| 1 |
We
believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were
given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the
Divine rule of Christian faith and practice. |
| 2 |
We believe
that there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator,
Preserver, and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper
object of religious worship. |
| 3 |
We believe
that there are three persons in the Godhead--the Father, the
Son and the Holy Ghost, undivided in essence and co-equal in
power and glory. |
| 4 |
We believe
that in the person of Jesus Christ the Divine and human natures
are united, so that He is truly and properly God and truly and
properly man. |
| 5 |
We believe
that our first parents were created in a state of innocency,
but by their disobedience they lost their purity and happiness,
and that in consequence of their fall all men have become sinners,
totally depraved, and as such are justly exposed to the wrath
of God. |
| 6 |
We believe
that the Lord Jesus Christ has by His suffering and death made
an atonement for the whole world so that whosoever will may
be saved. |
| 7 |
We believe
that repentance towards God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ,
and regeneration by the Holy Spirit, are necessary to salvation. |
| 8 |
We believe
that we are justified by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus
Christ and that he that believeth hath the witness in himself. |
| 9 |
We believe
that continuance in a state of salvation depends upon continued
obedient faith in Christ. |
| 10 |
We believe
that it is the privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified,
and that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved
blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 11 |
We believe
in the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection of the body;
in the general judgment at the end of the world; in the eternal
happiness of the righteous; and in the endless punishment of
the wicked. |
