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TENETS OF FAITH
The Church accepts the Scriptures as the revealed Will
of God, the all sufficient rule of faith and practice, and
for the purpose of maintaining general unity, adopts these
Statements of Fundamental Truths and Doctrine.
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ONE - THE SCRIPTURES INSPIRED
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a
revelation from God to man, the infallible rule of faith
and conduct, and is superior to conscience and reason, but
not contrary to reason, (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25;
Hebrews 4:12).
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TWO - THE ONE TRUE GODHEAD
The triune godhead is comprised of three
(3) separate and distinct personalities; The Father, The
Son, and The Holy Spirit, who are eternally self-existent,
self-revealed and function as one entity. Jesus Christ,
who is God manifested in the flesh, is the second member
of the Godhead, co-equal and co-eternal with The Father
and The Holy Spirit.
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THREE - MAN, HIS FALL AND REDEMPTION
Man was created good and upright, for God
said, "Let us make man in Our image, after Our likeness."
But man, by voluntary transgression, fell and his only hope
of redemption is in Jesus Christ the Son of God, (Genesis
1:26-31; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21).
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FOUR - THE SALVATION OF MAN
(a) Redemption: Mans only hope of
redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. On
the cross Jesus Christ became sin and sickness, providing
both salvation and divine healing for all mankind, (Psalm
103:3) being justified freely by His Grace through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus. For by grace we are saved through
faith. "The word is near you, in your mouth and in
your heart - that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,
that if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe
in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall
be saved, for with the heart man believes, resulting in
righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting
in salvation", (Romans 3:24; Ephesians 2:8; Romans
10:8-10).
(b) The Evidences of Salvation: The inward
evidence to the believer of his salvation is the direct
witness of the Spirit, (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence
to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness.
"And this is His commandment, that we believe in the
name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just
as He commanded us", (1 John 3:23).
(c) Faith and Works: Salvation is by faith
in Jesus Christ and not by human works; however, our works
will determine the rewards in eternity, (Romans 10:9; Ephesians
2:8 & 9; Titus 3:5-7; Romans 14:10-12; and 2 Corinthians
5:10).
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FIVE - BAPTISM IN WATER
The ordinance of baptism by burial with
Christ should be observed as commanded in the Scriptures
by all who have really repented and in their hearts have
truly believed in Christ as Savior and Lord. In so doing,
they declare to the world that they have died with Jesus
and that they have also been raised with Him to walk in
newness of life, (Matthew 28:19; Acts 10:47; Romans 6:4).
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SIX - THE LORDS SUPPER
"And when He had given thanks, He broke
it, and said, This is my body which is for you. Do
this in remembrance of me. In the same way also the
cup, after supper, saying This cup is the new covenant
in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance
of me. Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the
bread and drink of the cup", (1 Corinthians 11:24,25,28).
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SEVEN - THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER
All believers are entitled to, and should
ardently expect and earnestly seek, the promise of the Father,
the Baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the
command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience
of all in the early Christian church. With it comes the
endowment of power for life and service, the bestowment
of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry,
(Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31). This wonderful
experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience
of the new birth, (Acts 2:38; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9).
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EIGHT - THE EVIDENCE OF THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
The full consummation of the Baptism of
believers in the Holy Spirit is evidenced by the initial
physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit
gives utterance and by the subsequent manifestation of spiritual
power in public testimony and service, (Acts 2:4; 10:44-46;
19:2,6; 1:8).
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NINE - THE CHURCH
The church is the body of Christ, the habitation
of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for
the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer,
born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly
and church of the first born, which are written in heaven,
(Ephesians 1:22; 2:19-22; Hebrews 12:23).
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TEN - TOTAL PROSPERITY
(a) Spiritual: John 3:3 & 11; 2 Cor.
5:17-21; Romans 10:9 & 10, (b) Mental: 2 Tim. 1:7; Romans
12:2; Isaiah 26:3, (c) Physical: Isaiah 53:4; Matthew 8:17;
1 Peter 2:24, (d) Financial: 3 John 1:2; Malachi 3:10 &
11; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6-10; Deuteronomy 28:1-14,
(e) Social: Proverbs 3:4.
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ELEVEN - BLESSED HOPE
Jesus is coming again to gather all His
saints to heaven, (1 Corinthians 15:51 & 52; 1 Thessolonians
4:16 & 17; and 2 Thessolonians 2:1).
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TWELVE - THE LAKE OF FIRE
Those who have not accepted the redemptive
work of Jesus Christ will suffer eternal separation from
the Godhead. The devil and his angels, the beast and the
false prophet, and anyone whose name was not found written
in the book of life shall be consigned to everlasting punishment
in the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. This is
the second death, the lake of fire, (Revelation. 19:20;
20:10-15).
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THIRTEEN - THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF JESUS
The return of our Lord Jesus Christ with His saints from
heaven to rule and reign for one thousand years on earth
as the Scripture promised, (Romans 11:25, 27; 2 Thessolonians
1:7; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-7). After this, there shall
be a new heaven and a new earth, (Revelation 21).
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