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Our Faith.
We believe in the unity of Godhead and there are three persons of
substance-God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is of the only head of His
Church on earth, which consists of those who have received Christ by
faith.
We believe that there are no eternal reprobates, or people who are
lost regardless of their own will. Christ died not for a part only,
but for all mankind and whosoever believes in Him has eternal life.
We believe all infants dying in infancy, and all persons who have
never had the faculty of reason, are regenerated and saved through
Christ and the sanctification of the Spirit.
We believe that all men, because of the effects of original sin,
need regeneration and the Spirit of God operates on the world in such a
manner as to leave all inexcusable.
We believe that good works are not the cause of salvation, but are
the results of regeneration. A state of sinless perfection in this life
is not authorized by the scriptures; sanctification does not mean
sinless perfection, but does mean a setting apart for a sacred use.
We believe there are two sacraments of the Church: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
Baptism symbolizes the baptism of the Holy Spirit and is the
eternal sign of the covenant which marks membership in the community of
faith. In this sacrament the church witnesses to God’s initiative to
claim persons in Christ, forgive their sins, grant them grace, shape
and order their lives through the work of the Holy spirit, and set them
apart for service. It is the privilege and duty of all believers to
seek baptism for themselves and their children, and to accept its
benefits.
The Lord’s Supper is symbolized with bread and wine, which,
though figuratively called the body and blood of Christ, nevertheless
remain, after consecration, literal bread and wine.
We believe God blessed marriage as a sacred institution for the
happiness, nurture, and welfare of family. As such it is intended to be
permanent; however, through human weakness, this covenant is frequently
broken. The Church is called not only to the ministry of strengthening
marriage, but also to the ministry of strengthening marriage, but also
to the ministry of healing those affected by the dissolution of the
marriage covenant.
We believe, that in Jesus Christ, God has acted to redeem persons
from the bondage of death both in spirit and body. As God raised Jesus
Christ from death, so it will be with those who have faith in him. We
believe the judgment of God is both present and future. Persons
experience judgment in many forms, including broken relationships with
God and others, the guilt and consequences in God’s faithfulness and
the purpose of life. God’s judgment also transcends and to live without
repentance, faith, and love. Those who reject God in Jesus Christ
remain alienated from God and in hopeless bondage to sin and death,
which is hell. In the consummation of history, at the coming of Jesus
Christ, the kingdom of the world shall become the kingdom of the Lord
and of the Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.
Members are received on Profession Faith, Reaffirmation of Faith or by Letter of Transfer.
To all who are weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for
comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and
need a Savior; to all who are idle and look for service; to all who are
strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after
righteousness; and to whosoever will come-this church welcomes you in
the name of Jesus Christ her Lord. |
