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THE BIBLE is the Word of God and is our sole source for faith and life; THE DEITY is described in the Bible as the one, true God who has revealed Himself as God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (the Triune (three in one) God). MANKIND was created by God to be holy and to have eternal life. However, by his free will, he chose to break his communion with God and brought sin and death into this world. We teach that man cannot, by his own efforts, free himself from this state of death. Therefore, man is unable to exercise free will in spiritual matters. THE LAW OF GOD teaches us what He desires and underlines our basic sinfulness. Man is unable to fulfill this Law, thus he needs to be redeemed. The law condemns and does not give us life - that is the role of the Gospel. THE GOSPEL message tells us that despite our sin, God has loved us and sent His Son to pay the price of our sin and to set us free from its penalty. This was the ministry of Jesus Christ. THE SAVIOR is the only begotten Son of our heavenly Father. He is our Lord and if we believe in Him, we will be forgiven and given eternal life. JUSTIFICATION is the act of God that declares us "not guilty" through the merit of Jesus. Faith in Jesus makes us just before the laws of God because Jesus has fulfilled them, perfectly, for us. "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved" (Acts 16:31). THE CHURCH consists not of pastors or priests, but of believers. The congregation is Christ's Church in that place. This Church has the authority to preach, teach, baptize and celebrate the Lord's Supper. Only those they call can be their pastors. BAPTISM for the New Promise does what circumcision did for the Old. It is divinely instituted, is joined to water and the Word, and offers and seals life eternal. We accept all Baptism that uses water and the words "in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit", no matter how the water is applied. THE LORD'S SUPPER is also called the Sacrament of the Altar. The "is" in "This is My body/blood" does not mean "represents" as taught by the Protestants, or "changed" as advanced by the Catholics. We teach that "in, under, and with the bread and wine are the true body and blood of Christ'. How this occurs, we leave to God. ETERNAL LIFE is the gift of faith in our Savior. It flows from the Easter Sunday resurrection from the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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