New Brighton Christian Church minister candidate agrees to the following core convictions and will teach these beliefs in the context of their church fellowship:

   1. We believe that there is one sovereign God eternally existing in three persons - Father,        Son, and Holy Spirit. He is the Creator of all things, (1 Chronicles 29:12, Psalm 135:6, Acts 2:32-33, Mark 12:29-30)

   2. We believe that Jesus Christ, God's only Son was born of a virgin, lived a perfect life, died as a substitute for us, and rose from the grave. (Colossians 2:9, Luke 1:30-35, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 2 Corinthians 5:21)

   3. We believe in the Holy Spirit who convicts the world in regard to sin, righteousness, and judgment, and indwells every believer and equips them for personal growth and service to Jesus Christ. (John 16:8, Acts 2:38, Ephesians 1:13-14)

   4. We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and the final authority for all matters of faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

   5. We believe that man, created by God in His image, willfully sinned and as a result, is lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ. (Genesis 1:27, Romans 3:23, 6:23, Acts 4:12)

   6. We believe that salvation - the forgiveness of sins - is available only by the grace of God through the blood of Jesus Christ as seen in baptism by immersion. This free gift of salvation is offered to all who receive Christ as Lord and Savior. (John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-9, Colossians 2:6)

   7. We believe that death seals the eternal destiny of each person. When Christ returns he will pronounce the eternal fate of each individual - the saved to eternal life in heaven, the unsaved to eternal separation from God in hell. (Acts 1:10-11, John 5:28-29, Daniel 12:2, 2 Corinthians 4:14)

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