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Core Beliefs at New Community
WE BELIEVE in one God, who is
eternal, all-powerful, and absolutely Holy; who has revealed
Himself to man as existing in three distinguishable expressions of
His essential being: The Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the
Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; and John
14:15-17).
WE BELIEVE that the Bible,
composed of the Old and New Testaments (the accepted canon of Holy
Scripture) is God’s eternal, inspired, infallible Word in its
entirety; and is the supreme standard and final authority for all
conduct, faith, and doctrine. ( 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians
2:13; 2 Peter 1:19-21).
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WE BELIEVE in the creation,
test and fall of man as recorded in Genesis; and man’s total spiritual
depravity and inability to attain to divine righteousness (Romans
5:12,18; 8:1-9; 6:23; 3:23; 7:18, 21-25).
WE BELIEVE in the Lord Jesus
Christ, the Savior of humankind, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of
the virgin Mary, very God and very man (Luke 1:26-35; John 1:18;
Isaiah 7:14).
WE BELIEVE Christ died for our
sins, was buried and rose again the third day, and personally appeared
to His disciples (1 Corinthians 15:1-6,9; Romans 4:25).
WE BELIEVE in the bodily ascension
of Jesus to heaven, and His exaltation as King of Kings and Lord of
Lords (John 14:1-3; Philippians 2:9-11; Revelation 17:14; 19:11-17).
WE BELIEVE in Christ’s personal,
literal return (second coming) for the church (1 Timothy 6:14-16; 1
Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 24:30-31, 42, 44).
WE BELIEVE in the salvation of
sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the perfect and
sufficient work of the cross of Calvary by which we obtain remission
of sins (Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:12-15; Romans 5:11).
WE BELIEVE in the sacrament of
water baptism in the name of the Eternal Godhead in order to fulfill
the command of Christ (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:34-36; 19:1-6).
WE BELIEVE in the operation of the
gifts of the Spirit as enumerated in 1 Corinthians 12-14, as
manifested in the Early Church.
WE BELIEVE in the Spirit-filled
life, a life of separation from the world and perfecting of holiness
in the fear of God as an expression of Christian faith (Ephesians
5:18; 2 Corinthians 6:14; 7:1).
WE BELIEVE in the table of the
Lord, commonly called Communion or the Lord’s Supper, for believers as
a memorial celebration of the fellowship of the Body of Christ and our
redemption through His Blood (1 Corinthians 11;28-32).
WE BELIEVE in eternal life for
believers: a literal heaven, where we will live and reign with Christ
(John 5:24) and eternal punishment for unbelievers: A literal hell for
those who reject Christ (Mark 9:43-58; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation
20:10-15).
WE BELIEVE in the reality and
personality of Satan and eternal judgment of Satan and his angels
(Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20: 10-15).
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