I believe the Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments in their original texts, are fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, without error, and are the final authority for the Church.
I believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
I believe in the absolute deity and full humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ. I believe in His virgin birth, His sinless life, the authenticity of His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death on a cross, His bodily resurrection, His ascension into Heaven, and His present mediatorial work in Heaven.
I believe the Holy Spirit is a divine person sent to dwell in, guide, teach, empower, and comfort the believer, and to convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.
I believe that man was originally created sinless. 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 redeemed only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I believe that man is saved through repentance and faith in the finished work of Christ. Justification is through grace alone.
I believe that the Church consists of all those who are redeemed through the blood of Jesus Christ and are born again of the Holy Spirit. The present work of the Church is the worship of God, the perfecting of the saints, and the evangelization of the world.
I believe in the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ to consummate our salvation and establish His Kingdom. There will be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust. The unrepentant and unbelieving will exist forever in conscious torment, and the believer in everlasting joy.
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