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Statement
of Faith
The Bible,
the infallible, authoritative Word of God, was verbally inspired by the
Holy Ghost in the original autographs of the Old and New Testaments, and
was without error in all it affirms. Neither deletions nor additions
thereto are according to scripture.
God,
the Creator and sustainer of the universe, while being one God, has
revealed Himself in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - and yet
is one God.
Jesus
Christ existed with the Father from the beginning and is therefore wholly
God. The Father sent Jesus Christ, His Son, to this world for the purpose
of re-establishing our relationship with the Father. Jesus Christ was
conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, taking on a
human nature and living a sinless life. In order to fulfill His purpose
in coming, Christ became the substitutionary sacrifice for all the sin
of the world as He died upon the cross and as He bodily rose
to heaven to intercede for us as High Priest. In the days ahead, Jesus
Christ will come to judge the living and the dead as the righteous judge.
The
Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for the salvation and regeneration
of lost and sinful man. Only by means of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit
is the Christian enabled to live the godly life to which the Bible calls
all people.
Man,
having been created by God in His Image, sinned against God and thereby
severed a relationship with God and fell into a continuing state of sin
and separation from God. No one can know God unless he believes in the
name of Jesus Christ, accepts Him as his personal Savior and thereby receives
salvation through Him. Salvation, a gift of God's grace, is attained only
by faith in Jesus Christ. Communion with God and the rewards afforded
are everlasting, as are the separation and punishment for those who do
not receive Him.
All
groups using The Country Place must agree completely with this Statement
of Faith. |