The Scriptures

The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the product of holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. The New Covenant, as recorded in the New Testament, is what we accept as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 Thess. 2:13).

The Godhead

Our God is one but manifested in three Persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Phil 2:6; Matt 3:16-17). God the Father is greater than all; the sender of the Word (Logos) and the Begetter (John 14:28; 16:28; 1:14). The Son is the Word flesh-covered, the One Begotten, and has existed with the Father from the beginning (John 1:14,18). The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and the Son and is eternal (John 14:16; 15:26).

Man, His Fall and Redemption

Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam's transgression and fall, sin came into the world. The Bible says, "..all have sinned and come short of the glory of God", and "..there is none righteous, no not one" (Romans 3:23; 3:10). Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was mainifested to undo the works of the devil and gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man back to God (Romans 5:11-14; 1 John 3:8). Salvation is the gift of God to man, separate from works and the Law and is made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable to God (Ephesians 2:8-10).

 

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