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WE BELIEVE...The Scriptures
are Inspired by God and declare His design
and plan for mankind.
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WE BELIEVE...There is only One
True God–revealed in three persons...Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
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WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the
Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both
human and divine.
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WE BELIEVE...though originally good,
Man Willingly Fell to Sin–ushering evil and
death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.
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WE BELIEVE...Every Person Can
Have Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation'
(accepting Christ's offer of forgiveness for sin). [1 of 4
cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
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WE BELIEVE...and practice two
ordinances—(1) Water Baptism by Immersion
after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of
salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the
Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's
suffering and death for our salvation.
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WE BELIEVE...the Baptism in the
Holy Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation
that empowers believers for witnessing and
effective service, just as it did in New Testament times. [1
of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
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WE BELIEVE... The Initial
Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is
‘Speaking in Tongues,’ as experienced on the Day of
Pentecost and referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.
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WE BELIEVE...Sanctification
Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only a
declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive
lifelong process of separating from evil as believers
continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.
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WE BELIEVE...The Church has a
Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin.
We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ
and consists of the people who, throughout time, have
accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious
denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus
Christ.
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WE BELIEVE...A Divinely Called
and Scripturally Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the
Church. The Bible teaches that each of us under
leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ,
to worship Him with other believers, and to build up or
edify the body of believers–the Church.
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WE BELIEVE...Divine Healing of
the Sick is a Privilege for Christians Today and is
provided for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on
the cross for our sins). [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the
A/G]
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WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed
Hope—When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to
Earth (the second coming). At this future moment in
time all believers who have died will rise from their graves
and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are
alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord
forever. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
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WE BELIEVE...in The Millennial
Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints
at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over
earth for 1,000 years. At that time many in the nation of
Israel will recognize and accept Him as the Messiah, the
Savior who died for them and all mankind.
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WE BELIEVE...A Final Judgment
Will Take Place for those who have rejected Christ.
They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal
punishment in a punishing lake of fire.
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WE BELIEVE...and look forward to the
perfect New Heavens and a New Earth
that Christ is preparing for all people, of all
time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him
there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. 'And
so
shall we forever be with the Lord!'