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WE BELIEVE

          God is the eternal Father and Creator of all things. He has always existed in three persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). (Gen. 1:1-3)
          God created man in His image (Gen. 1:27), but man rebelled against God, introducing sin into this world (Rom. 5:12). Ever since then, all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23).
          Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man, born of a virgin, died for our sins, and resurrected from the dead on the third day to freely offer salvation to all who call on and put faith in Him (Rom. 10:13). He is the only way to heaven and the only name that can be called upon to gain eternal life (Acts 4:12).
          Jesus Christ was the Messiah and came to usher in the kingdom of God which is already here, but not yet revealed in its fullness (Mt. 4:17). He deserves to be the Savior and Lord of our lives (Rom. 10:9). As a result, we need to die to ourselves, forsake all, take up our crosses, and follow Him (Lk. 14:27).
          God sent the Holy Spirit to empower us to go out and be witnesses (Acts 1:8). Just as the Father sent His Son into the world, now Jesus sends us to be His ambassadors to a lost and hurting world (Jn. 20:21). The Holy Spirit gives us gifts and causes us to bear fruit in order to carry out God's will (1 Cor. 12:11-12).
          The Bible is the inspired, infallible Word of God and the final authority and standard by which we should live (1 Tim. 3:16).
          Love sums up the law. We need to love God with all that we are and love our neighbors as ourselves (Mt. 22:37-39).By our love will they know that we are His disciples (Jn. 13:35).
          Every believer in this world makes up a part of the body of Christ and that God's will for His church is that we are unified so that the world might know the Truth (Jn. 17:23).
          It is the responsibility of the Church to take the Gospel into the entire world as a testimony to all nations (Mt. 24:14). Every member in the body of Christ must play a role in building the kingdom of God, and taking the Good News to all creation, making disciples, baptizing them and teaching them to obey everything that Jesus taught (Mt. 28:18-20).
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