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We believe at Living Hope:
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There
is one God,(1) who is infinitely perfect,(2) existing
eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.(3)
([1] Deuteronomy 6:4, [2] Matthew 5:48, [3] Matthew
28:19)
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Jesus
Christ is the true God and the true man.(4) He was conceived by
the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.5 He died upon the
cross, the Just for the unjust,(6) as a substitutionary
sacrifice,(7) and all who believe in Him are justified on the
ground of His shed blood.(8) He arose from the dead according to
the Scriptures.(9) He is now at the right hand of Majesty on high
as our great High Priest.(10) He will come again to establish His
kingdom, righteousness and peace.11
([4] Philippians 2:6-11, [5] Luke 1:36-38, [6] I
Peter 3:18, [7] Hebrews 2:9, [8] Romans 5:9, [9] Acts
2:23–24, [10] Hebrews 8:1, [11] Matthew 26:64)
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The
Holy Spirit is a divine person,(12) sent to dwell, guide, teach,
empower the believer,(13) and convince the world of sin, of
righteousness, and of judgement.(14)
([12] John 14:15–18, [13] John 16:13, Acts
1:9, [14] John 16:7–11)
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The Old
and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by
God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. They
constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.(15)
([15] 2 Peter 1:20–21, 2Timothy 3:15–16)
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Man was
originally created in the image and likeness of God:(16) he fell
through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death.
All men are born with a sinful nature,(17) are separated from the
life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord
Jesus Christ.(18) The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving
is existence forever in conscious torment;(19) and that of the
believer, in everlasting joy and bliss.(20)
([16] Genesis 1:27, [17] Romans 3:23, [18]
1 Corinthians15:20–23, [19] Revelation 21:8, [20] Revelation
21:1–4)
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Salvation
has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and
believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of
eternal life, and become the children of God.(21)
([21] Titus 3:4–7)
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It is
the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and
be sanctified wholly,(22) being separated from sin and the world
and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy
living and effective service.(23) This is both a crisis and a
progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to
conversion.24
([22] 1 Thessalonians 5:23, [23] Acts 1:8, [24]
Romans 6:1–14)
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Provision
is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of
the mortal body.(25) Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil
are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church in this
present age.(26)
([25] Matthew 8:16–17, [26] James
5:13–16)
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The
Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are
redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is
the Head of the Body, the Church, (27) which has been
commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the
gospel to all nations.(28) The local church is a body of
believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for
edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, the
proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances of Baptism and
the Lord's Supper.(29)
([27] Ephesians 1:22–23, [28] Matthew
28:19–20, [29] Acts 2:41–47)
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There
shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the
former, a resurrection unto life;(30) for the latter, a
resurrection unto judgment.(31)
([30] 1 Corinthians 15:20–23, [31] John
5:28–29)
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The
second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent(32) and will
be personal, visible, and premillenial.(33) This is the
believer's blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy
living and faithful service.(34)
([32] Hebrews 10:37, [33] Luke 21:27, [34]
Titus 2:11–14)
Living
Hope Community Church-CMA
Ministry Center & Offices - 11. N.
Chelan Ave.
Wenatchee, Washington 98801
509-662-2558 /life@nwi.net
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