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We
believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible,
inerrant, authoritative Word of God.
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We
believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three
persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He has revealed
Himself in creation, history and in Jesus Christ.
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We
believe in God's creation of the World and humankind and in
humanity's rebellion and subsequent depravity.
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We
believe in the person and work of Jesus Christ, including His
deity, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His true humanity,
His miracles, His substitutionary death, His bodily
resurrection, His ascension to Heaven where He sits at the right
hand of the Father, and in His coming personal return in power
and in glory.
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We
believe that for the salvation of the lost, sinful man,
regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus
Christ as one's savior.
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We
believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose
indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life and to
grow in the knowledge of God and Christian obedience.
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We
believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost- the
saved unto the resurrection of life and the lost unto the
resurrection of damnation.
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We
believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus
Christ and in the importance of the church for worship, service
and mission.
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We
believe in the sanctity of life and do not believe in abortion.
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We
believe in the importance of marriage, and although the Bible
states that divorce is permissible in two unusual circumstances
(adultery as described in Matthew 5:31, and abandonment of a
Christian by a non-Christian as described in 1 Corinthians
7:15), we will do all we can to preserve marriage.
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We believe that all psychological
principles should be thoroughly evaluated through the grid of
Scripture and that Scripture always holds the final authority.
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