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WE
BELIEVE:
The
MYSTERY “Hid in God” (Ephesians 3:5) was the divine purpose to make of Jew and
Gentile a whole new thing, that is, the Church, which is Christ’s Body. The
revelation of this Mystery was committed to Paul, and it is in his writings
alone that we find the doctrine, position, walk and destiny of the Church, The
Body of Christ.
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The verbal inspiration and
plenary authority of the BIBLE
in its original writings.
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The eternal trinity of the GODHEAD (Romans 1:18-22).
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The eternal deity, virgin birth, vicarious death, and
spotless humanity of the LORD JESUS CHRIST
(as detailed in the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John and prophesied by men ordained by God in the Old
Testament books, Philippians 2:1-11).
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MANKIND by nature is sinful
and under the condemnation of God (Romans 5:12-14).
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Personal SALVATION is by God’s grace, through
faith alone
(no outward "expression of faith"; Romans 4:4) in the crucified,
buried, risen, and glorified Christ (Ephesians 2:8,9).
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The
ETERNAL SECURITY
of all the saved (Titus 3:4-7, Ephesians 1:13).
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The personality, deity and distinctive operations of the HOLY SPIRIT
throughout time in regards to His dealing with mankind as demonstrated throughout the
bible.
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The essential unity of all believers of the present dispensation as
members of
the one true Church, the BODY OF CHRIST
(Ephesians 4:1-6, Philippians 2:1-2,).
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The GIFTS enumerated in Ephesians 4:7-16, have been given for the
building up of the Body of Christ.
The sign gifts of the Acts period were temporary in character, and have
ceased until the completion of Jesus Christ’s revelation to the apostle
Paul (1 Corinthians 13, especially 13:8-10)
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Communion as revealed through Paul for the members of the Body of Christ
“TILL HE COME” (1 Corinthians 11:18-34).
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All believers are made
members of the Body of Christ by ONE DIVINE BAPTISM of the indwelling Holy
Spirit (Ephesians 4:4-6; Romans 6:4), by which also they are identified with
Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. In the light of I Corinthians
1:17, Ephesians 4:5 and Colossians 2:12, we affirm that water baptism has no
place in God’s spiritual program for the Body of Christ in this dispensation
of grace.
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The RESURRECTION of the Body (Ephesians 2:1-7; ref. 1 Corinthians 15 especially
15:50-54).
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The Pre-tribulation RAPTURE of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2
Thessalonians 2, 1 Corinthians 15:51,52)
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The personal, Pre-millennial RETURN OF CHRIST to reign on earth (Revelation 1:7,
Matthew 24:1-30, Isaiah 60-66).
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The ETERNAL PUNISHMENT of the unsaved dead
(Ephesians 4:17-19).
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