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There is one God, who is
infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son and
Holy Spirit ● 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. (John 15:26, Ezekiel 36:27, John 16:7-11) ● 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. (II Timothy 3:16 & 17, II Peter 1:20-21) ● 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 the conscious torment, and that of the believer in Christ is everlasting joy and bliss. (Gen. 1:27, Rom. 3:23, I Cor. 15:20-23, Rev. 21:8, Rev. 21:1-4) ● 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. (Titus 3:4-7, Acts 2:38-39) ● 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. (I Thess. 5:23, Acts 1:8, Rom. 12:1-2, Rom. 6:1-14) ● 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 the present age. (Isaiah 53:4-5, James 5:14-16) ● 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 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. (Eph. 1:22-23, Matt. 28:19-20, Acts 2:41:47) ● 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. (I Cor. 15:20-23, John 5:28-29) ● The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, visible and pre-millennial. This is the believer's hope and is a vital truth that is an incentive to holy living and faithful service. (Heb. 10:37, Luke 21:27, Titus 2:11-14)
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