"We believe that certain truths are indispensable for genuine Christian life and witness. Among these truths:
- We believe that God has revealed Himself to us in His creation, in the Bible, and in His son, Jesus Christ. God is to be worshiped and obeyed as the source and Lord of all life.
- We believe that people were originally created innocent and pure, but that the first of these fell through the sin of disobedience to God. All people and all creation since then have been separated from God. Therefore, all people are corrupt in body, soul, and spirit by nature, and are in need of reconciliation with God.
- We believe that Jesus Christ is God's unique Son. Jesus was sent to our world as God in the flesh. He was fully God and fully man. He came to reveal God to us and to provide a way for us to know God personally and have eternal life with Him.
- We believe that God has graciously provided salvation through Jesus Christ. Jesus died on the cross as the substitutionary atonement for sin, and rose again from the dead to open the way to new life with God. All who place their complete trust in Jesus Christ are saved from their fallen condition by God's grace alone, apart from works or merit
- We believe that God's Holy Spirit gives new and eternal spiritual life to all who receive Jesus Christ by faith. The Holy Spirit indwells the believer, providing power for service and enabling a holy lifestyle.
- We believe in the Trinity - that God is one, but three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- We believe in the Church as the body of Christ, both universal and local. We acknowledge the commission of Christ to the church to proclaim the Good News to all people and to make disciples. We acknowledge the command of Christ to love our neighbors, resulting in service to the church and to society.
- We believe that the Kingdom of God has come to us in the person of Jesus Christ on earth and that He will return to earth. His return will occur to complete the establishment of God's eternal reign over all creation."
Approved on February 24, 2008 as part of 2008 Revised Constitution
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