About
the
Scriptures
We
believe
the
entire
Bible
is
the
inspired
Word
of
God
and
that
men
were
moved
by
the
Spirit
of
God
to
write
the
very
words
of
Scripture.
Therefore,
we
believe
the
Bible
is
without
error.
About
Salvation
We
believe
that
the
blood
of
Jesus
Christ,
shed
on
the
cross,
provides
the
sole
basis
for
the
forgiveness
of
sin.
Therefore,
salvation
occurs
only
when
a
person
places
his
or
her
faith
in
the
death
and
resurrection
of
Christ
as
the
sufficient
payment
for
his
or
her
sin.
Because
God
gives
us
eternal
life
through
Jesus
Christ,
the
true
believer
is
secure
in
that
salvation
for
eternity.
If
you
have
been
genuinely
saved,
you
cannot
"lose"
it.
Salvation
is
maintained
by
the
grace
and
power
of
God,
not
by
the
self-effort
of
the
Christian.
It
is
the
grace
and
keeping
power
of
God
that
gives
us
this
security
About
God
We
believe
in
one
God
who
exists
in
three
distinct
persons:
Father,
Son,
and
Holy
Spirit.
We
believe
that
Jesus
Christ
is
the
second
member
of
the
Trinity
(the
Son
of
God)
who
became
flesh
to
reveal
God
to
man
and
to
become
the
Savior
of
the
lost
world.
About
the
Christian
Life
We
believe
that
every
Christian
should
live
for
Christ
and
not
for
himself.
By
obedience
to
the
Word
of
God
and
daily
yielding
to
the
Spirit
of
God,
every
believer
should
mature
and
be
conformed
to
the
image
of
Christ.
About
Mankind
We
believe
that
mankind
was
created
in
the
image
of
God
to
have
fellowship
with
Him
but
became
alienated
in
that
relationship
through
sinful
disobedience.
As a
result,
man
is
incapable
of
regaining
a
right
relationship
with
God
through
his
own
effort.
About
the
Church
We
believe
that
the
church
is
the
body
of
Christ,
of
which
Jesus
Christ
is
the
head.
The
members
of
the
church
are
those
who
have
trusted
by
faith
the
finished
work
of
Christ.
The
purpose
of
the
church
is
to
glorify
God
by
loving
Him
and
by
making
Him
known
to
the
lost
world.
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