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Beliefs I. The Holy Scriptures A. We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to
be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life,
inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. (II Tim.
3:16-17; II Peter 1:20, 21). II. The Godhead A. We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three
persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--identical in nature, co-equal in power
and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections. (Matt. 17:5;
28:19-20; John 1:1-4; II Cor. 13:14; I John 5:6, 7). III. The
Son A. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God,
became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy
Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem
sinful men. (Luke 1:35; John 1:1,2,14; Phil. 2:5-11; Col. 1:15-18). B. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our
redemption through His death on the cross as a representative,
substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His
literal, physical resurrection from the dead. (Rom. 3:24,25; Eph. 1:7; I
Peter 1:3-5; 2:24). C. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and is
now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills
the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate. (Rom. 8:34; I Tim.
2:4-6; I John 2:1-2). D. We believe in that "Blessed Hope", the personal,
imminent, pre-tribulation and premillennial coming of the Lord Jesus Christ
for His redeemed ones; and in His subsequent return to Earth, with His
saints, to establish His Millennial Kingdom. (Zech. 14:4-11; I Thess. 1:10;
4:13-18; 5:9; Rev. 3:10; Rev. 19:11-16; 20:1-6). IV. The
Holy Spirit A. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the
world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; that He is the supernatural
Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers one time into the body of
Christ, eternally dwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption at the
point of acknowledging Christ as Lord and Savior. (John 16:7-11; Rom. 8:9; I
Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:13,14). B. We believe that He is the Divine Teacher who guides believers
into all truth; that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be
filled with the Spirit. (John 14:17; 16:13; Eph 5:18; I John
2:27). V. The Total Depravity of Man A. We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of
God, but that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and
became alienated from God; and that man is totally depraved, and of himself
utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. (Rom. 3:22,23; Rom. 5:12; I Cor.
15:21,22). VI. Salvation A. We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by
grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious
blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins. (John
3:16-18; Rom. 10:9,10; Eph 2:8-10). VII. The Eternal
Security and Assurance of Believers A. We believe that all the redeemed, once saved are kept by God's
power and are thus secure in Christ forever. (John 10:27-30; Rom. 8:38,39; I
Cor. 1:4-8; I Peter 1:5). B. We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in
the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God's Word; which,
however, clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion to the
flesh. (Rom. 6:1,2; Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:11,12). Click here for complete GBC Constitution and GBC By-Laws
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Grace Bible Church · 4000 E. Collins Rd · PO Box #3762 · Gillette, WY · (307) 686-1516 |
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