  
XVIII. ARTICLES OF FAITH
A) We believe…the Bible is the inspired and only infallible authoritative Word
of God.
B) …there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God
the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
C) ...in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless
life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, is His bodily
resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His personal
future return to this earth to reign in power and glory.
D) ...in the Blessed Hope -the rapture of the elect at Christ's coming.
E) ...the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith
in the precious blood of Christ.
F) …in irresistible Grace, regeneration by the Holy Spirit which is absolutely
essential for personal salvation.
G) ...the redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the human
body in answer to believing prayer.
H) ...the regeneration of the Holy Spirit, according to the scriptures, is given
to believers who receive new life.
I) ...in the total depravity of natural man - All men are sinners by nature and
are dead to spiritual things while in their natural state.
J) ...in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the
Christian is enabled to live a holy life.
K) …in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting
life, and the other to everlasting damnation.
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