THE BIBLE
IS THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL WORD OF GOD....
preserved for man in his languages. The authorized King James
Bible is the word of God for English speaking people - it is the final
authority for all doctrine, practice and faith.
- I Peter 1:25 "But the word of the Lord
endureth forever. And this is the word which by the gospel is
preached unto you."
- Hebrews 4:12 says, "for the Word of God
is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing
even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and
marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
JESUS CHRIST IS
THE VERY SON OF GOD....
He was born of a virgin, lived a perfect sinless life
and shed his blood that the souls of all men might be saved.
- Matthew 3:17 "And lo a voice from
heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
- John 3:16 " For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
ALL ARE SINNERS AND NEED SALVATION....
The bible teaches clearly that the soul of man is fallen
and must be redeemed.
- Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and come short of the
glory of God:"
- Romans 6:23 " For the wages of sin is death: but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
- Romans 10:9-10 "That if thou shalt
confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with
the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation."
SALVATION BY GRACE....
Jesus Christ paid the cost of man's redemption; God the
Father asks only that you repent, and believe the testimony of his Son.
- Ephesians 2:8-9 " For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God: not of works,
lest any man should boast."
BAPTISM IS IMMERSION IN WATER....
by proper authority, of a person who has professed a
saving faith in Jesus Christ. This immersion is a picture of Christ's
death, burial and resurrection. Baptism has no power to save a soul.
Only through proper baptism can you become a church member.
- Acts 2:41 " Then they that gladly
received his word were baptized: and the same day were added unto them
about 3000 souls."
SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER....
A saved person is an adopted child of God, with all the
rights and privileges of a child of the King! It is impossible once a
person is redeemed to "lose" the salvation of God.
- John 10:28 " And I give unto them
eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck
them out of my hand."
LOCAL VISIBLE CHURCH....
The Church that Jesus built during his ministry on earth
is local and visible. The church is never invisible or
"universal". In Matthew 16:18 Jesus Christ promised that
his Church would exist for all time, He commissioned the Church, he
loved it and died for it; the Church has authority on earth to fulfill
his great commission...Matthew 28:19-20. Also see Ephesians
5:21,25 and I Timothy 3:15.
LOCAL
CHURCH MISSIONS....
It is God's plan, through the Great Commission,
for churches to start churches.
Missionaries are qualified men sent out under the authority of a local
church for the sole purpose of starting more churches.
- Matthew 28:19-20