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Statement of Faith

I AGREE THAT:

1.               There is one true God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit each of whom
possesses equally all the attributes of Deity and the characteristics of personality.

2.               The Bible (Both the Old and New Testaments) constitutes God's written revelation and it is uniquely, verbally, and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit and that it was written without error (inerrant, infallible) in the original manuscripts.  It is the supreme and final authority in all matters in which it speaks.

3.               Jesus Christ is God, the living Word, who became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy
Spirit and His virgin birth. Hence, He is perfect Deity and true humanity united in one person forever.

4.               Jesus Christ lived a sinless life and voluntarily atoned for the sins of men by dying on the cross as their
substitute, thus satisfying divine justice and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone.

5.               Jesus Christ rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He lived and died.

6.               Jesus Christ ascended bodily into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God the Father, where He,
the only mediator between God and man, continually makes intercession for His own.

7.               Man was originally created in the image of God.  He sinned by disobeying God; thus, he was alienated
from his Creator. That historical fall brought all mankind under divine condemnation. (Romans 5:12)

8.               Man's nature is corrupted, and he is thus totally unable to please God. Every man is in need of
regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. (1John 1:7-9)

9.               The salvation of man is wholly a work of God's free grace and is not the work, in whole or in part, of
human works or goodness or religious ceremony and is essential for lost and sinful man. God imputes His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone and His finished work at Calvary for their salvation, and thereby justifies them in His sight.

10.         Resurrection will be for both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

11.         Until the return of Christ, it is the Christian’s duty and privilege to seek the fulfillment of Christ’s Great commission and to minister in His name to a needy world.  We are to be instruments of Jesus Christ as the Holy Spirit ministers redemption and reconciliation in the world.

I declare by my signature below that, to the best of my knowledge, I agree with the statement of faith above.

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