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STATEMENT OF FAITH
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We believe the Bible to be the inspired,
the complete and only infallible, inerrant, authoritative Word of
God.
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We believe that there is one God,
eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
He has revealed Himself in creation, history, and in Jesus Christ.
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We believe in God's creation of
the world and humankind, and in humanity's rebellion and subsequent
depravity.
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We believe in the person and work
of Jesus Christ, including His deity, His virgin birth, His sinless
life, His true humanity, His miracles, His substitutionary death,
His bodily resurrection, His ascension to heaven where He sits at
the right hand of the Father, and in His coming personal return in
power and in glory.
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We believe that for the salvation
of the lost, sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely
essential. We believe that salvation is only by grace through faith
in Christ as one's Savior. We believe that our works are a result
of our salvation and love for God, and not as a means to achieve salvation.
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We believe in the present ministry
of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to
relate to God on a personal level, to live a Godly life, and to grow
in the knowledge of God and Christian obedience.
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We believe in the resurrection of
both the saved and the lost---the saved unto the resurrection of life
and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
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We believe in the spiritual unity
of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ and in the importance of the
church for worship, service and missions.
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We believe in the sanctity of life,
and that a child is a child of God at conception. We believe abortion
takes a life, and is contrary to God's will and plan. We also believe
that there are many women of loving hearts that have fallen victim
to our society's propensity to terminate pregnancies, and resolve
to remain non-judgmental, as we do with all who sin, and we resolve
to serve these hurting women with our God-given gifts.
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We believe in the covenant of marriage
as a shadow of our relationship with Christ. Although the Bible states
that divorce is permissible in two circumstances (adultery as described
in Matthew 5:31, and abandonment of a Christian by a non-Christian
as described in I Corinthians 7:15), we will do all that we can to
preserve marriage, even in those circumstances. Should divorce become
inevitable, we will do all that we can to help the parties remain
as biblically-grounded as possible, preserve whatever relationship
is possible for the protection of any children involved, and be ever-mindful
that the glory of God is our final and predominant goal.
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We believe that all psychological
principles should be thoroughly evaluated through the grid of Scripture,
and that Scripture always holds the final authority.
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