****NA CHCHurch What We Believe****

(Our Articles of Faith)

1.      There is but One Living and True God, the Great Creator, and there

are three persons in the Godhead. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. (The Trinity)

Ref: Genesis 1:1-27; Matthew 28:19; I John 5:7

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2.      We believe the Holy Bible to be the inspired, infallible Word of God.

Ref: II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20-21

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3.      We believe we are justified when we repent of our sins, and believe in Jesus Christ.

Ref: Mark 1:15; Acts 13:38-39; Romans 5:1

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4.      We believe Sanctification to be the second work of Grace, subsequent to Salvation.

Ref: John 15:2; 17:16-17; Ephesians 5:25-27; I John 1:9

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5.      We believe in the baptism with the Holy Ghost, and speaking

with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.

Ref: Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:6

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6.      We believe in divine healing for the body.  We do not condemn medical science.

Ref: Acts 3:2-12; 9:32-43; 5:15-16; James 5:14

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7.      We believe every blessing we receive from God including Divine

healing, comes through the merits of the atonement.

Ref: Romans 5:11; James 1:16-17

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8.      We believe in the operation of the nine gifts of the Spirit and

encourage our people to so live that these gifts may be manifested in their lives.

Ref: I Corinthians 12:1-12

9.      We believe in the imminent rapture of the church, and the personal,

pre-millennial Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ref: Acts 1:10-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 1:7

10.  We, as a church, believe in the eternal redemption of all saints who are faithful to the end.

Ref: I Corinthians 10:12; Galatians 5:4 Matthew 24:13; Revelation 2:10.

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11.  We believe all who die out of Christ will be punished eternally, but those

who die in Him shall share His glory forever.

Ref: Daniel 12:2; Matthew 25:46; John 5:29; Jude 7

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12.  We believe the Bride of Christ is composed of the entire Spiritual Church.

Ref: I Corinthians 12:25; II Corinthians 11:2; Galatians 3:28-29; Ephesians 4:16; 5:23-33; Revelation 19:7-8

13.  We require all our ministers to speak the same thing, and that there

be no division among us in doctrine concerning our Articles of Faith.

Ref: I Corinthians 1:10

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