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In Greater Grace Christian Church of SE London,
we believe:
-Scripture contained in the Old and
New Testaments is verbally, plenarily, and inerrantly inspired by God. It is the
authoritative guide for all Christian understanding, life and ministry. We believe
in the exact equivalent method translation from the original languages.
-There
is but one God eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Holy Spirit. Each is infinite, eternal, and almighty. That Jesus Christ,
the Son, is fully God and fully man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born
of the virgin Mary, and He lived a sinless life. He died, shedding His blood in
His substitutionary death for sinners, then was buried, arose from the grave,
ascended into heaven, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father.
-The
Holy Spirit, Who is Lord and giver of life, convicts the world of sin, righteousness
and judgement, and unites man to Jesus Christ by faith. We believe the Holy Spirit
seals and keeps all believers.
-That man was created in the image and
likeness of God. It was by man's free volition that he disobeyed
God, incurring physical and spiritual death (separation from
God). Each human being is born with a sin nature. Because of
this each human is a sinner by nature and is in need of a divine
salvation. That salvation is a gift from God. This was
accomplished by Christ's substitutionary death; all who believe in Him are justified by the shedding of
His blood. Because salvation is given by grace, the believer's salvation is eternally
secure.
-The Baptism of the Holy Spirit takes place in each believer at the
moment of salvation. Continual in-filling may follow. Each gift given by the Holy
Spirit is for the edification of the Body of Christ.
-We believe that the fulfilment
of the Great Commission is the responsibility of all believers.
-That the church
is the body and the bride of Christ. It is dedicated to the worship and service
of God, and the observance of the sacraments or ordinances of Baptism and the
Lord's Supper. The primary task of the church in all ages is to teach all nations
and to make disciples through the preaching and teaching of the Word of God.
-That
Christ will return to rapture His church. Immediately following this event will
be the seven-year tribulation period. Concluding this, Christ will come again
to the earth and establish His rule for a 1,000 year period. The Great White Throne
judgement of the unsaved, coupled with Satan being cast into the lake of fire,
will then allow Christ to establish a New Heaven and a New Earth. This is the
consummation of all things.

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