Beliefs

1. We believe the King James Bible from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21, is the inspired, infallible, and preserved Words of God, (Psalm 12:6-7).

2. We believe Jesus Christ was born of Mary, a virgin, and is the Son of God, and God the Son, (Matthew 1:23).

3. We believe that Christ shed his blood and died for our sins according to the Scriptures, to save mankind from an eternal hell, (Romans 5:8-9).

4. We believe that Jesus rose from the grave the third day according to the Scriptures, (Matthew 28:5-6).

5. We believe He only is the great high priest, and we need not the intercession of any man, but Christ liveth to intercede for us, (I Timothy 2:5).

6. We believe that Jesus Christ will come to take His children to heaven; the pre-tribulation rapture of church age saints.  After the rapture, the seven year tribulation period, (Matthew 24:15-28; I Corinthians 15:50-58).

7. We believe that Christ will come again in person, bodily and visibly to establish His kingdom on earth after the great tribulation and the battle of Armageddon, (Revelation 19:11-16).

8. We believe that in order to be saved a person must be born again. “…Ye must be born again.”, (John 3:7).

9. We believe that every truly born again person should declare his faith in the act of baptism (immersion in water), (Acts 8:35-39), particularly verse 37.

10. We believe the local church is the body of saved baptized believers whose mission is not to reform the world, but to win souls by teaching and preaching the Gospel to all the world.  (Matthew 28:19-20).  The gospel being the death burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, (I Corinthians 15:1-4).

11. We believe in the triune God; the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost as one person, (I John 5:7).

12. We believe that the four-fold platform of the church is:

a. To recognize Christ as the head of the church, (Ephesians 5:23-27).
b. To obey the Holy Spirit as its only administrator, (Romans 8:11-19).
c. To proclaim the Word of God as its only message, (II Timothy 4:2).
d. To exalt Jesus Christ in all that is said and done, (I Corinthians 10:31).

13.  We believe in the sanctity of marriage as being between one man and one woman,  (Matthew 19:5).

Published on August 31, 2010 at 3:19 am  Comments Off on Beliefs