The Church
7. We believe that the true church comprises all who have been justified by God's grace
through faith alone in Christ alone. They are united by the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ, of
which He is the Head. The true church is manifest in local churches, whose membership should
be composed only of believers. The Lord Jesus mandated two ordinances, baptism and the Lord's
Supper, which visibly and tangibly express the gospel. Though they are not the means of salvation,
when celebrated by the church in genuine faith, these ordinances confirm and nourish the believer.

Christian Living
8. We believe that God's justifying grace must not be separated from His sanctifying power and
purpose. God commands us to love Him supremely and others sacrificially, and to live out our
faith with care for one another, compassion toward the poor and justice for the oppressed.
With God's Word, the Spirit's power, and fervent prayer in Christ's name, we are to combat the
spiritual forces of evil. In obedience to Christ's commission, we are to make disciples among all
people, always bearing witness to the gospel in word and deed.

Christ's Return
9. We believe in the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of Christ, at a time known only
to God, demands constant expectancy and, as our blessed hope, motivates the believer to godly
living, sacrificial service and energetic mission.

Response and Eternal Destiny
10. We believe that God commands everyone everywhere to believe the gospel by turning to Him
in repentance and receiving the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that God will raise the dead bodily
and judge the world, assigning the unbeliever to condemnation and eternal conscious punish-
ment and the believer to eternal blessedness and joy with the Lord in the new heaven and
the new earth, to the praise of His glorious grace.

Amen.

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