence with His saints at the Revelation

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4. We believe that man is
totally depraved and a sinner (lost) by Divine decree,
therefore in need of the ...
* convicting
* regenerating
ministry of the Holy Spirit

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5. We believe in the personality of Satan ...
* in his power
* in his kingdom
* in his wiles
* in his judgment at the cross
* in his eternal destruction in the lake of fire

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6. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit:
that He ...
* convicts the sinner
* regenerates
* indwells
* seals
* instructs
* reproves
* guides the believer
He fills and controls every life that is wholly yielded to Him. However, we are not part of the “charismatic” movement.

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7. We believe salvation is the gift of God ...
* offered to man
* by His grace
* received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ by taking Him as Saviour

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8. We believe in the bodily resurrection
* of the saved unto “life”
* of the unsaved unto “judgment” and everlasting punishment

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9. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers -
* in and under the Lord Jesus Christ
* not the organized unity sought by the ecumenical movement

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10. We believe in special creation ...
* of the existing space-time universe
* all its basic systems and kinds of organisms
* in the six literal days of the creation week
* in the full historicity and accuracy of the Biblical record of primeval history, including the literal existence of Adam and Eve as the progenitors of all people
* in the literal fall and resultant divine curse of creation
* in the worldwide cataclysmic deluge
* in the origin of nations and languages at the tower of Babel

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11. We believe in the immersion of the believer
in water to signify Christ’s ...
* death
* burial
* resurrection
* the believer’s identification with Him
* soon return

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12. We believe in the Lord's Supper
Picturing the ...
* sacrificial death of the Saviour
* unity of local believers

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13. We believe that the New Testament Church
is a local group of baptized believers ...
* united for His purpose
* united for knowledge of Him
* to spread the Word
* including worldwide missions

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14. We believe in the Biblical command
to separate entirely from ...
* worldliness
* ecclesiastical apostasy

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G. Steven Andres
Psalms 45:17
Missionary Evangelist
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