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We believe in the infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that the Bible is the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice (Psalm 119:16 ! " #im. $:16, 1%&. ". We believe in the personal triune 'od: (ather, )on, and *ol+ )pirit, e,ual in divine perfection (-att. ".:19&. $. We believe in the vir/in birth and sinless humanit+ of 0esus 1hrist (-att. 1:1.-" ! " 1or. 2:"1! 1 Peter ":""&. 3. We believe in the deit+ of 0esus 1hrist (0ohn 1 :$ ! 0ohn 1:1, 13! " 1or. 2:19&. 2. We believe that the sufferin/ and death of 0esus 1hrist was substitutionar+ for all man4ind and is efficacious onl+ to those who believe (5sa. 2$:6! *eb. ":9! 1 Peter ":"3! 1 Peter $:1.! " Peter $:9! 1 0ohn ":"&. 6. We believe that )atan is a fallen an/el, the archenem+ of 'od and man, the unhol+ /od of this world, and that his destin+ is the eternal la4e of fire (5sa. 13:1"-12! 67e4. ".:11-19! -att. "2:31! " 1or. 3:3! 6ph. 6:1 -1%! 8ev. " :1 &. %. We believe that the depraved sinner is saved wholl+ b+ /race throu/h faith in 0esus 1hrist, and the re,uisites to re/eneration are repentance toward 'od and faith in the 9ord 0esus 1hrist (9u4e 1$:$-2! 0ohn $:16-1.! :cts " :"1! 8om. 6:"$! 6ph. ":., 9&, and that the *ol+ )pirit convicts sinners, re/enerates, seals, secures, and indwells ever+ believer (0ohn $:6! 0ohn 16:., 9! 8om. .:9-11! 1 1or. 6:19, " ! 6ph. 3:$ ! #itus $:2&. .. We believe that all who trust 0esus 1hrist for salvation are eternall+ secure in *im and shall not perish (0ohn $:$6! 0ohn 2:"3! 0ohn 1 :"%-$ ! 8om. .:$2-$9! *eb. 1 :$9! 1 Peter 1:2&. 9. We believe that love for 'od and one for another, as 0esus loves the believer, manifests our discipleship, proves our love for 'od, and s+mboli7es our authorit+ as ;ew #estament churches. 9ove is therefore the /reat commandment of the 9ord 0esus 1hrist upon which all others are dependent (-att. "":$2-3 ! 0ohn 1$:$3, $2! 0ohn 12:1"! 1 0ohn 3:%-"1! 1 0ohn 2:1-$! 8ev. ":3, 2&. 1 . We believe that -an was created in the ima/e of 'od and lived in innocenc+ until he fell b+ voluntar+ trans/ression from his sinless state, the result bein/ that all man4ind are sinners ('en. 1:"6! 'en. $:6-"3! 8om. 2:1", 19&. 11. We believe in the bodil+ resurrection and ascension of 1hrist and the bodil+ resurrection of *is saints (-att. ".:1-%! :cts 1:9-11! 1 1or. 12:3"-2.! 1 #hess. 3:1$-1.&. 1". We believe in the premillennial, personal, bodil+ return of 1hrist as the crownin/ event of the 'entile a/e. #his event will include the resurrection of the ri/hteous to eternal heaven, and the -illennium will be followed b+ the resurrection of the unri/hteous unto eternal punishment in the la4e of fire and that the ri/hteous shall enter into the heaven a/e (0ohn 13:1-6! 1 #hess. 3:1$-1.! " #hess. ":.! 8ev. 19! 8ev. " :3-6! 8ev. " :11-12! 8ev. "1:.&. 1$. We believe in the 'enesis account of 1reation ('en. 1! "&. 13. We believe the *ol+ )pirit is the divine :dministrator for 0esus 1hrist in *is churches (9u4e "3:39! 0ohn 13:16, 1%! :cts 1:3, 2, .! :cts ":1-3&. 12. We believe that miraculous spiritual manifestation /ifts were done awa+ when the Bible was completed. (aith, *ope and 9ove are the vital abidin/ )piritual 'ifts (1 1or. chapters 1"-13&.

16. We believe that 0esus 1hrist established *is church durin/ *is ministr+ on earth to carr+ out the 1ommission of the 9ord 0esus 1hrist, and each church is an independent, self-/overnin/ bod+, and no other ecclesiastical bod+ ma+ e<ercise authorit+ over it. We believe that 0esus 1hrist promised the perpetuit+ of *is churches (-att. 3:1.-""! -att. 16:1.! -att. ".:19, " ! -ar4 1:13-" ! 0ohn 1:$2-21! 6ph. $:"1&. 1%. We believe that there are two pictorial ordinances in the 9ord=s churches: Baptism and the 9ord=s )upper. ;either pla+s an+ role in obtainin/, completin/, or maintainin/ a person=s salvation, but are re,uired for a child of 'od to be obedient to the commands of 1hrist. ()ee also number 12& (-att. ".:19, " ! :cts .:1", $.! 8om. 6:3! 1 1or. 2:11-1$! 1 1or. 11:1, ", 1%-" , "6&. 1.. We believe in freedom of worship without interference from the /overnment and affirm our belief in civil obedience, unless the laws and re/ulations of civil /overnment run contrar+ to the *ol+ )criptures (8om. 1$:1%! 1 Peter ":1$-12&.