We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ is the authoritative Word of God. We believe in Christ’s deity, His virgin birth, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that the original manuscripts of the Bible were divinely inspired, and that God is still speaking to those who will listen.
We believe that if only those who do the will of God can enter the Kingdom, then works are necessary for salvation and justification.
We believe that for the salvation of lost, sinful persons, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling Christians are enabled to live a godly life.
We believe that if it were solely left up to God to keep us secure in Christ, there would be no need to warn Christians that they could lose their salvation which we find in Scripture.
We believe in the eternal destiny of the soul, to reside in either a literal heaven or a literal hell.
We believe that while God loves all people, love does not mean approval.
We believe that salvation is found at the end of faith’s obedient journey.
We believe Jesus came to fulfill the law and left no continuing rites or ordinances to be binding upon His followers.
We believe that in Christ there is no male or female and that women are called by God to serve in all areas of ministry and leadership roles in the Church.
We believe that there should be only one spiritual leader in a Christian home, Jesus Christ. Mutual submission is the key to having a successful and biblically sound marriage, which is the union of one man and one woman.
We believe that God gives every person a moral free will and the ability to choose their eternal destiny.
We believe that genuine righteousness is required of all believers and reject the false doctrine that Christ’s righteousness has been imputed to believers.
We believe in the sanctity of human life. It is clear that the Bible by no means condones abortion, capital punishment or war – and indeed even condemns these things.
We believe that the best way to de-escalate violence is to renounce the use of weapons for self-defense. As Christians, we follow the way of the cross.
We believe in the universal redemption of all those who call upon the name of the Lord.
We believe in divine healing, but that it is not guaranteed as part of the atonement.
We believe speaking in tongues is a gift of the Holy Spirit, but that it is not evidence of the Holy Spirit.
We believe the Bible, as interpreted by the Holy Spirit, to be the only proper outward judge of controversies among Christians.
We believe that any revelation that is contrary to the Bible must be rejected as false and that there is no doctrine to be preached that is not found in the Holy Scriptures.
We believe that the true church is directly led by Jesus Christ, who speaks to us by direct revelation of the Holy Spirit and through the written words as found in the Bible.
We believe that all Christians receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit the moment they repent and ask Jesus to save them and that the evidence of this is shown by the fruit of the Spirit in their lives.
We believe that all worship should be centered on the Presence of Christ as the Living Word.
We believe in a biblical standard of holiness as a guide for how we are to live our lives.
We believe that Jesus will return at the end of the great tribulation, and that every person will see Him.
We believe that where two or three gather in the name of Jesus, He will be present in their midst.
We believe in the universal atonement of Christ. Jesus died for the sins of every person.
We believe that people can and do resist God’s grace.
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness that I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.
Stephen grellet
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