God:
There is one God existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son and
Holy Spirit (II Corinthians 13:14). He is the Creator of all things
(Genesis 1:1). He knows everything (Psalm 33:13-15); is everywhere present
(Jeremiah 23:23-24); He is just (Genesis 18:25); loving (I John 4:8,
16 and full of grace (Ephesians 2:4-5). He can be sufficiently known
only through Jesus Christ (John 14:6).
Jesus: Jesus Christ is fully human and fully divine (Philippians
2:5-8) existing eternally, fully equal to the Father (John 1:1-2). He
was begotten of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary (Isaiah
7:14; Luke 1:34-35). He has proven Himself to be the Son of God by His
deeds, fulfillment of prophecy, crucifixion and bodily resurrection
(I Corinthians 15:1-4).
The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit is a divine person existing
eternally with the Father (John 15:26). He convicts of sin, righteousness
and the judgment to come (John 16:8-11). Every believer is equipped
with a gift or gifts by the Holy Spirit for ministry (Romans 12:3-5;
I Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:7-16).
The Bible: The Old Testament and New Testament Scriptures
are inspired by God (II Timothy 3:16-17), and without error in their
original manuscripts (Matthew 5:18). They contain a complete revelation
of His will for the salvation of Man, and constitute the divine and
only rule of faith and practice (II Timothy 3:16-17).
Salvation: Salvation is given to those who believe in
Jesus Christ as God's Son and our Savior (John 3:16); who repent of
their sins and continually make Jesus the Lord of their lives (Acts
3:19); who confess Jesus as Lord (Romans 10:9-10); and who are baptized
by immersion (Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3-7); and who have accepted the gracious
gift of salvation (Romans 6:23) by faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). Those who
follow this Biblical plan can have assurance of this Salvation (1 John
5:13).
The Church: First Christian Church is a non-denominational fellowship
of believers who have no creed but Christ, no book but the Bible, and
wear no name but Christian. We believe that Christ is Head of his Church,
and therefore, every Christian is part of His body. We do not believe
that we are the only Christians, but earnestly strive to be Christians
only. We seek to speak where the Bible speaks, and remain silent where
the Bible is silent. We take the Bible and the Bible alone as our only
rule of faith and practice.
The Lord's Supper (Communion): The Lord's Supper was instituted
by the Lord and delivered to the Apostles (Matthew 26:26-29) and is
to be observed by believers in remembrance of Him (1 Corinthians 11:24-25).
The Christian Life: The Christian Life by its very nature is
to be distinct from the world (Ephesians 4:22-24). Because of this,
each believer is set apart (sanctified) by God for His purposes (Romans
6:22). The process of sanctification is carried out through prayer,
the Word, witnessing, and fellowship (Acts 2:42; Colossians 3:16; Acts
1:8). Each believer had been given a spiritual gift or gifts (1 Corinthians
12:4-6; Ephesians 4:7-8) to be used in serving others (1 Corinthians
12:7).
Second Coming: The coming of Christ for His Church can
occur at any time and will occur at some time. The Scripture teaches
that Jesus will descend from Heaven (Acts 1:11); that all Christians,
dead and alive, will be raised to eternal life (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18);
and all non-believers will be judged or condemned to eternal punishment
in Hell (Matthew 25:31-45; Revelation 20; 2 Corinthians 5:10)