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We believe in the
existence, immutability, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, and eternal
perfections of the One and only true and living God, Who exists in the
three-fold, yet undivided and indivisible substance of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Ghost; Who was and is the Sovereign Creator, Upholder, Governor
and Judge of the universe. |
Mark 12:29; John 1:1;
4:24; 10:15,30; 17:3; 1 Cor. 8:6; Col. 1:16; Eph. 2:22; Hebrews 1:3; 9:4; 1
John 5:7; Ex. 3:14; Deut. 6:4; Psl. 90:2; 115:3; Malachi 3:6 |
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believe that the Old and New Testament Scriptures are the perfectly inspired
Word of God, and the only infallible rule or standard of faith and practice;
and that, as such, the Bible teaches all that we ought to know, believe or
practice religiously. We also maintain that the KJV 1611 version of the
scriptures is the best English version, and require it to be used from our
pulpit. |
John 5:39; 2 Tim.
3:16; Heb. 1:1-3; 2 Peter 1:21; Psl. 19:7; Prov. 30:5,6 |
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believe in the doctrine of total depravity – that is, the entire human
family are justly condemned, all having sinned in Adam; and that our life
received by virtue of the natural birth is poisoned with sin; and that in
nature the man is sinful in all his parts, and all are dead in trespasses
and in sins. |
Romans 5:12; 7:14;
8:7; John 6:44; Eph. 2:1 |
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believe in the eternal and personal and unconditional election of the saints
unto glory; that they were chosen in Christ by the Father before the world
was – before they had any actual existence; that God predestinated them unto
the adoption of sons, and that they should be conformed to the image of His
Son; and they will all be finally and ultimately saved in glory.
But we do solemnly deny that God
predestinated sin. He has determined to overrule and punish sin. Those
whom God has not or did not predestinate to be conformed to the image of His
Son are left to act in their own sins to their just condemnation, to the
praise of God’s glorious justice.
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Psl. 33:12; Rom.
8:29; 9:11; 1 Cor. 1:30; Eph. 1:4-5; 1 Thess. 1:4; 1 Peter 1:2
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We believe that the
atonement and the redemption of Jesus Christ are for the elect only, and
that they are justified in the sight of God by the imputed righteousness of
the Son alone.
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Matt. 1:21; John
10:15; Acts 20:28; Rom. 5:11; 8:33; 10:4; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 2:21 |
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believe in the direct, immediate, sovereign, irresistible, and in all cases,
the effectual work of the Holy Spirit in calling, regenerating, and
sanctifying the elect of God, and that in His Own time and way. The work of
regeneration in an instantaneous and internal work, and is accomplished by
the work of the Spirit of God on the spirit of the sinner. |
John 6:37; 10:27-28;
2 Tim. 1:9; Titus 3:5 |
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believe in the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead – that is, that the
bodies of all who die will be raised at the final windup and Consummation of
all things. We mean by this that it is the body that dies, and it is the
same body which dies that shall be raised from the dead. The bodies of the
saints will, at the resurrection, be changed, made spiritual, immortal and
reunited with their souls and spirits, and taken into the glorious presence
of the Lord, and their happiness will be unending. The others will be cast
into eternal torment and their punishment will be unending. |
Matt. 25:46; John
5:28-29; 1 Cor. 15:42-57; Acts 24;15; 1 Thess. 4:13-17 |
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believe that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances of Jesus Christ
and that true, born-again believers are the only proper subjects for
baptism, and that Scriptural baptism is a burial in water; that the
ordinances of the church are in the hands of the church for keeping; and
that baptism is not valid unless administered by one authorized by a gospel
church to administer the ordinances. |
Matt. 3:13-17; Mark 16:16; Acts 8:37-38; 1
Pet. 3:20-21 |
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We believe that the
Lord’s Supper is the second ordinance; that no one has a right to the Lord’s
Supper unless he has first been baptized by the proper authority, and that
unleavened bread and wine are to be used in the Lord’s Supper. We believe
that we should engage in washing one another’s feet, following the example
of the Master, as He said, “I have given you an example.”
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Luk 22:7-20; Jhn
13:1-17; 1 Cor. 11:23-29; 1 Tim. 5:10 |
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We believe that the
Lord’s children (those who have been born again) are under parental law to
the blessed Lord, and that he has promised blessings in His Word to His
children who obey Him, which he has not promised to others, and that these
blessings thus promised cannot be attained to or enjoyed any other way, only
by obeying Him – doing the things commanded by Him. On the other hand, he
has promised chastisement – suffering, sorrow, trouble, and distress – upon
their rebellion and disobedience. |
Matt. 6:33; 7;7; Jhn
14:15; Eph 2:10; Heb. 11:6; 12:6-11; James 2:18 |
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believe that a gospel church is a body of baptized believers, who have
banded themselves together to keep house for the Lord, and who maintain the
true principles of doctrine and practice as laid down in the New Testament.
Yet a true church may err from the right way; and when they do, the
Scriptural injunction is for them to repent. The church was set up by the
Savior during His personal ministry on earth, and this church has an
unbroken succession unto the present day, and it will remain on earth some
place until our Lord’s second personal coming. The Lord established His
Kingdom, or church, for a home for His little children. He gave all the
laws and rules and regulations to govern in this kingdom. We have no right
to make new laws, laws not found in His Book; nor do we have a right to
disobey the laws which He gave. |
Mat. 16:18-19;1 Cor. 1:2; 1 Tim. 4:16;
2 Tim. 4:1-5; Titus 2:1; Jude 1-3; Rev. 3:14-22; 22:18-19 |
