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Our Confession of Faith Statement

 
  • Verbal inspiration of the accepted canon of the Sacred Scriptures as originally given. (II Timothy 3:316; I Corinthians 2:13).
  • We believe in the God Head. (Colossians 2:9; Romans 1:20).
  • The Creation, Test and Fall of man, as recorded in Genesis; his total spiritual depravity and inability to attain Divine Righteousness. (Romans 5:12, 18)
  • The Saviour of men, the Lord Jesus Christ, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, very God and very man. (Luke 1:26-35; John 1:18, Isaiah 9:6)
  • Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day, and personally appeared to his disciples. (I Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 4:25).
  • The Salvation of sinners by Grace, through Faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the Cross of Calvary, by which we secure remission of sins. (Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:12, 22; Romans 5:11)
  • The bodily ascension of Jesus to Heaven, His exaltation, and His personal coming for His Church. (John 14:2, 3; I Thessalonians 4:13-18).
  • The Baptism of the Holy Spirit as an experience subsequent to Salvation, with the scriptural evidence; namely, speaking in Tongues. (Acts 2:1-4; 8:14-17; 10:44-46; Galations 3:14-15).
  • The Gifts of the Spitit are enumerated in I Corinthians chapters 12-14, being exercised and practiced as manifest in the early church.
  • The Spirit-filled life, a life of seperation from the world and the perfecting of holiness in the fear of God as an expression of Christian faith. (Ephesians 5:8; II Corinthians 6:14; 7:1).
  • The healing of the body by Divine Power, or Divine Healing in its many aspects as practiced by the early church. (Acts 4:30; Romans 8:11; James 5:14; Matthew 8:17; I Peter 2:24)
  • The Lord's Memorial, commonly called Supper, for believers. (I Corinthians 11:23-32)
  • The Eternal Life of the Believer. (John 5:24) and the Eternal Punishment of the Unbeliever. (Mark 9:43-58; II Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:10-15).
  • The reality and personality of Satan. (Job 1:7; II Corinthians 11:14).



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