• The Bible is the inspired Word of
God.
• Our God is One, but manifested in three Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
• Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam’s transgression
and fall, sin came into the world.
• Salvation is the gift of God to man through faith in Jesus Christ.
• The New Birth is necessary to all men, and when experienced, produces eternal life.
• Baptism in water is by immersion, is a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only.
• The Baptism in the Holy Ghost is a gift and is accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking in
other tongues.
• We believe in sanctification, which is living a life of holiness.
• Healing is the privilege of every member of the Church today provided through Jesus’ death on the
Cross.
• Jesus will return and “. . . The dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air . . .” (1 Thess. 4:16–
17).”
• The one who physically dies in his sins without accepting Christ is eternally lost and, therefore, has
no further opportunity of hearing the Gospel or repenting.
• Our God is One, but manifested in three Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
• Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam’s transgression
and fall, sin came into the world.
• Salvation is the gift of God to man through faith in Jesus Christ.
• The New Birth is necessary to all men, and when experienced, produces eternal life.
• Baptism in water is by immersion, is a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only.
• The Baptism in the Holy Ghost is a gift and is accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking in
other tongues.
• We believe in sanctification, which is living a life of holiness.
• Healing is the privilege of every member of the Church today provided through Jesus’ death on the
Cross.
• Jesus will return and “. . . The dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air . . .” (1 Thess. 4:16–
17).”
• The one who physically dies in his sins without accepting Christ is eternally lost and, therefore, has
no further opportunity of hearing the Gospel or repenting.
THE
SCRIPTURES—The Bible is the inspired Word of
God, the product of holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by
the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant, as recorded in the New Testament, we accept
as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine (2 Tim.
3:16; 1 Thess. 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).
THE GODHEAD—Our God is One, but manifested in three Persons—the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit, being coequal (Deut. 6:4; Phil. 2:6). God the
Father is greater than all; the Sender of the Word (Logos) and the Begetter
(John 14:28; John 16:28; John 1:14). The Son is the Word flesh-covered, the One
Begotten, and has existed with the Father from the beginning (John 1:1; John
1:18; John 1:14). The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and the
Son and is eternal (John 14:16; John 15:26).
MAN, HIS
FALL AND REDEMPTION—Man is a created being, made in the
likeness and image of God, but through Adam’s transgression and fall, sin came
into the world. The Bible says “...all have sinned, and come short of the glory
of God,” and “...There is none righteous, no, not one” (Rom. 3:10; 3:23). Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to undo the works of the devil and gave
His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man back to God (Rom. 5:14; 1
John 3:8).
Salvation is the gift of God to man, separate from works and the Law, and is
made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, producing works
acceptable to God (Eph. 2:8–10).
ETERNAL
LIFE AND THE NEW BIRTH—Man’s
first step toward salvation is godly sorrow that worketh repentance. The New
Birth is necessary to all men, and when experienced, produces eternal life (2
Cor. 7:10; John 3:3–5; 1 John 5:12).
WATER BAPTISM—Baptism in water is by immersion, is a direct commandment
of our Lord, and is for believers only. The ordinance is a symbol of the Christian’s
identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection (Matt. 28:19;
Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12; Acts 8:36–39).
The following recommendation
regarding the water baptismal formula is adopted; to wit: “On the confession of
your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and by His authority, I
baptize you in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen.”
BAPTISM IN
THE HOLY GHOST—The Baptism in the Holy Ghost and
fire is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers
in this dispensation and is received subsequent to the new birth. This
experience is accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues
as the Holy Spirit Himself gives utterance (Matt. 3:11; John 14:16,17; Acts
1:8; Acts 2:38,39; Acts 19:1–7; Acts 2:1–4).
SANCTIFICATION—The Bible teaches that without holiness no man can see the
Lord. We believe in the Doctrine of Sanctification as a definite, yet
progressive work of grace, commencing at the time of regeneration and continuing
until the consummation of salvation at Christ’s return (Heb. 12:14; 1 Thess.
5:23; 2 Peter 3:18; 2 Cor. 3:18; Phil. 3:12–14; 1 Cor. 1:30).
DIVINE
HEALING—Healing is for the physical ills of
the human body and is wrought by the power of God through the prayer of faith,
and by the laying on of hands. It is provided for in the atonement of Christ,
and is the privilege of every member of the Church today (James 5:14,15; Mark
16:18; Isa. 53:4,5; Matt. 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24).
RESURRECTION
OF THE JUST AND THE RETURN OF OUR LORD—The
angels said to Jesus’ disciples, “...This same Jesus, which is taken up from
you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into
heaven.” His coming is imminent. When He comes, “...The dead in Christ shall rise
first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air...” (Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 4:16,17).
Following the Tribulation, He shall
return to earth as King of kings, and Lord of lords, and together with His
saints, who shall be kings and priests, He shall reign a thousand years (Rev.
5:10; 20:6).
HELL AND
ETERNAL RETRIBUTION—The one who physically dies in his
sins without accepting Christ is hopelessly and eternally lost in the lake of
fire and, therefore, has no further opportunity of hearing the Gospel or
repenting. The lake of fire is literal. The terms “eternal” and “everlasting,”
used in describing the duration of the punishment of the damned in the lake of
fire, carry the same thought and meaning of endless existence as used in
denoting the duration of joy and ecstasy of saints in the Presence of God (Heb.
9:27; Rev. 19-20).