Section 4. The following Articles
of Faith are incorporated herewith as a guide line for faith and practice in the
operation of this corporation.
The belief in
1. The divine inspiration and
infallibility of Holy Scripture as originally given, and its sole authority in
all matters of faith and conduct. (2 Timothy 3:15-17)
2. The unity of the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit eternally in the Godhead. (John 17:3, 21).
3. The Sovereignty of God in
Redemption, Creation, Revelation and Final Judgment. (Colossians 1:12-20)
4. The full deity of our Lord
Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, and His real and sinless humanity. (Matthew
16:16; Luke 1:26-35; Hebrews 7:26)
5. The universal sinfulness and
guilt of human nature since the Fall, rendering man subject to God's wrath and
condemnation. (Isaiah 53:6, John 3:36)
6. Redemption from the guilt and
power of sin and from the dominion of Satan only through the sacrificial death
(as our representative and substitute) of Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Son of
God. (2 Corinthians 5:15-21; Hebrews 2:14).
7. The bodily resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15:3-8)
8. The necessity of the
regenerating work of the Holy Spirit to make the death of Christ effective to
the individual sinner, granting him repentance toward God and faith in Jesus
Christ. (John 3:3, 8; 16:7-11)
9 The justification of the sinner
freely by grace through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 3:24-26)
10. The indwelling and work of
the Holy Spirit in the believer. (Ephesians 1:13)
11. The expectation of the
personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 1:6-11)
12. The eternal blessedness in
heaven of the redeemed and the eternal punishment in hell of the unbelieving.
(Matthew 25:46
