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What
We believe
1. WE BELIEVE...The
Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His design and plan
for mankind.
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2. WE
BELIEVE...There is only One True God-revealed in three persons...Father,
Son,
and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the
Trinity).
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3. WE BELIEVE...In
the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both
human and divine.
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4. WE
BELIEVE...though originally good, Man Willingly Fell to Sin-ushering
evil and
death, both physical and spiritual, into
the world.
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5. WE
BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God Through
'Salvation' (accepting Christ's offer of
forgiveness for sin).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Christ-like.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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. This millennial reign will
bring the salvation of national
Israel and the establishment of
universal peace.
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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.
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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!' |
For more information see
Assemblies Of God
Website
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