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    What We Believe: About God

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    The document outlines core Christian beliefs including the belief in one God consisting of three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It discusses beliefs about Jesus, that he is God's son who was born of a virgin and resurrected after being crucified. It also discusses beliefs about man's sinful nature and need for salvation through faith in Jesus, as well as the importance of church, prayer, and reading the Bible for spiritual growth as Christians.

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    The document outlines core Christian beliefs including the belief in one God consisting of three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It discusses beliefs about Jesus, that he is God's son who was born of a virgin and resurrected after being crucified. It also discusses beliefs about man's sinful nature and need for salvation through faith in Jesus, as well as the importance of church, prayer, and reading the Bible for spiritual growth as Christians.

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    WHAT WE BELIEVE

    About God
    We believe there is one divine being who has existed eternally. He exists and reveals Himself to man in three distinct,
    equally divine persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. At the beginning of time, God created the entire universe and
    all its creatures. He continues to exercise His supreme power to sustain His creation. Throughout history, He has
    expressed His desire to be our God and to have a personal, eternal relationship with us.

    About Jesus
    We believe that Jesus is the eternal divine Son of God. He chose voluntarily to be made in human likeness and was
    conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin. Although He lived a sinless life, He allowed Himself to be executed
    by crucifixion. However, as prophesied, He rose from the dead three days after His execution.

    About the Holy Spirit


    The third person of God is the Holy Spirit. We believe the Holy Spirit dwells in every Christ-follower. His indwelling
    presence gives spiritual life to believers and distinguishes them as children of God. The Holy Spirit guides Christ-
    followers in applying God’s principles, equips Christ-followers with talents and abilities for the purpose of building
    up God’s kingdom.

    About Man
    God created mankind to live in relationship with Him. However, the first man and woman were deceived by Satan.
    They rebelled and chose to be wrongfully independent from God. We all fail to please God and are open to Satan’s
    deception. Our failure to please God, unless a relationship is re-established with Him, results in condemnation under
    God’s judgment and would cause us to spend eternity in hell. Furthermore, there is nothing we can do on our own
    to re-establish our relationship with God.

    About a Relationship with God


    Our inability to re-establish our relationship with God leaves us dependent on God’s mercy. God graciously provided
    the means to reconcile this relationship through faith in Jesus Christ. Our relationship is re-established when we
    make a commitment to accept Jesus as God’s son and our Savior and Lord. We demonstrate our commitment
    privately by faith (acting upon our belief that God has the power to save us) and repentance (turning back to God
    and depending on Him to control our lives). At the same time, we publicly express our commitment by confessing
    our acceptance of God’s salvation and submitting ourselves in Christian baptism.

    About the Christian Life


    Once our relationship is re-established with God, we naturally want to spend time with Him and know Him better.
    The Holy Spirit enlightens us as we read God’s Word (the Bible), as we communicate with Him in prayer, and as we
    enter into loving relationships (Biblical community) with other Christ-followers. In this way, we begin to know God
    more intimately. The process of spiritual development motivates us to seek ways to serve God and prepares us to
    spend eternity in fellowship with Him.

    About the Church


    The Bible speaks of the church as Christ’s body. It compares it to a living organism, where Jesus is the head. He gives
    each Christ-follower special functions to perform for the good of the body. To remain healthy, the body’s members
    must work together. Each part contributes to the growth and maturity of the body. For this reason, it is important
    for Christ-followers to regularly gather together for the purpose of celebration. Celebration in this way enables
    believers to serve one another and the unchurched people in their sphere of influence.

    About the Bible


    God divinely inspired human authors to write the sixty-six books of the Bible. He communicated through these
    writers the values, principles, and ideals which please Him and are in our best interests. We believe the Bible is
    entirely accurate, complete, and reliable.

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