See John , 65; John ; Titus Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human efforts. See Eph. Thus, through repentance we receive forgiveness of sins and appropriate salvation. See Acts , ; 1 John It is through the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God that the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
See 1 Thess. Jesus allowed Himself to be punished for both our sinfulness and our sins, enabling all those who believe to be free from the penalty of sin, which is death. See 1 John ; Rev. They relinquish the authority of their lives over to Him, thus making Jesus the Lord of their life as well as Savior. They put their trust in what Jesus accomplished for them when He died, was buried and rose again from the dead.
God the Father — the supreme ruler of the universe. He providentially directs the affairs of history according to the purposes of His grace Genesis 1; Psalm ; ; Hebrews God the Son — the Savior of the world.
Born of the virgin Mary Matthew ; Luke He declared His deity among men John , 18; Matthew , died on the cross as the only sacrifice for sin Philippians , arose bodily from the grave Luke , 7, ; I Corinthians , and ascended back to the Father Acts ; Mark He is at the right hand of the Father, interceding for believers Romans ; Hebrews until He returns to rapture them from the world Acts ; I Thessalonians God the Holy Spirit — the manifest presence of deity.
He convicts of sin John , teaches spiritual truths according to the written Word John , permanently indwells believers Acts ; John , 17, 20, 23 , and confers on every believer at conversion the ability to render effective spiritual service I Peter , The Scriptures. Those men wrote not in the words of human wisdom, but in words taught by the Holy Spirit I Corinthians The World — God created all things for His own pleasure and glory, as revealed in the Biblical account of creation Genesis chapter 1; Revelation ; John , 3; Colossians The Angels — God created an innumerable host of spirit beings called angels.
Man — God created man in His own image. As the crowning work of creation, every person is of dignity and worth and merits the respect of all person Psalm 8; Genesis ; ; Matthew Although man was created in the image of God Genesis , , he fell through sin and that image was marred Romans , James In his unregenerate state, he is void of spiritual life, is under the influence of the devil, and lacks any power to save himself Ephesians ; John He is the only way to God. He shows us what God is really like and what true humanity is supposed to be like.
Through faith in Him and His work for us on the cross, we are forgiven of sins and reconciled to God. When we come to true faith in Christ, we are given the same Holy Spirit who empowered Christ. Through faith in Christ, we are brought into a relationship with God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and into a relationship with the family of God around the world all those who have put their hope and faith in Jesus Christ.
Our hope is that you will put your faith, hope, and life into the hands of the Lord and Savior of the world, Jesus Christ. We believe the Bible, read as a witness to Jesus Christ in the Spirit-filled community of faithful disciples, is our incomparable source of written revelation from the Father. God uses the Bible through the Holy Spirit as an instrument of grace to heal our minds and hearts, our conscience and reason, shaping them into the mind of Christ.
In the Bible, we see our infallible rule of faith and practice revealed. These beliefs are what make us uniquely Christian, and they are essential. We believe the Bible is God's written revelation to man and is sufficient for life and godliness. All scripture is God-breathed in every word and is therefore perfect, pure, true, complete and our final authority. We believe there is only one living and true God, Creator and sustainer of all things, perfect in all His attributes, existing in one nature and three Persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - each co-equal and co-eternal.
Genesis ; Deuteronomy ; Isaiah ; John We believe man was created by God in His image and likeness to live in perfect fellowship with his creator. By Adam's sin, this fellowship was broken bringing the penalty of physical death and spiritual separation from God to all mankind.
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