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Statement of Faith

STATEMENT OF FAITH

WE BELIEVE:

  1. That the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God  (2 Timothy 3:16)
  2. In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:9), God's only begotten Son (John 3:16), in His eternal pre-existence (John 1:1), in His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23), in His sinless life (2 Corinthians 5:21), in His vicarious and atoning death (Romans 5:8), in His bodily resurrection (Romans 4:5), and ascension (Mark 16:19) to the right hand of the Father where He reigns as King of kings and Lord of lords forever (Ephesians1:20, 21)
  3. That the only means of being cleansed from sin and saved from eternal condemnation is through personal repentance and faith in the precious blood of Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12)
  4. In the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in believers (John 14:26, Acts 2:38) and the giving of spiritual gifts to all believers for the common good of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:4-11)         
  5. That God created the universe out of nothing including the creation of mankind, whom He made distinctly male and female in His own image and from whom all humanity descended (Genesis 2:1-7; 1:26-27
  6. That God has given parents the ultimate responsibility to teach their children in the training and admonition of the Lord and has given them the authority over their children (Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:1)