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There is one God existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin (Matthew 1:18 & 23), led a sinless life, took on Himself all our sins (Romans 5:8-9), died on a cross, rose again (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), and is seated at the right hand of the Father as our mediator (Hebrews 9:15) and advocate (1 John 2:1). The Bible is God’s Word, inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16-17), and is the authority on all matters (2 Peter 1:20-21). All people sin and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) and will face eternal separation from God unless they come into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ (John 3:16-17). Salvation is a free gift from God (Ephesians 2:8-9) that can only be received by faith in Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12, Galatians 2:16). The fourfold function of the local church is: worship, instruction, fellowship and expressions of faith in Jesus Christ (Acts 2:41-47). God works through members of His church to equip the saints and evangelize the skeptics (Matthew 28:18-20). A church should offer God’s love and redemption to all people without prejudice or condemnation (John 3:16-18). And in so doing, a church must also uphold the Word of God, should not engage in moral compromise (Romans 12:2) and therefore should not affirm the sins of: sexual immorality, idolatry, adultery, homo-sexuality, stealing, greed, drunkenness, slander, swindling (1 Corinthians 6:9-10), murder, strife, deceit, malice, gossip (Romans 1:21-32), witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, self ambition, factions or envy (Galatians 5:19-21). Christians are called to holiness in all aspects of life (Galatians 5:22-25) and to become conformed to the image of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29). NOTE: CreatingChristianCommunities.com™ reserves the right to remove from positions of leadership and to refuse service to any one who in our opinion is in conflict with our statement of belief or with the structure and strategy of our cell-based church system. |
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