I. We believe in one
true and living God; Father, Son and Holy Ghost, equal in essence,
power, and Glory.
II. We believe that Jesus Christ is the
Son of God and that He was born of the Virgin Mary and that the
scriptures are the inspired word of God, and that the New Testament
is our rule of faith and practice.
III. We believe that by the offense of
one, judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the
righteousness of one, the free gift came upon all men unto
justification of life by which the grace of God became equally
accessible to men. (Romans 5:18)
IV. We believe that sinners are justified
by the grace of God, received by repentance toward God through faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ.
V. We believe that the church of Christ is
composed only of those who are partakers of the Holy Ghost and the
powers of the world to come.
VI. We believe that those only who have
received remission of sins are subjects for baptism and that
immersion in water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost is the only mode.
VII. We believe that the Lord's Supper and
the washing of one another's feet should be practiced by saints of
God until Jesus comes.
VIII. We believe that the Gospel is the
power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth and that is
commanded to be preached to every creature; that all men are
responsible for the manner in which they hear.
IX. We believe that there is but one true
church and that every member thereof is an heir of God and joint
heir with Christ, if so be that we suffer with Him that we may be
also glorified together. (Romans 8:17)
X. We believe in the support of the
ministry as set forth in scriptures. (I Corinthians 16:1-2;
Acts 11:29-30; Romans 15:28; II Corinthians 9:6-11)
XI. We believe in the Doctrine of
Salvation for sinners through the blood of Jesus Christ for a
cleansing from all sin.
XII. We believe in Sanctification as
taught in St. John, 17; Romans 12:1-2; I Thessalonians 5; II Timothy
2:21, to all believers in Christ as a preparation for sacred
service. It is the result of complete consecration and is a
second work of Grace received after regeneration.
Sanctification is wrought by the baptism of the Holy Ghost and is an
increase of power, makes the Christian more able to stand against
the wiles of Satan, better qualified for the service of the Lord,
and brings increased joy to the Christian's heart. We do not
believe in speaking in an unknown tongue as a witness of the
baptism.
XIII. We believe in the divine healing of
the body as set forth in the fifth chapter of James.
XIV. We believe that we have an advocate
with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and that He is a
propitiation for our sins and not for ours only, but for the sins of
the world.
XV. We believe in the resurrection of the
dead, of the just and the unjust and that the happiness of the
righteous and the punishment of the wicked will be
eternal.