| DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH We believe the Holy Scriptures to be the verbal, inspired Word of God. We believe that the Godhead eternally exists in three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - and that these three are one God.. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, came into the world that He might manifest God to men, fulfill prophesy, and become the Redeemer of a lost world. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a gift bestowed upon the believer for the purpose of equipping and empowering the believer, making him a more effective witness for service in the world. We believe that no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless born again spiritually, and that the new birth of the believer comes only through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. We believe that all who are united to the risen and ascended Son of God are members of the Church which is the Body of Christ. We believe there will be the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ in the air to receive to Himself into Heaven both His own who are alive and remain, and also those who have died in Christ Jesus. We believe that a future period of great tribulation on earth will be climaxed by the return of the Lord Jesus to earth to establish His millennial kingdom. We believe there shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and unjust. We believe that all believers should seek to walk by the Spirit, separating themselves from worldly practices and witnessing by life and by word to the truths of the Holy Scriptures. We believe in water baptism by immersion and observance of the Lord's supper. |