"Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. "
Jude 3
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Articles of Faith |
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We believe in only one true and living God and the Trinity of persons in the Godhead – Father, Son, and Holy Ghost – and yet not three but one God.
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We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the revealed word of God, and the only rule of faith and practice.
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We believe in the fall of Adam and the consequent depravity of human nature, and that all men, by nature, are in a state of wrath, and utterly unable to recover themselves by their own free will and ability into the favor of God.
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We believe that God, before the foundation of the world, chose a definite number of the human race in Christ Jesus to salvation, and they in particular are saved.
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We believe that all who are chosen in Christ shall be called, regenerated, sanctified by the Holy Spirit, and they are justified in the sight of God by the righteousness of Christ imputed unto them, and all will be preserved through grace and will never fall finally away.
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We believe that faith is a gift of God. Good works, the result of faith, justify us in the sight of men and angels and are evidences of our salvation.
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We believe that baptism, the Lord's supper, and washing of the saint's feet are ordinances of Jesus Christ which are to be perpetually observed by the church. True believers are the only proper subjects for baptism, and immersion is the only mode. None but baptized believers may participate in the observation of the Lord's supper and washing of the saint's feet.
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We believe that no man has the right to administer the ordinances of the gospel, unless he is called of God, holds to these confessions, is regularly baptized, and has come under the imposition of the hands of a presbytery.
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We believe in the resurrection both of the just and the unjust, and the happiness of the righteous and the punishment of the wicked will be everlasting.
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