We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only
infallible, authoritative Word of God. We believe that there
is one God eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus
Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His
miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His
shed blood on the cross. We believe in His bodily
resurrection and His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful men,
regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. We
believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose
indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life. We
believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the
lost—they are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they
that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. We
believe, that through the finished work of Jesus on the
cross we can have a personal, loving relationship with Him
and with others that believe in Him.
We believe that God initiates a transformation in the
believer’s heart through a loving relationship which is an
exchange of love--Man, upon receiving the love of God, out
of an overflowing heart, would then love God in return and
thus fulfill the greatest commandment: “You shall love the
Lord your God with all you heart, mind, soul, and strength”.
The Scripture says: “We have come to know and believe the
love which God has for us. God is love and the one who
abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” As we
fellowship with God the Father and Jesus the Son in this
love relationship, we are empowered by the Holy Spirit to
abide in love and thus abide in God. As we abide in Him, we
begin to love who He loves causing us to fulfill the second
greatest commandment, “You shall love your neighbor as
yourself”. We believe that as the two greatest commandments
are obeyed, revival will result.
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