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The Bible is the reliable, fully inerrant, authoritative, effective, and complete text of God’s word. It is the foundation of the Christian faith and practice. God is transcendent, immanent, personal, and infinite. He is without limit and has revealed himself through Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, His chosen people and creation.
Jesus Christ is pre-existent, a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, unified in deity and humanity, and sinless. He was virgin-born, died on a cross from the remission of sin, and rose three days later from the dead. He ascended into Heaven and now intercedes as our High Priest. He will one day return to earth and judge the living and the dead.
Man was created in the image of God but fell into sin. As a result, man willfully sins against God and is consequently without hope apart from Jesus Christ.
Individuals are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Christians are people who, by faith, commit themselves to Jesus Christ as the ultimate authority of their lives. Once a person accepts Jesus as the Christ, the son of the living God, the person is baptized by immersion.
The body of Christ followers is the true Church. The individuals in Christ’s Church are led and directed by the Holy Spirit in every aspect of human life.
There is one God who has chosen to reveal himself in three ways: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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