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WHAT WE BELIEVE Articles of Faith - Temple Baptist Church, Charles City, Iowa
I. THE SCRIPTURES We believe that the Holy Bible in the original manuscripts of the sixty-six canonical books was verbally inspired of God, and the product of Spirit-controlled men. We believe that the Bible is truth in its entirety, and speaks without error and with complete authority on any topic it presents. We believe the Bible to be the center of Christian fellowship, and the final and supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions shall be tried. Matthew 5:18, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, and 2 Peter 1:19-21 We believe the proliferation of versions and paraphrases is a subtle attack of Satan upon the Scriptures. We accept the King James Authorized version as an accurate and reliable translation from the best manuscripts. We will use it for preaching, teaching, and memorization. 2 Peter 1:30, Deuteronomy 4:2, Proverbs 30:5-6, and Revelation 22:18-19 II. THE TRUE GOD We believe there is one and only one living and true God, an infinite Spirit, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honor, confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. Exodus 20:2-3, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Revelation 4:11, and 1 John 5:7 III. JESUS CHRIST We believe the whole substance and strength of the Christian Faith centers in Jesus Christ who in the beginning was, who was with God and who is God. We believe that all things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. We believe that in Him was and is, and shall be life eternal. We believe that Jesus, the pre-existent Son of God was begotten of the Holy Ghost in a miraculous manner, born of Mary, a virgin, as no other man was ever born or can ever be born of a woman and that He is both the Son of God and God the Son. In thus being born of a woman, Jesus Christ became humanity's son by a human birth. We believe Jesus Christ to have been tempted in all points like we are, and yet without sin. We believe the miracles of Christ were literally accomplished as revealed in the Scriptures, the proper insignia of His royalty and divinity. We believe that He died for our sins, was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. We believe this man, the Lord Jesus Christ because He ever liveth, hath an unchangeable priesthood, wherefore He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. John 1:1-4,
Matthew 1:18-25, John 1:14, Acts 13:23, Romans
1:3, Galatians 4:4, IV. THE HOLY SPIRIT We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, with god the Father and God the Son and of the same nature; that He was active in the creation; that in His relation to the unbelieving world He restrains the Evil One until God's purpose is fulfilled; that He convicts of sin, righteousness, and of judgment; He is the agent in the New Birth; that He seals, endues, guides, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies, and helps the believer. John 14:16-17,
Matthew 23:19, Hebrews 9:14, John 14:26, Luke
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