Our Beliefs
GOD
There is one true God, eternally existing in three Persons – Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19;
Acts 5:3, 4; II Corinthians 13:14; Revelation 1:4-6)
THE BIBLE
The Bible is God’s Word inspired, infallible, and
inerrant in the original manuscripts, and is our final authority.
(Psalm
119:89; Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18; II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20,
21)
SALVATION
God, out of love for the human race, sent the lord Jesus
Christ into the world to save sinners. Jesus Christ paid the full
penalty
for man’s sin when He died on the cross. Any person who
believes in Jesus Christ alone as his only hope of eternal life,
while not trusting in anything else, receives the gift of eternal
life which once granted can never be lost. (John 3:16-18; 5:24;
6:47; 10:27-30; Romans 3:21-25; 4:5; 8:38, 39; Galatians 2:16;
Ephesians 2:1-10; I Timothy 1:15; Titus 3:3-7; Revelation 22:17)
ASSURANCE
Assurance of eternal salvation is based only on the promise
God makes in His Word that everyone who trusts in Jesus Christ
alone
possesses eternal life. (John 5:24; I John 5:9-13)
DISCIPLESHIP
The ultimate goal of the Holy Spirit’s work
in the believer’s
life is to produce spiritual maturity reflected in consistent Christlike
behavior and attitudes. (Galatians 5:22-25; Luke 14:25-33; Colossians
1:23-29)
THE CHURCH
All believers in the present age are members of the
body of Christ, the universal church, united to Christ and to one
another by
the indwelling Holy Spirit. Believers are to gather together
in local churches to devote themselves to Biblical teaching,
fellowship, the breaking of bread and prayer. The purpose of
the church is to develop dedicated disciples. (Matthew 28:19,
20; Acts 2:42; I Corinthians 1:2; 11:2, 17-34; 12:12-14; 14:34-38;
Hebrews 10:23-25)
THE FUTURE
At an imminent time, the Lord Jesus Christ shall descend
from Heaven as all believers go up to meet Him in the air. This
event, referred
to as the Rapture, will be followed by a seven year Tribulation
on the earth during which time many people, especially the
Jews, will believe in Christ for eternal life. At the end of the
Tribulation,
Jesus Christ will return to establish His kingdom on the earth,
which will last for one thousand years. This period, referred
to as the Millennium, will be followed by the eternal state
in which there will be a new heaven and a new earth. (Isaiah 2:1-4;
11:1-16; Daniel 9:24-27; Zechariah 12:10; 14:1-21; Matthew
24:1-44;
I Thessalonians 4:16-18; Revelation 6:1-19, 21; 20:1-6; 21:-22:5)
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