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1. Scripture
We believe that the Bible is God's written revelation of God. These
Holy Scriptures are perfect as originally given by and from God
("God- breathed"), and are the eternal, inspired, inerrant,
infallible, verbal and plenary very Word of God for man. They are
the sole authority and truth for all men for all times for all
matters of faith and practice. Properly interpreted, they support
and supercede all that follows.
2. God
We believe that there is but one living and true God, perfect in all
His attributes, one in essence, eternally existing in three Persons
- Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is the Creator, Sustainer,
Controller, Judge and Ruler of all things and beings. He rules and
reigns in absolute sovereignty for His Divine purposes and glory
alone.
3. Jesus
Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God
and God the Son, both fully God and Man, was conceived of the Holy
Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, crucified, dead, buried, bodily
resurrected and ascended into heaven, and is now seated at God the
Father's right hand. He is literally coming again to gather His
prepared church to be with Him forever, to judge the world, lost
men, Satan and his demons, and to finally and completely establish
His kingdom.
4. Man
We believe that man was directly and immediately created by God in
His image and likeness. Man lost his original innocence and freedom
in Adam's sin of disobedience to the revealed will and Word of God,
incurred the penalty of spiritual and physical death, became subject
to the wrath of God, and became inherently corrupt and utterly
incapable of choosing or doing that which is acceptable to God apart
from Divine grace. Sinful in our natures, depraved and corrupt in
all our parts as a result of the original sin and our natural
beings, mankind is hopelessly lost apart from God's Divine grace.
The purpose, happiness, and success of all men are ultimately found
only in God's plan and design, for His glory alone.
5. Salvation
We believe that salvation is wholly of God by grace on the basis of
the redemption of Jesus Christ, the merit of His works and shed
blood, and not on the basis of any human merit or works. This
salvation of man from deserved, spiritual and eternal death and
wrath is by God's grace alone, through His gift of faith alone, and
because of the Person and work of Jesus Christ alone. The ongoing
process of sanctification and the future state of glorification are
likewise provided and received by grace through faith.
6. Doctrine
We believe in the doctrinal principles and positions taught, implied
and expressed in the Reformation theses of "Scripture Alone" (Sola
Scriptura), "Christ Alone" (Solus Christus), "Grace Alone" (Sola
Gratia), "Faith Alone" (Sola Fide), and "God's Glory Alone" (Soli
Deo Gloria). (RE:
The Cambridge Declaration
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7. Creed
We believe that our creed and specific positions on the above and
many other important issues are, for the most part, well expressed
and explained in
The London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689.
It is neither inspired nor infallible, but it does embody the basic
doctrines that we believe the Bible teaches. We believe that all we
do individually and corporately should be by God's grace alone and
for His glory alone. |
