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DECLARATION OF OUR FAITH We Believe: 1. In the verbal inspiration of the Bible. 2. In one God eternally existing in three person; namely, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 3. That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried and raised from the dead; that He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as intercessor. 4. That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins. 5. That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. 6. In sanctification, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost. 7. In the giving of tithes and offerings (Malachi 3:10 2 Corinthians 9:7 8. Holiness to be God’s standard of living for his people 9. In the baptism of the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart. 10. In the speaking with other tongues as the spirit give utterance, and that is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost. 11. In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 12. Divine healing is provided for all in the answer to the prayer of faith. (James 5:14-16). 13. In the Lord’s Supper and washing of the saints feet. 14. In the Second Coming of Jesus. To resurrect his church and to meet him in the air. 15. In the bodily resurrection: eternal life for the righteous and eternal punishment for the wicked (2 Corinthians 5:10). |