Because of original sin, unregenerate human beings are incapable of pleasing or commending themselves to God. As a result, all of mankind became separated from God the image of God in man was distorted mankind became subject to the power of the devil and the sinful nature was passed on to all their progeny. Adam and Eve, the first human beings, chose to rebel against God and go their own way.
We believe God created mankind in His image. We believe 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 through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. God is eternally existent in three persons, yet one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe in the One True God, the Sovereign, eternal Creator of all that exists, both seen and unseen. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, only, infallible, inerrant, authoritative Word of God. The core of what we believe, live in, and teach may be best captured in our daily prayer.įor those needing/desiring a few more thoughts: In other words, if you want to know what a person (or an organization) really believes, their creeds may not tell you nearly as much as how they live. Our real idea of God may lie buried under the rubbish of conventional religious notions and may require an intelligent and vigorous search before it is finally unearthed and exposed for what it is."
Compared with our actual thoughts about Him, our creedal statements are of little consequence. Tozer, "That our idea of God corresponds as nearly as possible to the true being of God is of immense importance to us.
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