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We
Steadfastly Believe:
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That the Bible, composed of both the Old Covenant and the New
Covenant is the only infallible and authoritative Word of God.
(2 Timothy 3:16)
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That God is "Echad", as declared in the Shema (Deut. 6:4), "a
united one" or a "compound unity" eternally existent in three
Persons as expressed in Isaiah 48:16-17.
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In
the Deity of Jesus, the Messiah, that He is the "Seed of the
Woman" promised by God in Genesis 3:15 and that His virgin birth
was to be a sign to Israel of His Messiahship as stated in
Isaiah 7:14. (Isaiah 9:6-7)
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In
Messiah's life, His miracles yesterday and today, His vicarious
and sacrificial death as our atonement, His bodily resurrection,
His appearance thereafter in Jerusalem, His ascension, His
personal future establishment of His kingdom on earth.
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In
the Blessed Hope of the Rapture of the Church at Christ's
Coming. While we might hold differing views amongst ourselves as
to the timing of this event, we agree to be tolerant and
accepting of each other in this regard.
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That the only means of being cleansed from sin is by grace,
through faith in the shed sacrificial blood of Jesus of
Nazareth, the anointed of God, and that regeneration by the
Spirit of God is absolutely essential for personal salvation.
(Leviticus 17:11, Ephesians 2:8)
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To
the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the
believer is enabled to live a godly and supernatural life.
(Ezekiel 36:26-27)
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In
the resurrection of both saved and lost, the one to everlasting
life and the other to eternal separation from God, the latter
being consigned to the state of everlasting punishment. (Daniel
12:2, Matthew 25:46)
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That the New Covenant body of the Lord is composed of both Jews
and Gentiles who have accepted Jesus Christ as the Promised
Redeemer, worshipping together in the House of God. (I
Corinthians 12:13, Hebrews 10:25, Ephesians 2:12-14)
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In
the partaking of the communal elements of the bread and the
wine, as instituted by Jesus Christ at His last Passover Seder,
that the elements are symbolic of the Lord's death and His
resurrection. (I Corinthians 11:23-24)
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In
water immersion of believers (baptism), at the age of
accountability as commanded by the scriptures, as an outward
sign of an inward salvation experience, symbolizing the death of
the old man and the resurrection unto newness of life. (Matthew
3:16, 28:18-20)
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