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The following comprise the Scriptural beliefs
and Doctrine of this church and its members.
(A)The
Holy Scriptures. We
believe that the Holy Bible was written by men supernaturally inspired;
that it has truth without any admixture of error for it’s matter;
and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the age, the only
complete and final revelation of the will of God to man; the true center
of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all human conduct,
creeds, and opinions should be tried.
1.
By
“The Holy Bible” we mean that the collection of sixty-six
books of the Old and New Testament, from Genesis to Revelation, which, as
originally written does not only contain and convey the Word of God, but
IS the very Word of God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and
God-breathed, and therefore are the final authority for faith, practice,
and life.
2. By “inspiration” we mean
that the books of the Bible were written by holy men of old, as they were
moved by the Holy Spirit, in such a definite way that their writings were
supernaturally and verbally inspired and free from error, as no other
writings have ever been or ever will be inspired.
We believe the Scriptures shall
be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning,
and all issues of interpretation and meaning shall be determined by the
scriptures. The King James Version
of the Bible shall be the official and only translation used by the
church. (Psa. 19:7-11; 119:89,
105, 130, 160; Prov. 30:5-6; Isa. 8:20; Luke 16:31; 24:25-27, 44-45; John
5:39, 45-47; 12:48; 17:17; Acts 1:16; 28:25-27; Rom. 3:4; 15:4; Eph.
6:17; II Tim. 3:16-17; II Pet. 1:19-21, 23; Rev. 22:18-19)
(B)
Dispensationalism. We believe that the Scriptures interpreted in their
natural, literal sense reveal divinely determined dispensations or rules
of life, which define man’s responsibilities in successive
ages. These dispensations are not
ways of salvation, but rather are divinely ordered stewardships by which
God directs man according to His purpose.
Three of these dispensations—the law, the church, and the
kingdom—are the subjects of detailed revelation in Scripture. (Gen.
1:28; 1 Cor. 9:17; 2 Cor. 3:9-18; Gal. 3:13-25; Eph. 1:10; 3:2-10; Col.
1:24-25, 27; Rev. 20:2-6)
(C)
The Godhead. We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in
three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—each co-eternal
in being, co-identical in nature, coequal in power and glory, and having
the same attributes and perfections.
(Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; John 14:10, 26)
(D)
The Person and Work of Christ.
1. We believe that
the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without
ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of
the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men.
(Isa. 7:14; 9:6; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-2, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19-21; Gal. 4:4-5;
Phil. 2:5-8)
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