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IN ESSENTIAL BELIEFS: WE HAVE UNITYThere is one Body and one Spiritthere is one Lord, one faith, one baptism and one God and Father of us all Eph. 4:4-6IN ALL OUR BELIEFS: WE SHOW CHARITY...if I hold in my mind not only all human knowledge but also the very secrets of God, and if I have the faith that can move mountains - but have no love, I amount to nothing at all. 1 Cor. 13:2IN NON-ESSENTIAL BELIEFS: WE HAVE LIBERTYAccept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable mattersWho are you to judge someone elses servant? To his own master he stands or fallsSo then each of us will give an account of himself to GodSo whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Rom. 14:1, 4, 12, 22THE ESSENTIALSOne God - The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent I AM, the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son and Holy Spirit - commonly known as the Trinity (Deut. 6-4, Isaiah 43:10-11, Matt. 28:19).The Deity of Jesus Christ - Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The Scriptures declare: His virgin birth (Matt. 1:23, Luke 1:31-35). His sinless life (Heb 7;26, 1 Peter 2:22). His miracles (Acts 2:22, Acts 10:38). His substitutionary sacrifice on the cross (1 Cor. 15:3, 2 Cor. 5:21). His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matt. 28:6, Luke 24:39, 1 Cor.15:4).His ascension to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9-11, Heb. 1:3). Salvation is only through the belief and acceptance of Jesus Christ.The Holy Spirit - We believe that the Holy Spirit is the caring Spirit of God the Father who empowers us to live holy lives and to minister to those around us more effectively. We believe that the Holy Spirit baptizes us (a) into the Body of Christ, (b) into the fullness of His supernatural power. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of all the biblical spiritual gifts (Gal 5:16, Luke 24:49, Acts 1:8, 1 Cor. 12).The Church - The Church has a mission to seek and save all who have not come to the knowledge of Jesus christ. We believe the Church consists of the people who, throughout time, have accepted Gods offer of redemption 0 regardless of religious denomination - through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ (Matt. 28:19-20, Eph. 1:22-23, 2:19-22).The Blessed Hope - We believe in the personal, visible return of Christ to the earth. We believe in the resurrection of the body and the final judgment resulting in the eternal blessing of the righteous and the endless punishment of the wicked (1 Thes. 4:16-17, Matt. 25:31-46).