We believe the Bible is the inspired and inerrant word of God. We believe the Holy Scriptures are the only authority for what the Church believes, teaches, and practices. We believe our purpose in life is to glorify the Lord. We believe we should strive for righteous and holy living. We acknowledge that our only righteousness is in Christ. We believe the Lord is most honored and most pleased when we acknowledge the authority of His Holy Scriptures and apply its teachings to our lives.
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Jesus Christ will return one day to gather His people and take them home to Heaven. The joys of the Lord’s redeemed will be everlasting. They will praise God perfectly and eternally. The coming of Christ will be a glorious occasion and we look forward to that day when there will be no more sorrow, no more pain, and no more sin. When Christ returns, those who are in the graves will be raised in incorruption and reunited with their soul and spirit. Those who are alive at His coming will also be changed and we shall meet the Lord in the air to be forever with Him.
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God is honored in our daily lives. Look at the list of Helpful Scriptures. It is but a partial list. The Bible has more to say about how we should live our lives than it does any other subject. The message of the gospel itself is a message of repentance, a turning away from the flesh to the things of the Spirit; a turning away from the false gods and idols of the world to serve the true and living God. No amount of good works or righteous acts on our part will ever merit eternal life. God has graciously reached down to undeserving sinners, saved us from eternal damnation, lifted us up from the dunghill, delivered us from our own polluted blood, and has loved and cared for us as His own dear child.
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Faith is one of the virtues of the fruit of the Spirit. When we speak of faith, we are not simply talking about the ability to believe something. Faith is that God-given attribute that is able to lay hold on eternal things.
We were born into this world with a sinful nature. This nature is one that is fallen and in opposition to God. It has neither the ability nor desire to seek the Lord. Neither is this corrupt nature able to receive the things of the Spirit. Before we can, or even desire, to follow the Lord, we must be given a new nature – a spiritual nature – one that can receive spiritual things, and one that has the desire to seek God.
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The thought of election often disturbs many people. Mainly, this is simply because the doctrine is misunderstood. Since election is clearly taught in Scripture, we must try our best to understand what it is, praying for the Lord to open our hearts and give us wisdom.
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Predestination is a frightful doctrine to many, but only because it is so misunderstood. Those things which God did for His people in the everlasting covenant, which are recorded in His word, are not cause for fear, but should cause us to rejoice.
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What is salvation? In general terms, salvation is deliverance. When we speak of ‘salvation by grace’, we mean deliverance from the wrath of God, the everlasting punishment that we deserve because of our sins. Ultimately, for everything we are able to do and everything we have of a spiritual nature, we must attribute to God’s grace.
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Jesus Christ came into the world to do the will of His Father. We are told in Scripture that the will of the Father was to give to His Son a great multitude of people, and that His Son would die for and redeem those whom God loved without the loss of one. The Bible makes it clear – Jesus Christ would save His people from their sins.
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The Bible teaches that man is dead in trespasses and in sin. Many today believe that we have only been wounded, or struck with a disease, but still retain some ability to lift ourselves up out of this condition. We believe when Adam fell, the entire human race fell with him into a state of death and separation from God. Because of Adam’s sin and our own sinful nature and practice, we deserve the wrath of God.
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