This we
Believe:
The Bible
is God's complete and only
revelation to man, "...and is
profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness:
That the man of God may be
perfect, thoroughly furnished
unto all good works." II Tim.
3:16-17. Our sole authority
for our faith and practice is
the Bible. The validity of our
salvation rests in our belief
and acceptance by faith in
Jesus Christ as our Savior,
and upon our obedience to the
Word of God. (II Tim. 3:16, II
Peter 1:19-21. Deut. 4:2,
12:32, Prov. 30:6, Rev.
22:18-9)..
The Bible has been preserved
completely in all its original
purity to this day.
God promised to preserve His
Word and that not one "jot or
tittle shall in no wise pass
from the law, till all be
fulfilled. This is not only
accepted by the believer in
Christ by faith, it is
historically proven by a
scholarly examination of the
ancient manuscripts. Matt.
5:18, Luke 21:23. We believe
that the King James Bible is
the most accurate English
translation and is completely
trustworthy being based on the
Majority texts. We reject the
modern translations because
they are based on corrupt
manuscripts of the Westcott-Hort
Greek text.
In the Trinity,
that God the Father, Son and
Holy Spirit, who are the three
divine persons of the Godhead,
yet one God (Exodus 20:2-3, I
Corinthians 8:6, Revelations
4:11).
God the Father is Spirit. There
is only one God, there are no
other gods. God is not or ever
was a man (Num. 23:19, Isa.
43:10-11, 44:6, Mal.3:6, John
1:18, 4:24, Hebrews 6:13).
Jesus Christ is the only
begotten, virgin born Son of
God, and is the second member
of the Trinity. Jesus Christ
is both the Son of God and God
the Son (Gen. 3:15, Isa. 7:14,
Matt. 1:18-25, John 1:1-4,
Acts 4:12).
The Gospel is the Good News,
that Jesus Christ, ".
. . died for our sins
according to the scriptures;
and that he was buried, and
that he arose again on the
third day according to the
scriptures." I Corinthians
15:1-4. Jesus Christ gave
Himself as a substitutionary
sacrifice, and that all who
believe in Him are justified
on the ground of His shed
Blood (Isaiah 53:5-6, 1 Peter
2:22-24, Romans 3:24-25,
5:1-10).
Salvation and eternal life in
heaven is a free gift of God.
It is not a process
by which a person merits
salvation by good works,
church membership or any act
of man. It is instantaneously
received by the believer when
he exercises saving faith in
Jesus Christ. After one
believes he is eternally saved
as a child of God and cannot
lose his salvation. He then
works in love and commitment
to the loving God who saved
him (Eph. 2:8-9. I John 5:4-5,
13).
The local church is God's
organization for the edifying
of the saints, and for the
spreading of the Gospel.
The local church has
the God given directive to be
self governing, free from the
interference of any hierarchy
of individuals or
organizations, and that Christ
is the Head of the Church.
The Body of Christ is made up
of all born-again New
Testament believers who have
by faith trusted in the Lord
Jesus Christ as their Savior.
(I Cor. 11:2, Acts 20:17-28,
I Tim. 3:1-13, Acts 2:41-42, I
Cor. 12:12-13, Eph. 1:22-23,
3:1-6, 4:11, 5:23, Col. 1:18,
Acts 15:13-18).
Christian baptism is by single
immersion of the believer in
Christ, to show as a
public testimony, that he has
trusted in Christ as his
Savior, and is identifying
himself with the death, burial
and resurrection of His Lord.
Baptism has no saving merit,
but is only for those who have
already been saved by faith in
Christ and is into the local
church. The Lord's Supper is
the second of only two
ordinances given to the local
church. It is a commemorative
of Christ's death until He
comes for His church. It is to
be practiced by baptized
believers only, and is to be a
time of self examination (Acts
8:36, 38-39; John 3:23, Rom.
6:3-5; Matt. 3:16; Col. 2:12,
I Cor. 11:23-28; Acts
2:41-42).
We believe the Scriptures
teach that a believer should
be separated unto God, from
the world, and from
apostasy and heresy as
exemplified in the
ecclesiastical organizations
such as the National and World
Councils of Churches,
ecumenical evangelistic
endeavors, including the
modern Charismatic movement
and Promise Keepers. This
doctrine is based upon God's
eternal principle of division
between truth and error and
God's specific command to be
separate from unbelievers and
disobedient or erring brethren
(Romans 16:17, Matthews
18:15-20, 1 Corinthians
5:7:7-13, 2 Corinthians 6:14,
1 Timothy 6:3-5, 2 John 9-11).
The
beautiful
print
used
here is
entitled
"Born
Again" ©Danny
Hahlbohm
