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1. In the
Infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that the Bible is
the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice, and that God has
preserved it for the English speaking world in the Authorized King James
Bible.
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Psalm 119:160
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2 Timothy 3:16, 17
2. In the
personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in divine
perfection.
3. In the
Genesis account of Creation.
4. That Satan
is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, the unholy god of this
world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire.
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Isaiah 14:12-15
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Ezekiel 28:11-19
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Matthew 25:41
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2 Corinthians 4:4
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Ephesians 6:10-17
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Revelation 20:10
5. In the
virgin birth and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 1:18-20
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2 Corinthians 5:21
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I Peter 2:22
6. In the deity
of Jesus Christ.
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John 1:1, 14
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John 10:30
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2 Corinthians 5:19
7. The Holy
Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ in His churches.
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Luke 24:49
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John 14:16, 17
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Acts 1:4, 5, 8
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Acts 2:1- 4
8. That
miraculous spiritual manifestation gifts were done away when the Bible
was completed. Faith, Hope and Love are the vital abiding Spiritual
Gifts.
9. That man was
created in the image of God and lived in innocency until he fell by
voluntary transgression from his sinless state, the result being that
all mankind are sinners.
10. That the
suffering and death of Jesus Christ was substitutionary for all mankind
and is efficacious only to those who believe.
11. In the
bodily resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ and the bodily
resurrection of his saints.
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Matthew 28:1-7
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Acts 1:9-11
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I Corinthians
15:42-58
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I Thessalonians
4:13-18
12. In the
premillennial, personal, bodily return of Jesus Christ as the crowning
event of the Gentile age. This event will include the resurrection of
the righteous to eternal heaven, and the Millennium will be followed by
the resurrection of the unrighteous unto eternal punishment in the lake
of fire and that the righteous shall enter into the heaven age.
13. That the
depraved sinner is saved wholly by grace through faith in Jesus Christ,
and the requisites to regeneration are repentance toward God and faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ,
14. That all
who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally secure in Him and
shall not perish.
15. That God
deals with believers as His children, that He chastises the disobedient,
and that He rewards the obedient.
16. That Jesus
Christ established His church during His ministry on earth and that it
is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers
in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and each church is an independent, self-governing body, and no
other ecclesiastical body may exercise authority over it. We believe
that Jesus Christ gave the Great Commission to the New Testament
churches only,
and that He promised the perpetuity of His churches.
17. There are
two pictorial ordinances in the Lord's churches: Baptism and the Lord's
Supper. Scriptural baptism is the immersion of penitent believers in
water, administered by the authority of a New Testament church in the
name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Lord's Supper is a memorial
ordinance, restricted to the members of the church observing the
ordinance.
18. There are
two divinely appointed offices in a church, pastors and deacons, to be
filled by men whose qualifications are set forth in the New Testament.
19. In freedom
of worship without interference from the government and affirm our
belief in civil obedience, unless the laws and regulations of civil
government run contrary to the Holy Scriptures.
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Romans 13:1-7
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I Peter 2:13-15
20. That love
one for another as Jesus loves the believer manifests our discipleship,
proves our love for God and symbolizes our authority as a New Testament
church. Love is therefore the great commandment of the LORD Jesus Christ
upon which all others are dependent.
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