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16 FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS
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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