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We believe in
the one true and living God, consisting of the Father, Word, and
the Holy Ghost. 1
John 5:7
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We believe
the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God
and the only safe rule of faith and practice.
2 Tim 3:16
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We believe in
the doctrine of the unconditional election, and that God chose His
people in Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world. Eph
1:4-5
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We believe in
the doctrine of original sin.
Rom 5:12, 17, 18
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We believe
man is unable to recover himself from his fallen state of death by
nature. John 6:44
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We believe
that sinners are justified in the sight of God only by the imputed
righteousness of Christ. Rom
3:24
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We believe
that God’s elect are called, regenerated, and sanctified by the
Holy Spirit. Rom
8:33-34
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We believe
the saints shall be preserved in grace and shall never fall
finally away. 1 Pet
1:3-5
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We believe
that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances of Jesus
Christ and that the true believers are the only subjects of
baptism and that immersion is the scriptural mode.
Acts 8:35-37, 1 Cor 11:25-27
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We believe
that as Jesus Christ washed His disciple’s’ feet, we ought to
wash one another feet. John
13:14
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We believe in
the resurrection of the dead when Christ shall come to gather His
jewels; that the felicity of the righteous and the punishment of
the wicked will be eternal. Matt
25:34-46, 1 Cor 15:49-54
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We believe
that no minister has any right to administer the ordinances of the
church except those who have been regularly or scripturally
baptized, called of God and come under the imposition of the hands
of the presbytery. Jer
1:5
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We believe
that none but regularly baptized members have a right to commune
at the Lord’s table. Luke 22:11, John 13:5
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