Statement Of
Faith
G o s
p e l F a i t
h Ministry of Christ
God's Own Son Purchased
Eternal Life, Forsaking
All I Trust Him!
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We believe the Bible to be the inspired,
infallible, authoritative, and inerrant Word of God (II Timothy
3:15-17, II Peter 1:21).
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We believe there is one God, eternally existing
in three persons: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1,
Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, John
10:30).
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We believe in the deity of Christ (John 10:33);
His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:34-35); His
sinless life (Hebrews 4:15, 7:26); His miracles (John 2:11); His
vicarious and atoning death (I Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians 1:7,
Hebrews 2:9); His resurrection (John 11:25, I Corinthians 15:4);
His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19); His
personal return to earth in power and glory (Acts 1:11, Revelation
19:11-16).
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We believe in the absolute necessity of
regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the
exceeding sinfulness of the human nature, and that all are
justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of
Christ, and that only by God's grace through faith alone are we
saved (John 3:16-19; 5:24, Romans 3:23; 5:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-10,
Titus 3:5).
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We believe in the resurrection of both the saved
and the lost; those who are saved unto the resurrection of life,
and those who are not unto the resurrection of damnation (John
5:28-29).
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We believe in the spiritual unity of the
believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9, I Corinthians
12:12-13, Galatians 3:26-28).
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We believe in the present ministry of the Holy
Spirit by Whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a
godly life (Romans 8:13-14, I Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20, Ephesians
4:30; 5:18).
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We believe that we as Christians are examples of
the love of God in this world. It is this (agape) love that we
desire to possess and without which we have no right to call
ourselves Christians (I John
4:16-17).
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We
believe it is the mandate of the whole Church to go into the whole
world and to preach the Gospel to every living creature. (Mark
16:15, Matthew 28:19-20)
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