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Preaching the Living WORD through the Written WORD - 2 Tim 4:2 - |
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Beliefs I.
The Holy Scriptures A.
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the
Old and New Testaments to be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final
authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible
and God-breathed. (II Tim. 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20, 21). II.
The Godhead A.
We believe in one Triune God,
eternally existing in three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--identical
in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and
perfections. (Matt. 17:5; 28:19-20; John 1:1-4; II Cor. 13:14; I John 5:6,
7). B.
The Person and Work of Christ 1. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God,
became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy
Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and
redeem sinful men. (Luke 1:35; John 1:1,2,14; Phil. 2:5-11; Col. 1:15-18). 2. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our
redemption through His death on the cross as a representative,
substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His
literal, physical resurrection from the dead. (Rom. 3:24,25; Eph. 1:7; I
Peter 1:3-5; 2:24). 3. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and is
now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills
the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate. (Rom. 8:34; I Tim. 2:4-6; I John 2:1-2). C.
The Person and Work of the Holy
Spirit 1. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the
world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; that He is the supernatural
Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers one time into the body of
Christ, eternally dwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption at the
point of acknowledging Christ as Lord and Savior. (John 16:7-11; Rom. 8:9; I
Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:13,14). 2. We believe that He is the Divine Teacher who guides believers
into all truth; that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be
filled with the Spirit. (John 14:17; 16:13; Eph 5:18; I John 2:27). III. The Total Depravity of Man A.
We believe that man was created in
the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin the race fell,
inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and that man is
totally depraved, and of himself utterly unable to remedy his lost condition.
(Rom. 3:22,23; Rom. 5:12; I Cor. 15:21,22). IV.
Salvation A.
We believe that salvation is the gift
of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on V.
The Eternal Security and Assurance of
Believers A.
We believe that all the redeemed,
once saved are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever.
(John 10:27-30; Rom. 8:38,39; I Cor. 1:4-8; I Peter 1:5). B.
We believe that it is the privilege
of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the
testimony of God's Word; which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian
liberty as an occasion to the flesh. ( Click here for complete GBC Constitution and GBC By-Laws |
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