OUR FAITH AND PREACHING
Our faith and preaching builds on the entire Bible as God's final and conclusive revelation of His word and will. We preach:
The cross of Christ as the center of the gospel and the cornerstone of God's New Covenant, and its principles as the life-giving element in God's plan for the church.
The word of the cross of Christ as the power not only for salvation, but as an everlasting, ever-efficient power for living the life as a Christian.
The (physical) death of Christ and the shedding of His blood as the everlasting atonement for sin, and His death and resurrection as the foundation for our salvation and Christian life by grace through faith.
Repentance from sin unto a transformed life, and a lifestyle consistent with the Word of God, and for which the Holy Spirit is the power source.
Full emersion water baptism after salvation as an "answer of a good conscience toward God" (not a prerequisite for salvation), and the baptism of the Holy Spirit with tongues as the power for ministry for believers, also today.
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as 3 persons in the Godhead.
The church as the body of Christ on this earth, as betrothed to Christ, and destined to be the bride of Christ.
The spiritual gifts and ministries being the same now as in the days of the apostles.
The rapture of the church to Heaven before the wrath of God comes upon the earth.
The eternal judgement with damnation for the ungodly and salvation for the justified by faith in Christ.
The necessity of missionary work and preaching of the gospel for all people of all nations.
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