1. We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. It is the utmost authority and an infallible rule for faith and life.
2. We believe that there is but one living and true God, which exists eternally in Three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. We believe that the triune God is the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of the entire universe.
4. We believe that Adam was created in the image of God. When Adam sinned against God, he consequently incurred physical death and separation from God, bringing sin upon all humanity. Therefore, human being needs salvation.
5. We believe that after the fall of man, God in His mercy and grace grants salvation to all who come to Him through Jesus Christ, and gives them eternal life.
6. We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. He was born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, obeyed the law of God, died on the cross as a vicarious and victorious atonement for our sin and rose bodily on the third day. He ascended to the Father's right side and gave the Holy Spirit to the church.
7. We believe that it is by grace that we are saved. In response to the calling of the Holy Spirit, those who trust in Jesus Christ are redeemed and given eternal life. We believe that Jesus Christ intercedes for His redeemed and it is only through Him that we are able to come before our Heavenly Father.
8. We believe that every sinner who repents is a renewed person, called to live and glorify God by the Holy Spirit. Believers' good deeds are the fruit of the Christian life and not the means for claiming righteousness.
9. We believe that God is our Lord and that believers are not bound by rules set outside of the Bible.
10. We believe that the Church is the body of Christ consisting of a local body of believers. They belong to Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit indwells in every believer in Christ. We further believe that the Church is called to grow to the fullest as the body of Christ by way of worship, fellowship, discipleship, sacrament, and declaration and demonstration of the Good News of Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.
11. We believe that every disciple holds the position and responsibility of priesthood.
12. We believe that the end of the world is the completion of Salvation: that Jesus Christ shall come again personally to consummate His Kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the unrighteous unto eternal punishment and the resurrection of the righteous unto eternal glory in the new heaven and the new earth.

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