- I believe in the existence of one only living and true God,
the creator,
preserver, and governor of the universe.
- I believe that the one God exists in three persons: the
Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- I believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments were
given by inspiration of God, and are a revelation of His will to men,
and
the sufficient and only rule of faith and practice.
- I believe that mankind, in their natural state, are
destitute of
holiness, under the power of sin, and worthy of the wrath of God.
- I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, is the only savior
of sinners,
and that by His perfect obedience, sufferings, and death, He made full
atonement as the only sacrifice for sin, so that all who believe in Him
will surely be saved.
- I believe that due to the pervasive sinfulness of man,
all must be
regenerated by the power of the Holy Spirit in order to be saved.
- I believe that we are justified by the righteousness
of Christ alone,
through faith, and not by any deeds of our own; and that while good
works
are inseparable from a true and living faith, they can never be the
meritorious
ground of salvation before God.
- I believe that holiness of life, and love for God, for
our fellowmen,
and for ourselves, are essential evidences of the Christian character.
- I believe that, besides God, no other being is to be
worshiped and
adored, and that all three persons of the sacred Trinity are worthy of
our worship, which, to be acceptable, must be offered through no other
mediation than that of Jesus Christ.
- I believe that there will be a resurrection of the dead
and a day
of judgment; and that the happiness of the righteous, and the
punishment
of the wicked, commence at death, and continue forever.
- I believe that any number of true Christians, duly
organized, constitute
a Church of Christ, of which Christ is the only Head; and that the
sacraments
of the Church are baptism and communion.
- I believe that Christ appointed the preaching of the
gospel for
the conversion of men and for the instruction of His people, and that
it
is the duty of His church to carry into effect the Savior’s command, “Go
into all the world, and preach the gospel to everyone."
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