What We Believe!

The Church accepts the Scriptures as the revealed will of God, the all sufficient rule of faith and practice, and for the purpose of
maintaining general unity, adopts these statements of fundamental truths and doctrine.

SECTION I - THE SCRIPTURES INSPIRED
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation from God to man, the infallible rule of faith and conduct, and is superior to
conscience and reason but not contrary to reason
(11 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12)

SECTION 2- THE ONE TRUE GODHEAD
The triune Godhead is comprised of three separate and distinct personalities; the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, who are eternally
self-existent, self- revealed and function as one entity. Jesus Christ who is God manifested in the flesh, is the second member of the
Godhead, co-equal and co-eternal; with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

SECTION 3- MAN, HIS FALL & REDEMPTION
Man was created good and upright, for God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." But man, by voluntary
transgression, fell and his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ the Son of God (Genesis 1:26-31, 3:1-7; Romans 4:12-21).

SECTION 4- THE SALVATION OF MAN
A. Man's Only Hope of Redemption is Through the Shed Blood of Jesus Christ.

On the cross, Jesus Christ became sin and sickness providing both salvation and divine healing for all mankind, (Psalm 103:3) being
justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. For by grace we are saved through faith. "The word is near
you, in your mouth and in your heart - that is the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus is
Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in
righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting
in salvation" (Romans 3:24, Ephesians 2:8; Romans 10:8-10).

B. The Evidence of Salvation

The inward evidence, to the believer of his salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16).
The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness. "And this is His commandment, that we believe in the name
of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He commanded us (I John 3:23).

C. Faith and Works

Salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ and not by human works; however, our works will determine the reward in eternity (Acts 16:3;
Romans 10:9-10; Ephesian 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7; Romans 14:20-21; and II Corinthians 5:10).

SECTION 5 - BAPTISM IN WATER
The ordinance of baptism by burial with Christ should be observed, as commanded in the Scriptures, by all who have really repented
and in their hearts have truly believed in Christ as Saviour and Lord. In so doing, they have also been raised with Him to walk in
newness of life (Matthew 28:10; Acts 10:47-48 Romans 6:40).

SECTION 6 - THE LORD'S SUPPER
"And when He had given thanks, He broke it, an said, 'This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' In the same way
also the cup after supper, saying, 'This is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.' Let a
man examine himself and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup"
(I Corinthians 11:24, 25, 28).

SECTION 7 - THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER
All believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect and earnestly see, the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and
fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian church. With it
comes the endowment of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry
(Luke 24:29; Acts 1:4-8; I Corinthians 12:1-31).

SECTION 8 - THE EVIDENCE OF THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The full consummation of the baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is evidenced by the initial physical sign of speaking with other
tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, and by subsequent manifestation of spiritual power in public testimony and service
(Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:2-6; 1:8).

SECTION 9 - THE CHURCH
The church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great
commission. Eact believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly and church of the first born, which are written
in Heaven
(Ephesians 1:22; 2:19-22 Hebrews 12:23).

SECTION I0 -TOTAL PROSPERITY

A. Spiritual - John 3:3, 11; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Romans 10:9-10.

B. Mental . - 11 Timothy 1:7; Romans 12:2; Isaiah 26:3.

C. Physical - Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:17; Peter 2:24.

D. Financial -II John 2; Malachi 3: 10-11; Luke 6:38; 11 Corinthians 9:6-10;

Deuteronomy 28:1-14.

SECTION II - BLESSED HOPE
Jesus is coming again to gather His saints to Heaven
(1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 2 Thessalonians 2:1).

SECTION 12 - THE LAKE OF FIRE
Those who have not accepted the redemptive work of Jesus Christ will suffer eternal separation from the Godhead. The devil and his
angels, the beast and the false prophet and anyone whose name was not found in the Book of Life, shall be consiqned to everlasting
punishment in the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. This is the second death, the lake of fire
(Revelation 19:20; 20:10-15).

SECTION 13 -THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF JESUS CHRIST
The return of our Lord Jesus Christ with His Saints from Heaven to rule and reign for one thousand years on earth as the Scriptures
promised (Romans 11:25-27; 11 Thessalonians 1:7; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-7). After this, there shall be a new heaven and a new earth
(Revelation 21).