We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, without error, and is our authority in matters of faith, doctrine, and Christian living. We believe in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, died vicariously, rose from the dead, ascended bodily into heaven, and His return is imminent. We believe the Scriptures teach that a man was created by God and for God, that by voluntary transgression he fell from his state of innocence, and that consequently all men are now sinners by nature and by choice. We believe the Scriptures teach that salvation of sinners is divinely initiated, wholly of grace, and accomplished only through the mediatorial work of the Son of God. We believe the Scriptures teach that the Church of Jesus Christ, distinct from Israel in the Old Testament, was inaugurated at Pentecost and must be considered in two aspects: the local church and the "church which is his body." We believe that baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, to show his identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. We believe that the Lord's Supper is the commemoration of His death until He comes. We believe the Scriptures teach the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust . Believers by faith in Christ will spend eternity in the presence of God, unbelievers in everlasting punishment. - We believe in the autonomy of the local church. The church shall manage its own affairs and shall not be subject to any other religious body or organization.
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