1. The Bible is inspired by God and declares His design and plan for mankind.
2 Timothy 3:15-17 [NIV]
1 Thessalonians 2:13 [NIV]
2 Peter 1:21 [NIV]
2. There is only one true God revealed in three persons––Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
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Deuteronomy 6:4 [NIV]3. The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. As God’s Son, Jesus was both human and divine.
Isaiah 43:10,11 [NIV]
Matthew 28:19 [NIV]
Luke 3:22 [NIV]
Philippians 2:9-11 [NIV]4. Though originally good (in the Garden of Eden), man willingly fell to sin––ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.
Hebrews 1:3 [NIV]
Genesis 3:6 [NIV]5. Every person can have restored fellowship with God through salvation (trusting Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior).
Romans 5:12-19 [NIV]
Romans 10:13-15 [NIV]6. We practice two ordinances—(1) water baptism by immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.
Ephesians 2:8 [NIV]
Titus 3:5-7 [NIV]
Acts 10:47,48 [NIV]7. Though the “promised Holy Spirit” (Ephesians 1:13-14) is given to the believer at the moment of salvation and there are many “fillings of the Holy Spirit” in the life of the believer, the “baptism of the Holy Spirit” is a special experience following salvation empowering believers for bold witness and a heart for the lost, just as it did in New Testament times.
Romans 6:4 [NIV]
1 Corinthians 11:26 [NIV]
Luke 24:49 [NIV]8. Although the enduring interior evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a Christ-centered life demonstrating the fruit and gifts of the Holy Spirit, the “initial physical” evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues, as experienced on the Day of Pentecost, patterned throughout the book of Acts, and referenced in the Epistles.
Acts 1:4 [NIV]
Acts 1:8 [NIV]
Acts 8:12-17 [NIV]
Acts 11:14-16 [NIV]
Acts 2:4 [NIV]9. Sanctification (a changed heart leading to changed behavior) initially occurs at salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christ-like.
Acts 10:44-46 [NIV]
1 Corinthians 12:4-10 [NIV]
Galations 5:22-26 [NIV]
Romans 12:1,2 [NIV]10. The church has a mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 [NIV]
1 Peter 1:15,16 [NIV]
Acts 1:8 [NIV]11. Called and ordained leaders serve the church as ministers. The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers, and to build up (or edify) the body of believers–the Church.
Matthew 28:19,20 [NIV]
Ephesians 4:11-16 [NIV]
1 Corinthians 14:12 [NIV]
Mark 16:15-20 [NIV]12. Praying, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the sick to be healed is an ongoing expectation for Christians today and is provided for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).
John 4:23,24 [NIV]
Ephesians 4:11-16 [NIV]
Isaiah 53:4,5 [NIV]13. Jesus will take His Church prior to His return to earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.
Matthew 8:16,17 [NIV]
James 5:14-16 [NIV]
1 Thessalonians 4:16,17 [NIV]
Romans 8:23 [NIV]
Titus 2:13 [NIV]
1 Corinthians 15:51,52 [NIV]
14. Jesus will return with His saints at His second coming
and begin His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. This
millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and the
establishment of universal peace.
Revelation 1:7 [NIV]15. A final judgment will take place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in hell (eternal separation from God, described as a lake of fire).
Revelation 19:11-14 [NIV]
Revelation 20:1-6 [NIV]
Ezekiel 37:21,22 [NIV]
Matthew 25:46 [NIV]16. Followers of Jesus look toward a new heaven and a new earth He is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'
Mark 9:43-48 [NIV]
Revelation 20:11-15 [NIV]
2 Peter 3:13 [NIV]
Revelation 21 [NIV]
Revelation 22 [NIV]
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