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There is one God, existing eternally in three persons:
God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
God is Love and He loves all people. It is His desire to reach out to
those who are poor, oppressed, widowed or orphaned, and to heal the
brokenhearted.
Psalm 68:5-6; 1 John 4:16
Man is created in the image of God but separated from God by sin.
Without Jesus we cannot have a relationship with God.
We can have a personal relationship with God through salvation,
God’s free gift to man. It is not a result of what we do, but it is
only available through God’s unearned favor. By admitting we
have sinned and believing in the death, burial and resurrection
of Christ, and accepting Him as Lord, we can spend eternity
with God.
Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 1:3-5; Romans 3:24; Romans 5:1
We believe in water baptism, as taught and demonstrated
by Jesus, as the way for believers to identify with the death,
burial and resurrection of Jesus.
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a gift from God. He helps
empower the believer to develop the character of Christ
and live every day in God’s will.
Matthew 3:11; Acts 1:4-5
God gives all believers spiritual gifts. They are for the
strengthening of God’s people (the Church) and proof of
God’s existence and power to unbelievers. The gifts of
the Spirit are active and relevant today.
Sanctification is the ongoing process of allowing God’s
character to be developed in us.
Divine healing is active in the lives of people today through Jesus,
who is the Healer. Healing includes physical, mental, emotional
and spiritual restoration.
The Bible describes hell as a real place. It is a place of
suffering and a place of permanent separation from God
for those who die without accepting Christ. God’s desire
is that no one be separated from Him for eternity,
which is why He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to earth.
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