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1. WE BELIEVE... The
Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare
His design and plan for mankind.
2. WE BELIEVE... There is only One True
God–revealed in three persons...Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
3. WE BELIEVE... In the Deity of the Lord
Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human
and divine.
4. WE BELIEVE...though originally good, Man
Willingly Fell to Sin–ushering evil and
death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.
5. 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]
6. 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.
7. 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]
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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]
13. 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]
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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!'
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