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\"\"We Believe\u2026in the one true and living God, <\/strong>maker of all creation, the all-knowing, all-powerful, everywhere-present, eternal Father the source of all goodness, truth and love; who\u00a0manifested himself in His Son, Jesus Christ, for the purpose of redemption and as the Holy Ghost for the purpose of intervening in the lives of people.\u00a0 (Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14; I Timothy 1:17; 3:16; 6:13-16)<\/p>\n

We Believe\u2026in the divine inspiration of the Scriptures, <\/strong>and that the original manuscripts of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are the Word of God given through people, and that the Scriptures we possess today are the sufficient rule of faith and practice and the final authority for truth and salvation.\u00a0 (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20-21)<\/p>\n

We Believe\u2026in the gospel of Jesus Christ, <\/strong>which declares Him to be the only begotten Son of God, who was born of a virgin and who lived to show us the words and works of God. A s Savior, He was crucified and died on the cross for us. He\u2019s\u00a0the supreme sacrifice for sin. He was buried in a tomb but rose again the third day as the Scriptures foretold and is now exalted as King of kings and Lord of lords.\u00a0 As God\u00a0in the flesh, He is true God and true man; in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.\u00a0 (Acts 10:38-40; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Colossians 2:9)<\/p>\n

We Believe\u2026in the original apostolic plan of salvation, <\/strong>proclaimed on the Day of Pentecost on the birthday of the New Testament church, which includes faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, sincere repentance, water baptism by immersion in the name of Jesus Christ, and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost.\u00a0 (Acts 2:1-39; 10:44-48)<\/p>\n

We Believe\u2026in living a life of holiness, <\/strong>both inwardly and outwardly, as a result of the working of God\u2019s grace in us, for the Word of the Lord declares that all who name the name of Christ should depart from sin and separate themselves from the evil practices.\u00a0(Ephesians 4:21-24;\u00a0II Timothy 2:19; Hebrews 12:14)<\/p>\n

We Believe\u2026in practicing genuine Christianity, <\/strong>through love for God and people, prayer, obedience to the Word of God, heartfelt worship and expressive praise, sharing our faith, commitment to our marriage companions and families, availability to help one another in time of need, honesty and diligence at work, honor and respect for our government as it submits to the divine plan for human society, and dedicating\u00a0our time, talent, and treasure to advance God\u2019s\u00a0kingdom\u00a0on earth.\u00a0 (Romans 12-13; Colossians 3-4)<\/p>\n

We Believe\u2026in the local and universal church, <\/strong>established by our Lord as a unique and special fellowship for all who believe.\u00a0 We\u00a0ordained for worship, stewardship, and service to God and people and display the same miraculous power and spiritual gifts experienced by the early church.\u00a0 (I Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:4-16)<\/p>\n

We Believe\u2026in the return of Jesus Christ, <\/strong>that glorious appearing when our Lord shall come with the sound of a trumpet, when both those who have died in Christ and those who now live in Christ will rise to meet Him in the air to be with Him forever.\u00a0\u00a0 (I Corinthians 15:51-55; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)<\/p>\n

We Believe\u2026in the judgment of all people, <\/strong>when the wicked shall receive their punishment and the righteous shall receive their reward.\u00a0 We believe in the ultimate triumph of righteousness and in\u00a0life everlasting.\u00a0 (Romans 14:10-12; II Thessalonians 1:6-10; Revelation 20:12-21:8)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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