Those Things Most Surely Believed Among Us Luke 1:1
1- We believe in the one true and living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Deuteronomy 6:4, 1 Corinthians 8:5-6, 1 John 5:7
2- We believe the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the word of God, and the only rule of faith and practice Romans 15:4. 2 Timothy 3:15-17
3- We believe in the doctrine of original sin; we believe in man's impotency to recover himself from the fallen state he is in by nature by his own free will and ability.
Psalm 51:5, John 1:12-13; 6:44 Romans 3:10-23:5:12:8:7
4- We believe in the doctrine of unconditional election and that God chose his people in Christ before the foundation of the world. Romans 5:10: 9:11, Ephesians 1:4-12, 2 Timothy 1:9
5- We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God only by the imputed righteousness of Christ. John 6:29, Romans 3:20; 4:2;,8,25; 5:1, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9
6- We believe that God's elect shall be called, regenerated, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, and that the saints shall be preserved in grace and never fall finally away. John 6:29, 37-40, 45; 10:28, Romans 8:28-30, 38-39, 2 Timothy 1:8-10
7- We believe that good works are fruits of the spirit and follow after justification, and that they only justify us in the sight of men and are evidences of our gracious state. Matthew 5:16, Acts 10:2; 16:14, Romans 4:2; 13:3, Ephesians 2:8-10; 5:9, Titus 2:14; 3:8, 2 Peter 1:5-11
8- We believe in the resurrection of the dead and in a general judgement, and that the joy of the righteous shall be eternal and the punishment of the wicked everlasting. Job 19:25-27, Matthew 25:31-46, John 5:28-29
9- We believe that baptism and the Lord's supper are ordinances of Jesus Christ, and true believers are the only subjects of baptism, and that immersion is the biblical method. Matthew 3:14-16, Acts 2:38; 8:36-39, Matthew 26:26-29, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
10- We believe that as our Lord and Savior washed his disciples' feet, we ought to wash one another's feet. John 13:4-12
Deuteronomy 6:4, 1 Corinthians 8:5-6, 1 John 5:7
2- We believe the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the word of God, and the only rule of faith and practice Romans 15:4. 2 Timothy 3:15-17
3- We believe in the doctrine of original sin; we believe in man's impotency to recover himself from the fallen state he is in by nature by his own free will and ability.
Psalm 51:5, John 1:12-13; 6:44 Romans 3:10-23:5:12:8:7
4- We believe in the doctrine of unconditional election and that God chose his people in Christ before the foundation of the world. Romans 5:10: 9:11, Ephesians 1:4-12, 2 Timothy 1:9
5- We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God only by the imputed righteousness of Christ. John 6:29, Romans 3:20; 4:2;,8,25; 5:1, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9
6- We believe that God's elect shall be called, regenerated, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, and that the saints shall be preserved in grace and never fall finally away. John 6:29, 37-40, 45; 10:28, Romans 8:28-30, 38-39, 2 Timothy 1:8-10
7- We believe that good works are fruits of the spirit and follow after justification, and that they only justify us in the sight of men and are evidences of our gracious state. Matthew 5:16, Acts 10:2; 16:14, Romans 4:2; 13:3, Ephesians 2:8-10; 5:9, Titus 2:14; 3:8, 2 Peter 1:5-11
8- We believe in the resurrection of the dead and in a general judgement, and that the joy of the righteous shall be eternal and the punishment of the wicked everlasting. Job 19:25-27, Matthew 25:31-46, John 5:28-29
9- We believe that baptism and the Lord's supper are ordinances of Jesus Christ, and true believers are the only subjects of baptism, and that immersion is the biblical method. Matthew 3:14-16, Acts 2:38; 8:36-39, Matthew 26:26-29, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
10- We believe that as our Lord and Savior washed his disciples' feet, we ought to wash one another's feet. John 13:4-12