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We believe:
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God,(1) who is infinitely perfect,(2) existing eternally
in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.(3)
([1] Deuteronomy 6:4, [2] Matthew 5:48,
[3] Matthew 28:19)
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| 2. Jesus Christ is the true God and
the true man.(4) He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born
of the virgin Mary.(5) He died upon the cross, the Just for the
unjust,(6) as a substitutionary sacrifice,(7) and all
who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.(8)
He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures.(9) He
is now at the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High
Priest.(10) He will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness
and peace.(11)
([4] Philippians 2:6-11, [5] Luke
1:3438, [6] I Peter 3:18, [7] Hebrews 2:9, [8] Romans 5:9, [9] Acts
2:2324, [10] Hebrews 8:1, [11] Matthew 26:64)
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| 3. The Holy Spirit is a divine
person,(12) sent to dwell, guide, teach, empower the
believer,(13) and convince the world of sin, of righteousness,
and of judgment.(14)
([12] John 14:1518, [13] John 16:13,
Acts 1:8, [14] John 16:711)
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| 4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant
as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation
of His will for the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only
rule of Christian faith and practice.(15)
([15] 2 Peter 1:2021, 2 Timothy
3:1516)
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| 5. Man was originally created in the
image and likeness of God:(16) he fell through disobedience, incurring
thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful
nature,(17) are separated from the life of God, and can be saved
only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.(18) The
portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious
torment;(19) and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and
bliss.(20)
([16] Genesis 1:27, [17] Romans 3:23, [18]
1 Corinthians15:2023, [19] Revelation 21:8, [20] Revelation
21:14)
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| 6. Salvation has been provided
through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him
are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and
become the children of God.(21)
([21] Titus 3:47)
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| 7. It is the will of God that each
believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified
wholly,(22) being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated
to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective
service.(23) This is both a crisis and a progressive experience
wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to
conversion.(24)
([22] 1 Thessalonians 5:23, [23] Acts 1:8,
[24] Romans 6:114)
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| 8. Provision is made in the
redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal
body.(25) Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught
in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church in this present
age.(26)
([25] Matthew 8:1617, [26] James
5:1316)
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| 9. The Church consists of all those
who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and
are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church,
(27) which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world
as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations.(28) The local
church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship
of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship,
the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances of Baptism
and the Lord's Supper.(29)
([27] Ephesians 1:2223, [28] Matthew
28:1920, [29] Acts 2:4147)
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| 10. There shall be a bodily
resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection
unto life;(30) for the latter, a resurrection unto
judgment.(31)
([30] 1 Corinthians 15:2023, [31]
John 5:2829)
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| 11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus
Christ is imminent(32) and will be personal, visible, and
premillennial.(33) This is the believer's blessed hope and is
a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful
service.(34)
([32] Hebrews 10:37, [33] Luke 21:27, [34]
Titus 2:1114)
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YMCA, 300 N. 7th St.
offices: 110 Putnam Street, Marietta, Ohio 45750
phone: (740) 376-9816
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