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 There
is one God, the Creator and Preserver of all things. He exists eternally
in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The sixty-six canonical books of the Bible as originally
written comprise God's Word written, and hence are free from error. They
are our sole authority for what we are to believe and how we are to live.
Mankind, created in the image of God, fell into sin in Adam
and is now sinful both by nature and by choice, the outcome of which is
eternal death. From this condition we can be saved only by the grace of
God through faith, on the basis of the work of the Son, Jesus Christ,
and by the agency of the Holy Spirit.
 The
eternal Son became incarnate by being born of the virgin Mary; He is both
true God and true man. He lived a sinless life and died on the cross as
our substitute, shedding His blood for the remission of our sins. He rose
bodily from the dead and will return again bodily to complete His saving
work and to consummate the plan of God.
As believers who have turned to God by faith in Jesus Christ,
we are accountable to God for living a life separated from sin, as characterized
by the fruit of the Spirit. It is our responsibility to contribute by
word and deed to the mission of the church.
The church is a living organism comprised of all believers
in Jesus Christ. We are to engage in the building up of the Body of Christ
through the ministry of the Word, sharing the truth of the gospel, and
making disciples.
At the time of God's choosing, the bodies of all persons
will experience resurrection, believers to a state of joy in the presence
of God, and unbelievers to eternal punishment.
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