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We believe the Bible to be the
inspired, the only infallible
authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one
God, eternally existent in three
persons: Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit.
We believe the Lord Jesus
Christ, the only begotten Son of
God, was conceived of the Holy
Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
was crucified, died, was
buried, resurrected, ascended
into heaven, and is now seated
at the right hand of God.
We believe in the personal
salvation of believers through
the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
We believe in the personal
resurrection of the dead, the
eternal happiness of the saved,
and the eternal punishment of
the lost.
We believe in the present
ministry of the Holy Spirit, by
whose indwelling we are enabled
to live a Godly life, with all
the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
operational in the Body of
Christ today.
We believe in the Christian's
hope, the soon coming return of
the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Except a man be
born again, he cannot
see the kingdom of God |
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and come
short of the glory of God.
The word
all includes me and
every person who ever lived.
Because of Adam and Eve's sin in
the Garden of Eden, we
ALL
were born in sin.
Romans 6:23 says, "For
the wages of sin is death."
That means the (penalty) of sin
is death (eternal separation
from God with hell as our
destiny).
But God had a wonderful plan
that we wouldn't have to be
separated from Him. The next
part of that verse says, "But
the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We can receive that gift and
have everlasting life.
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world,
(all humanity) that he gave his
only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have
everlasting life."
God's free gift of eternal life
is available to those who
believe that Jesus, God's Son,
paid their death penalty by
dying on the cross for their
sins. If by faith I
believe in my heart that Jesus
died for my sins, was buried,
and rose from the dead, then I
too could have eternal life in
heaven.
Acts 16:31
"Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be
saved."
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Are You
Ready for Christ's
Coming? |
Do I believe in
Jesus Christ?
"He that believeth on the
Son hath everlasting life:
and he that believeth not
the Son shall not see life;
but the wrath of God abideth
on him" (John 3:36)
"But as many as received
him, to them gave he power
to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on
his name" (John 1:12)
Have I repented of
my sins?
"Repent ye therefore, and be
converted, that your sins
may be blotted out" (Acts
3:19)
"Repent, and be baptized... in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission
of sins" (Acts 2:38)
"Put off the old man with
his deeds; and ... put on
the new man, which is
renewed in knowledge after
the image of him that
created him: (Colossians
3:9,10).
Have I confessed
Christ as my Master and
Saviour?
"If thou shalt confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine
heart that God hath raised
him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved" (Romans
10:9)
Am I following Jesus
as Master?
"If any man will come after
me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and
follow me" (Matthew 16:24)
"Not every one that saith
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall
enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth
the will of my Father which
is in heaven' (Matthew 7:21)
Am I part of a
spiritual fellowship of
believers?
"Let us consider one another
to provoke unto love and to
good works: not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves
together" (Hebrews 10:24,
25).
"They that gladly received
his word were baptized: and
the same day there were
added unto them about three
thousand souls" (Acts 2:41).
Am I watching for
Christ's return?
"Watch ye therefore, and
pray always, that ye may be
accounted worthy to escape
all these things that shall
come to pass, and to stand
before the Son of man: (Luke
21:36).
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