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What We Believe - Statement of Faith

We believe in...

The infallibility and inspiration of the original Holy Scriptures. II Timothy 3:16,11 Peter 1: 20-21
The belief in one true God who is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 4:4-6, II Corinthians 5:19
The deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His vicarious and atoning death, burial and bodily resurrection and ascension.
The salvation of sinners by grace alone through faith in the perfect, sufficient work of Jesus Christ in the shedding of His blood at the cross of Calvary. Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14
Water baptism by immersion in identification with the Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 2:38 (Understanding that baptism is not a means of salvation, but an outward evidence of an inward work of grace.)
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues, prophecy and other biblical manifestations. Acts 2:4, Acts 10:44-47, Acts 19:1-6
The gifts of the Spirit as enumerated in I Corinthians 12:1-14 being exercised and practiced as manifest in the early church.
The perfecting of Holiness in the fear of God, the Spirit-filled life and walk of separation from the world as an evidence of Christian faith. Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 5:8, Romans 12:1-2,1 John 2:15-17, James 4:4, Galatians 5:22-25 (fruit of the Spirit)
The personal return of Jesus Christ and the translation of His Saints to consummate His kingdom. I Thessalonians 4:14-17, Acts 1:11, Revelation 1:7
The eternal life of the believer and the eternal punishment of the unbeliever. John 3:16, John 10:27-29, Revelation 20:5, 21:8
Divine healing and miracles in their many aspects as practiced by the early church. Exodus 15:26, Psalms 103:2-3, Isaiah 53:4-5, Mark 16:17, James 5:14, Acts 3:6, Acts 8
The spiritual warfare faced by believers. Ephesians 6:10-18,1 Peter 5:8
The ordinance of the Lord's Supper, Communion for believers. I Corinthians 11:20-34