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What do we believe/preach/teach/promote?
- We believe in one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Creator of all things.
- We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, crucified, died, was buried, resurrected, and ascended into heaven, and is now seated at God's right hand.
- We believe the Bible is entirely the inspired Word of God: the infallible and inerrant rule of faith and practice. We do not preach a particular version of the Bible.
- We believe in the resurrection of the dead, an eternal heaven and a literal hell.
- We believe in living a holy life, in, but not of this world, through sanctification by the Word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- We believe in water baptism by immersion and see the pattern of Scripture to be salvation immediately followed by a water baptism.
- We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, with the associated gifts and fruit promised to the believer.
- We believe that we are each individually called to go and make disciples in accordance with the Great Commission, be it in our homes, our hometowns or in other nations.
- We believe in the literal second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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The Apostles' Creed (Modern English Version)
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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