Synopsis of Faith

SYNOPSIS OF FAITH
1) We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the
infallible Word of God, given to man by inspiration of the Holy Ghost. (II
Tim 3:16; II Peter 1:21)

2) We believe the Scriptures to furnish an all-sufficient rule of faith and
practice for Christians in all the world. (Romans 1:17, 10:11, 12:14;
Galatians 6:16; Phil 3:16)

3) We believe Christians must look to the New Testament as their only
rule of faith and practice. (Hebrews 9:17; Eph 2:15)

4) We believe in only one true and living God, in Jesus Christ His Son,
and the Holy Ghost as revealed in the Scriptures of both the Old and
New Testaments.

5) We believe sin entered the world by the sin of one man, Adam, and
death by sin passed upon all. (Romans 5:12,19)

6)We believe in the necessity of regeneration of begetting with the Word
of Truth. (James 1:18; John 1:1,3; I Peter 1:2,3)

7)We believe in the necessity of a New Birth as a means of entering into
the Kingdom of God. (John 3:5; Matt 7:21)

8) We believe that repentance and conversion are essential before
baptism. (Acts 2:28, 3:19)

9) We believe this is accomplished by the faithful preaching of the
Gospel. (Matt 28:19,20; Mark 16:15,16)

10) We believe baptism to be the immersion of a penitent believer in
water as a line of distinction between the world and the church. (Mark
1:4,5; Acts 2:38; Acts 8:36,39; I Cor. 10:2, 12:13; Gal 3:27)

11) We believe the Lord's Supper and feet washing are ordinances of
Jesus Christ and commanded by Him to be observed by His Church till
He comes again. (Matt 26:27; I Cor. 11:26; John 13:4-7; I Peter 2:21)

12) We believe in the resurrection of the bodies, both of the just and the
unjust, and that the happiness of one and the punishment of the other
will be alike --eternal. (John 5:28; Acts 24:15; Matt 25:46; I Cor.
15:20,42,44)

13) We believe converted, born-again believers in Jesus Christ must be
faithful in their stewardship until death or until the Lord returns in
order to be eternally saved. (Matt 10:22, 24:13; Mark 13:13; I Cor. 4:2;
James 1:12; Rev 2:10, 22:14