. WHAT WE BELIEVE
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Eternal Life & The New Birth
We believe man’s first step toward salvation is godly sorrow that works repentance. In order to be saved, Jesus said every person must be born again. The New Birth is necessary to all men, and when experienced, produces eternal life. (2 Corinthians 7:10, 1 John 5:12, John 3:3-5)

Baptism in The Holy Spirit
We believe the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers in this dispensation and is received by faith, subsequent to the New Birth. The baptism, or infilling of the Spirit gives a believer power to be a witness for Christ, and is the entry point for the supernatural, victorious life. This experience is received by faith and then the believer is commanded to continually “be filled” with the Spirit. The evidence of this experience is to have the ability to pray/speak in a heavenly language called “other tongues” . (Matt. 3:11, John 14:16,17, Acts 1:8, 2:4,38, 19:1-7, Ephesians 5:18).

Water Baptism
We believe Jesus commanded all believers to be baptized by immersion in water. This is a symbol of the Christian’s identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. (Matthew 28:19, Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12, Acts 8:36-39)

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