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We hope
you feel right at home at North Oak. We do not believe your visit was
by
chance, so we invite you to join with our church family as we worship,
learn,
grow and encourage one another. If you are searching for a church home,
there’s
a special place here just for you.
We Believe: We believe that
the books of the Old
and New Testament were inspired by God and are the supreme and final
authority
in faith and life. II Tim. 3:16; II Peter 1:21. We believe that
there is one God,
eternally existing in three persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. II Cor.
13:14; Matt. 28:19 We believe that
Jesus Christ was
begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin Mary, and is true God and
true
Man. John 1:1,2,4; Matt. 1:18; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 1:8 We believe that
the Holy Spirit is a
person, is God and is co-equal with the Father and the Son. We further
believe
that the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness and
judgment; and
that He regenerates and indwells the believers.
The Holy Spirit is the believer's constant guide,
teacher and enabling
power for victorious living and dedicated service.
John
15:26; 16:7-8; Titus 3:5; John 16:13; Acts 1:8
We believe that
Satan is a person, the
author of sin and the cause of the fall; that he is the open and
declared enemy
of God and man, and that he shall be eternally punished in the lake of
fire. Job 1:6-7; Isa. 14:12-17; Matt. 4:2-11; 25:41; Rev. 20:10 We believe that
man was created in the
image of God, that he sinned, and thereby incurred for himself and the
whole
human race not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is
separation from God. Rom.
5:12-13; Gen. 1:26-27 We believe that
everyone is born with a
sin nature. However,
until a person
develops the mental ability to acknowledge their sin, they fall under
God's
grace. As a result
of His divine
compassion, they enter heaven even though they have not had a salvation
experience. Eph. 2:3; Deut. 1:39; Num. 14:29-31; II Sam. 12:23 We believe that
the Lord Jesus Christ
died for man's sins, according to the Scriptures, and that all who
believe in
Him have the forgiveness of sins through His blood. I Cor.
15:3; Eph. 1:7; John 3:16 We believe that
Christ arose bodily from
the dead and ascended into heaven where He is now the believer's High
Priest
and Advocate. I Cor. 15:4; Heb. 7:25; I John 2:1 We believe that
the imminent return of
Christ for all true believers will be personal and visible. He will also judge the
living and the dead. Acts
1:11; John 5:28-29; I Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 19:11 We believe that
an individual forever
becomes a child of God by being born of and sealed by the Holy Spirit
through a
personal faith in Jesus Christ. John
1:12-13; Rom. 8:14-17; Eph. 1:13-14; 2:8-9 We believe that
the Church, instituted
by Christ, consists of all true believers, and that the Great
Commission to
make disciples of all nations is the supreme mission of the Church. I Cor.
12:12-13; Matt. 28:19-20 We believe that
the ordinances of the
Church are water baptism by immersion upon personal confession of faith
and the
Lord's Supper in remembrance of Christ. John
3:23; Rom. 6:4; I Cor. 11:23-26 We believe that
all mankind will be
bodily resurrected, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to
judgment and
everlasting punishment. Matt.
25:46; John 5:28-29; 11:25-26; Rev. 20:5-6,12-13 We believe that
the Christian life is
separated unto God, conforming to the teaching of the Word, and
dedicated to
the service of Christ. Rom.
12:1-2; I Pet. 1:15; Eph. 2:10 |
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