- There
is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three
persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
- Jesus Christ
is true God and true man., He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of
the Virgin Mary. He died upon the
cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutional sacrifice, and all who
believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the
scriptures. He is now at the right
hand of the Majesty on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His
kingdom of righteousness and peace.
- The
Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to indwell, guide, teach and empower
the believer, and to convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of
judgment.
- The
Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally
inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the
salvation of men. They constitute
the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.
- Man
was originally created in the image and likeness of God. He fell through
disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature,
are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the
atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The prospect of the impenitent and unbelieving person is existence
forever in conscious torment, and that of the believer in Christ is
everlasting joy and bliss.
- Salvation
has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men, and those who repent
and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of
eternal life, and become the children of God.
- It is
the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit
and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin and the world and fully
dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and
effective service. This is both a
crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer
subsequent to conversion.
- Provision
is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of
the mortal body. Prayer for the
sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are
privileges for the Church in this present age.
- The
Church consists of all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, are
redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the head of the Body, the
Church, which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a
witness, preaching the gospel to all nations.
The local church is a body of believers in Christ
who are joined together for the worship of God, edification through the Word of
God, prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the
ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
10.
There shall be
a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection
unto life; for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.
11. The Second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be
personal, visible, and premillennial.
This is the believer’s hope and is a vital truth that is an incentive to
holy living and faithful service.