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WE BELIEVE
that Jesus Christ is Head of the Church. He is God revealed in the
flesh – born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died a
substitutionary death, resurrected bodily from the grave, ascended to
heaven and will personally return to claim His church and set up His
earthly kingdom.
WE BELIEVE that the person of the Holy Spirit is the
presence of God on earth today. The Spirit’s activities today
include convincing individuals of their need for Christ, imparting
eternal life, indwelling and baptizing each believer at the point of
salvation into the body of Christ, sealing each believer until Christ
returns, illuminating the written Word of God to each believer, and
enabling the believer to live the Christian life.
WE BELIEVE that the Bible is God’s verbal, complete
and infallible revelation to man.
WE BELIEVE that personal faith in Jesus Christ is the only
condition for man’s salvation.
WE BELIEVE in the commandment of Jesus Christ to love one
another and to serve one another. Jesus Christ established the local
church as a gathering of his people for mutual support, love and
service.
WE BELIEVE
that the Holy Spirit is continually working with each believer,
sharpening his or her gifts and skills, to be effective ministers in
the kingdom of God.
WE BELIEVE in the great commission given by Jesus Christ to
make disciples. It is incumbent upon the church to reach out with
God’s healing message (the Gospel) to the world.
WE BELIEVE
that Jesus
established a principle of ministry to the non-believer, which was
characterized by understanding, compassion, healing and love. The
church is responsible to follow this principle.
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