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We believe in ONE GOD, eternally existing in THREE PERSONS: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deut. 6:4; II Cor. 13:14; Eph. 4:4-6; Matt. 28:19).

We believe the LORD JESUS CHRIST was: conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, is true God and true man (Luke 1:35; Rom. 1:3-4; Phil. 2:6-9).

We believe the HOLY SPIRIT: convicts and regenerates unbelievers; baptizes, indwells, seals, enlightens, and empowers believers (Jn. 16:8; Titus 3:5; I Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:13, 17, 18, 3:16).

We believe the ENTIRE BIBLE is verbally inspired of God and without error in the original writings, and is the final authority in faith and practice (Ps.12:7; 119:89; II Tim. 3:16-17; II Pet. 1:21).

We believe the APOSTLE PAUL is a DISTINCT APOSTLE from "THE TWELVE" (I Cor. 15:5; 8-9; Gal. 1:10-12; Rom. 11:13) and to him was committed "THE DISPENSATION OF THE GRACE OF GOD" which we are now living in (Eph. 3:1-3). The Dispensation of Grace is also called "THE MYSTERY" (Eph. 3:2-3; 9; Col. 2:25-26; Rom. 16:25), or "GOD'S SECRET PROGRAM". We affirm THIS PROGRAM OF GRACE BEGAN with God saving His chief enemy, the Apostle Paul, by GRACE ALONE (1 Tim. 1:12-17).

(2) In Paul's writings we find THE CHURCH OF THIS DISPENSATION, "THE BODY OF CHRIST" consists of all believers who place their trust in Christ as Savior (Eph. 1:22-23; 3:1-11; I Cor. 12:13). It is The New Creation called "One New Man" and "One Body" of Ephesians 1:15-16. This Church is A CORPORATE CHURCH made up of All the saved of this Dispensation of Grace. This Church is also A PHYSICAL CHURCH manifested in Local Churches such as the Nine Local Churches Paul wrote to. Believers were to be members of these churches, and they could be put out of them (I Cor. 5:1-13). This Church is also manifested in The Physical Bodies of Believers (I Cor. 6:15; 19-20). THIS NEW CREATION BEGAN with the salvation of the Apostle Paul (I Tim. 1:12-17).

We believe THE NATION ISRAEL with its TWELVE APOSTLES, its GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM, and its KINGDOM COMMISSION (Matt. 4:17;23; 9:35; 10:1-10; 19:28; 24:14; 28:16-20) is a completely separate program than the Dispensation of Grace with its Gospel of Grace and the Body of Christ revealed and committed to the Apostle Paul ( Acts 20:24; Eph.3:1-8). REDEEMED ISRAEL was GOD'S CHURCH from Genesis thru early Acts (Acts 7:38; Gen. 12:1-3; Ex. 9:1; 12:3; 6; 19; 46; 16:1-2; 9; 19;5-5; Mat. 16:18; 18:17; Acts 4:47, and will be GOD'S CHURCH AGAIN in Hebrews thru Revelation (Heb. 2:16-18; 8:8; 12:22-24; James 1:1; I Pet. 2:9; Rev. 3:9; 5:10; 21:12-14) after this Secret Program comes to a close.

We believe ALL MEN HAVE SINNED against God and cannot earn salvation by works or save themselves (Rom. 1:18-3:23; Eph. 2:1-3).

We believe SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT made available BY GOD'S GRACE to every person. Christ completely paid for all of man's sins through His death, burial and resurrection. God's complete and only provision for sin's debt through the finished work of Christ, must be received BY FAITH ALONE (I Cor. 15:3,4; Rom. 4:5; 5:1, 6, 8, 10; 6:23; Eph. 2:8,9; I Tim. 2:5,6).

We believe all the saved are SEALED BY GOD WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT (2 Cor.1:22; Eph. 1:13-14), and are SECURE IN CHRIST (Rom. 5:1,2; 8:29-39; Eph.; Phil. 1:6; Col. 3:1-4).

We believe the MISSION and COMMISSION of the Body of Christ is entrusted to us FROM CHRIST IN HEAVEN THROUGH THE APOSTLE PAUL and his writings which Paul calls THE COMMANDMENTS OF CHRIST (I Cor. 14:37). This commission contains: "The Gospel of The Grace of God" (Acts 20:24); "The Preaching of Jesus Christ According to The Revelation of The Mystery" (Rom 16:25-27); "The Ministry of Reconciliation", and "The Word of Reconciliation" (II Cor. 5:18-19).

We believe the ONE DIVINE BAPTISM (Eph. 4:5) for the Body of Christ is the Spirit of God uniting us with the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom.6:3-7; Gal. 3:27; Col. 2:11-13) and the Body of Christ (I Cor. 12:13), and that WATER BAPTISM belonged to Israel's program as a requirement for salvation (Mk. 16:16; Lk.7:29-30; Acts 2:38). In light of this along with Paul's statement in I Corinthians 1:17, we affirm water baptism is not a part of God's program for the Body of Christ.

We believe THE LORD'S SUPPER, as revealed through the Apostle Paul, is to be observed by the Body of Christ "Until He Comes". It's not an ordinance or a sacrament. It's a memorial, a proclamation, a celebration, and an anticipation of Christ's return (I Cor. 11:17-26), and is open to anyone who is saved.

(3) We believe the MIRACULOUS SIGN GIFTS (Mark 16:17-20) connected with the Sign Nation Israel (Isa. 8:18; I Cor. 1:22) and the Acts period, WERE TEMPORARY and WERE SET ASIDE with THE SIGN NATION ISRAEL and its Kingdom program (Rom. 11:11-12; 25; I Tim. 4:1; II Thes. 2:7-9).

We also affirm THE MIRACULOUS COMMUNICATION GIFTS of 1 Corinthians 13:8 WERE TEMPORARY and WERE DONE AWAY with the setting aside of Israel and with PAUL'S FULL REVELATION completing the Word of God (Col. 1:24-26). The GIFTS FOR the ministry of THE BODY OF CHRIST are found in Romans 12:3-8 and in Ephesians 4:7-16, with the exceptions of the gifts of Apostles and Prophets (Eph. 3:5).

We believe that even though God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the Heavenlies (Eph. 1:3), He is also INVOLVED IN THE PHYSICAL AND TEMPORAL AREAS of our daily lives (Acts 17: 25; 28; I Cor. 10:31), and that the believer is to PRAY ABOUT ALL THINGS, trusting God for the outcome (Eph. 5:20; Phil. 4:6-7; I Thes. 5:17-18; I Tim. 2:1; 8; 4:4-5).

We believe THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT OF CREATION is true for the origin of all things. Atheistic and theistic evolution are rejected as being false (Gen. 1:1-31; Ex. 20:11; Col. 1:15, 16).

We believe the life of the UNBORN begins at conception (Matt. 1:18; Ecc. 11:5; Ex. 21:22-23), and that the UNBORN ARE REAL PERSONS to be provided for and protected.

We believe MARRIAGE is a divine institution for one man and one woman as HUSBAND and WIFE (Gen. 2:22-24; Matt. 19:4-6), and that God gave human sex for the institution of marriage (Heb. 13:4).

We believe that CHRIST WILL COME AGAIN. First, He will come BEFORE the prophesied SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION to receive the Body of Christ to Himself in the air (I Thess. 4:15-17). Then, AFTER THE TRIBULATION, Christ will come to establish His Millennial Kingdom on earth (Matt. 5:33, 34; Rev. 20:4-6).

We believe that SATAN is a fallen angel, THE ARCHENEMY OF GOD AND MAN, the unholy god of this world, and that his destiny is the Eternal Lake of Fire (Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt. 25:41; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 6:10-17; Rev. 20:10).

We believe in a conscience existence in THE INTERMEDIATE STATE of all the dead, saved and unsaved (Psalms 16:10; Acts 2:30-31; Lk. 16:19-31). At death, the souls of the unsaved will instantly go to A REAL PLACE CALLED HELL with real fire and punishment (Lk. 16:19-31), and the souls of the saved will instantly go TO BE WITH THE LORD (II Cor. 5:8; I Thess. 4:13-18; Phil. 1:23; Eph. 3:15). We affirm there will be a BODILY RESURRECTION of the saved to EVERLASTING GLORY, and the unsaved to EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT (Dan. 12:2; Jn. 5:29; Rev. 20:11-15).