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There is one God, There is one God, eternally existent in eternally existent in

three persons: three persons: Father, Father,

Son Son and and

Holy Spirit.Holy Spirit.

God is Spirit, God is Spirit, and those who and those who worship Him worship Him

must worship Him must worship Him in in

Spirit and in truth.Spirit and in truth.

Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ, born of a virgin, born of a virgin,

is God is God come in the flesh.come in the flesh.

The Bible in its entirety The Bible in its entirety (all 66 books of the Old and (all 66 books of the Old and

New testaments) New testaments) is the inspired Word of God, is the inspired Word of God,

inerrant in its original inerrant in its original autographs, autographs, and the only and the only

infallible and sufficient infallible and sufficient authority authority

for faith and Christian for faith and Christian living.living.

Man is Man is by nature sinful by nature sinful

and is inherently in need of and is inherently in need of salvation, which is salvation, which is exclusively found exclusively found by faith alone in by faith alone in

Jesus Christ and His shed Jesus Christ and His shed blood.blood.

Christ’s death Christ’s death provides provides

substitutionary substitutionary atonement for our atonement for our

sins.sins.

Personal salvation Personal salvation comes to mankind comes to mankind by grace through by grace through

faith.faith.

Jesus Christ Jesus Christ literally literally

rose rose from the dead.from the dead.

Jesus Christ Jesus Christ literally literally

will come to earth will come to earth again again

in the Second in the Second Advent.Advent.

Satan exists Satan exists as a personal, malevolent as a personal, malevolent

being being who acts as a tempter and who acts as a tempter and accuser, for whom Hell, accuser, for whom Hell,

the place of eternal the place of eternal punishment punishment

was prepared, was prepared, where all who die outside of where all who die outside of

Christ shall be confined Christ shall be confined in conscious torment for in conscious torment for

eternity.eternity.

We believe We believe that all who place their that all who place their

faith faith in Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ

are immediately placed are immediately placed by the Holy Spirit by the Holy Spirit

into one united spiritual into one united spiritual body, body,

the church, or “the bride of the church, or “the bride of Christ,” of which Christ,” of which

Christ is the Head.Christ is the Head.