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1~Putting God's Word To Music
Words & Music by Ed King 7-19-2001
So long as I'm committed to singing God's Word,
That's how long I'll be putting His Word to music.
So long as I'm committed to living God's Word,
That's how long I'll be putting His Word to music.
Daily singing God's Word makes it easier to obey,
Yes,daily singing God's Word makes it easier to obey.
So long as I'm committed to sharing God's Word,
That's how long I'll be putting His Word to music.
So long as I'm committed to obeying God's Word,
That's how long I'll be putting His Word to music.
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JUST ONE MINUTE BEFORE YOU MAKE ANOTHER MOVE,
I HAVE SOME VERY IMPORTANT NEWS FOR YOU,
1. GOD LOVES YOU!
2. GOD HAS A PERFECT MASTER PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE!
3. GOD'S PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE IS FAR SUPERIOR TO
ANY THING YOU HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED OR EVEN
ANY THING YOU HAVE EVEN DREAMED OF
EXPERIENCING!
If you are interested in Connecting To GOD'S
MASTER PLAN for your life e-mail me at:
buddy1945@comcast.net and in the Subject line
put: Tell me more about GOD'S MASTER PLAN
for me.
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ABOUT ME
I was born "TODAY"
The date IS February 18, 1925
The Place is Abilene TX
I attended my first day of school "TODAY"
The date IS September 6, 1931
The Place is West Monroe LA
I reported for active duty with the United States Army Air Corps "TODAY"
The date IS November 13 , 1943
The Place is Little Rock AR
I married my childhood sweetheart Mary Alice Hawker "TODAY"
The date IS June 16, 1945
The Place is West Palm Beach FL
Mary Sue, our first child was born "TODAY" At 0230 this morning.
The date IS October 28, 1946
The Place is Chicago IL
I reported for active duty with the United States Air Force "TODAY"
The date IS November 13, 1950
The Place is Portland OR
(November 13 is beginning to look like a bad habit)
My crew and I survived 22 minutes of intense enemy anti-aircraft fire in the night
skies over North Korea "TODAY" I mean "TONIGHT"
The date IS November 22, 1951
The Place is North Korea
My crew returned home "TODAY"
One of the 33 percent of my unit to survive the B-29 Air Raids over North Korea.
The date IS December 19, 1951
The Place is Tucson AZ
Teena Raye our second child was born "TODAY"
The date IS January 9, 1953
The Place is Tucson AZ
I graduated from Baylor University Waco Texas "TODAY"
The date IS February 4, 1956
The Place is Waco TX
Timothy Edward our third child was born "TODAY"
The date IS September 2, 1958
The Place is Longview WA
And 9-2-1958 was Labor Day
I retired from the United States Air Force "TODAY"
The date IS December 1, 1972
The Place is San Rafael CA
I soloed in a Cessna 150 "TODAY"
The date IS August 31, 1977
The Place Is Thun Field Puyallup Washington
I received my PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE "TODAY"
The date IS January 18, 1978
The Place Is Thun Field Puyallup Washington
I Earned My Instrument Flight Rating "TODAY"
The date IS October 4, 1979
The Place Is Thun Field Puyallup Washington
I am putting these thoughts down on paper via my computer "TODAY"
The date IS January 2, 1997
The Place is Spanaway WA
I am still happily married to my childhood sweetheart "TODAY"
The date IS October 11,2008
The place is Harborview Medical Center
Seattle Washington.
I lost my Sweetheart "TODAY"
The date is October 11,2008
Early evening around 6PM
The place is Harborview Medical Center
Seattle Washington.
This is the worst experience of my life but Jesus will see me through. His love will never let me go as I enter a new and final phase of my life...REALLY GETTING TO KNOW JESUS BETTER AND BETTER WITH EVERY PASSING DAY.
I just now realize that for most of my life JESUS has been "Just a part of my life" but from this moment forward I commit to making JESUS "ALL of my life" otherwise, nothing else will really matter.
This is being posted MAY 30, 2010 I have Been living in the midst of one of the greatest miracles of all time for the past 19 months as GOD has continued to keep me wrapped in HIS PRECIOUS LOVE, PEACE AND COMFORT, at a time when I could be experiencing the most depressing lonely days of my life.
Even though I have been going through the wringer with personal physical complications the past 7 months HIS PEACE AND COMFORT continue. PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW!
From the the first week of November 2009 until about 8 weeks ago I had been on Dialysis 3 times a week, but 8 weeks ago my Kidney Doctor cut me back to just one day a week as he told me that he rarely ever gets to do this. Could it have something to do with "By HIS STRIPES WE WERE HEALED? Sounds plausible to me.
How's this for a cycle of increase
Thanksgiving...to GOD...which brings
Glory..............to GOD....which gives GOD...
Place........,,,,in my life...which brings more
Grace.........which gives more cause for
Thanksgiving...and the cycle of increase continues...
The day after Mary's passing I shared these thoughts.
October 12,2008 7AM Some thoughts concerning the passing of Mary Alice Hawker King, the love of my life and companion for the past 63 years plus! She went home to be with Jesus last evening on the 9th floor of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Washington
My heart is breaking, but thank God He knows it. I praise Him for holding my heart in His hand and reminding me that He is thinking of me constantly and that He will never ever leave me. He is so faithful! As I write these words the tears are flowing like a river, tears of joy because I know Jesus and I know that Mary now is seeing Him face to face realizing that the greatest thing in heaven is seeing Jesus face to face.
As song number 7 on my personal website says:
Eternity Can't Be Long Enough
http://www.originalgospelmusicbyedking.com
I will be receiving much comfort and consolation at this website in the remaining days of my life.
Song number 50 "Blessings In Disguise"
Reminds me that everything that happens to me is a blessing, though often in disguise and this blessing is certainly one of those which comes in a disguise.
Mary's last week on earth began Saturday October 4,2008.
I had just taken 2 glasses of iced tea out to the enclosed patio where we have practically lived since we had it built some 3 years ago.
I originally referred to it as our little cruise ship as the fully glass enclosed room reminded me of the dining area on the cruise ships we sailed on back in the late 80's and early 90's.
I went back into the kitchen to finish preparing our lunch when our little 8 year old Yorkie came running into the kitchen indicating to me that something was wrong. I looked through the kitchen window to see Mary flalling her legs which I first thought to be exercising when I saw that she was slumped down in her chaise lounge. I ran out to find her making a continuous gourgling noise and not able to respond.
I immediately dialed 911 and then lived through 2 eternities, the five minutes or so that it took to hear the sirens and then another 5ive minutes or so that it took to see the emergency vehicles in the drive way.
I could never praise the response team enough. They were really great. I also learned a new appreciation for ambulance drivers.
As we neared the Hospital an attendent came forward and told me that Mary was responding and was coherent, which was thrilling to hear. She had had a seizure at home and shortly after reaching the hospital she had another one.
This last week was so very precious in so many ways. The most impressive to me was the day that the Neurology Dr. standing at the side of the bed pointed to me standing a the foot of the bed and he asked Mary,"What is his full name? and Mary very deliberately said, "EDWARD...HARMON...KING...JR..."
That was such beautiful music to my ears as for the past year and a half she has been so confused as to who I was. She was constantly asking me both day and night every day and every night, "Where is he? When is he coming home? Is he out at the base? and I would say, "Honey, I am he and I am right here with you." and she would say, "I mean the other one."
Although she just now passed away, she has really been gone forever it seems even though it's only been about a year and a half.
That's been so hard these many month's. I remember one day early on being out on the patio and breaking down crying and she sternly said, "What's wrong with you?" and I said, "I love you honey, I miss you so much and I want you back."
It was then I realized that she really didn't know what was going on and so I knew I could never do that again. I decided to make the most out of a bad situation and began telling others that we were having more fun than anybody in town as we did a lot of hugging and hand holding even thought we didn't know who we were hugging and whose hands we were holding.
I've been saying that of all the women I have known in my 83 years that Mary is the funniest lady I have ever known and she never ceased to keep the Doctors and nurses in stitches by some of the off of the wall comments she would make.
Through out this last week of her life every time anyone would ask her what my name was she would emphatically say,
"EDWARD...HARMON...KING...JR..." and then one day I was holding her arm under the cover and I asked her, " Whose holding your arm and she said rather authoritatively, "You are" and I asked, "What's my name?" and there it came again, "EDWARD...HARMON...KING...JR" and so I have every reason to believe that something connected to the seizures made it so that during this last week she really knew that it was me and that I was there with her.
I remember praying a couple of days ago, "Lord, You know what I want even though I probably don't know, I think I know what I want, but I do know this Lord, I want Your Will, not my will but Your will be done and as I pray this I know 3 things. I know that Your will is perfect, You will see me through it and You will never ever leave me."
I know that Mary was really suffering in the closing days, but as I would whisper in her ear "I love you" she would respond with,
"I love you too" That was so precious, but it was so hard that last day when I would whisper, "I love you" and she couldn't respond.
When I came home last night I opened my Bible and found Romans 5:1-5 staring me in the face.How precious the many precious promises found recorded in these few words.
So now, Since we have been made right in God's sight by faith in His promises,
We can have real peace with Him, because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.
For because of our faith, He has brought us into this place of highest privilege where we now stand,And we confidently and joyfully look forward to actually becoming all that God has had in mind for us to be.
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials for we know that they are good for us...they help us learn to be patient.
And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady.
Then when that happens, we are able to hold our heads high no matter what happens, and know that all is well,
FOR WE KNOW.......HOW DEARLY GOD LOVES US,
and we feel this warm love everywhere within us because God has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love.
I hope and pray that these words will impress upon you a new and greater appreciation of God and His great love and compassion for each one of us.
And allow me to remind you of something else that is so precious...IT WAS NOT THE NAILS that held JESUS to the cross, IT WAS HIS LOVE for us, HIS LOVE for you and me that held HIM to th cross.
Nothing less could have held HIM there, for HE was and is the ALMIGHTY GOD WHO LOVES US THAT MUCH!
As I have been thinking of some of the blessings related to this worst experience of my life I realize what a blessing just the timimg has been. It could have been last year this time when I was going through chemo-theraphy and totally washed out.
It could have been at a time when my son-in-law Rick, Teena's husband was not available he has been such a tremendous help to me. And then I realized, I am 83 years old...This could have happend when I was 23 and Mary was 21...it does happen to a lot of young people, after all Mary lost both of her brothers when they were only 19. Yes God has been so good to give us these 63 plus years together and even this last week of her life, the worst week of our journey here...
He filled that week with so many precious moments which I will treasure as long as I live. No one can have any thing unless God gives it to him.!
"I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DOES IT"
I am referring to GOD and the way HE is keeping me in perfect peace
in the midst of the worst experience of my life, the passing of my wife of
63 years. It is the result of HIS promise which I am claiming as my
very own when HE says that HE will keep in perfect peace anyone who
will keep his/her mind stayed, fixed, focused on HIM.
But I still don't know how HE does it. I so appreciated what Pastor Roberts
said at the service yesterday when he said that when our world seems to be
crashing we have a choice, we can either praise GOD and thank HIM for our
many blessings or we can choose to curse GOD.
My heart aches for anyone who would choose the later, because GOD is
not the problem, GOD never is the problem, GOD is always the solution,
He is always the answer. No one ever loves us as much as GOD loves us,
so I urge one and all to join me in praising GOD and truly thanking HIM for
all of HIS many blessings.
I have been told more than once these past few days if there is anything
I can do let me know well here it is. There is nothing anyone could do for
me that I would appreciate more than this.
Go to your Bible and begin looking for promises. There are some 7,000
promises to be found in the Bible. Nothing anyone could do that would
thrill me more than to bring to my attention promises that you find in
your Bible.
Ir was Peter who reminded us of the great importance of knowing and
claiming the promises of GOD, when he refering to the Scriptures said,
in 2nd Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious
promises, that by these we might be partakers of GOD'S divine nature.
Ther we have it. By claiming and believing GOD's promises we become
partakers of HIS divine nature.
Here are just a few of my favorites:
Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you know not! WOW!
(Note the "S" on the end of thing")
Psalms 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law
and nothing shall offend them.
("What all does nothing include?")
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.
Isaiah 40:31
They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength
they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
(He didn't qualify this with age so 83 is included)
Isaiah 26:3,4 Thou wilt keep him/her in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on thee,
because he/she trustest thee.
Trust ye in the Lord forever,
for in the Lord Jehovah
is everlasting strength.
The greatest of all promises is:
John 3:16 For GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON,that whosoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have everlasting life.
And as He puts it in Romans 10:8-11
For salvation that comes from trusting CHRIST-
which is what we preach - is already within easy reach of each one of us;
In fact, it is as near as our own hearts and mouths for if you tell others with your own mouth that JESUS CHRIST is your LORD,and believe in your own heart that GOD has raised HIM from the dead, you will be saved.
For it is by believing in his/her heart that a man/woman becomes right with GOD; and with his/her mouth he/she tells others of his/her faith, confirming his/her salvation. For the Scriptures tell us that no one who believes in CHRIST will ever be disappointed.
If you have never prayed the simple sinner's prayer, I invite you, here it is:
If you want to accept Christ as Savior and turn from your sins,you can ask Him to be your Savior and Lord by praying a prayer like this:
"Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins.
Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life.
I ask you in to my life and heart to be my Lord and Savior.
I want to serve you always."
If you don't know JESUS
THIS is for YOU!
If you do know JESUS
THIS is for your friends and loved ones who don't yet know JESUS!
JESUS says that HE is standing at the door of your heart knocking,
And if you will hear HIM
and open the door to your heart,
And invite HIM in
that HE will come into your heart,
Not for just a day, but for the rest of your life.
Filling your life with HIS PERFECT PEACE!
And if you are ready
Here is a very simple response:
"Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God.
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins.
Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life.
I ask you in to my life and heart
to be my Lord and Savior.
I want to serve you always."
In HIS FAITHFULNESS,
EDWARD HARMON KING JR
Isaiah 26:3,4 "GOD will KEEP him/her in PERFECT PEACE whose mind is STAYED, FIXED, FOCUSED on HIM..."
Whose mind is STAYED, FIXED, FOCUSED on HIM!
Did you pray this prayer?
By all means if your answer is YES
By all means tell some one right away,
I certainly would love to hear about your decision.
By far the greatest decision anyone can ever make.
It not only will guarantee you residence with JESUS In HEAVEN FOREVER,
But a new and abundant life here on earth like you have never known before!
My Phone Number is: 253-847-9888
My E-mail is: buddy1945@comcast.net
I will be looking for more of HIS promises for the rest of my days.
His response is the same to all who TRUST HIM.
And in Habakkuk 3:17-19 The prophet Habakkuk assures us that it worked for him years before Jesus came to earth...
"Even though the fig trees are all destroyed, and there is neither blossom left nor fruit, and though the olive crops all fail, and the fields lie barren; even if the flocks die in the fields and the cattle barns are empty,
YET, I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD;
I WILL BE HAPPY IN THE GOD OF MY SALVATION.
The Lord God is my strength,
and He will give me the speed of a deer
and bring me safely over the mountains."
Just as Isaiah experienced "PERFECT PEACE" by keeping his heart and mind STAYED, FIXED, FOCUSED on God years before Jesus came to earth...
God has always been faithful...true to his word...
He still is and always will be...
The above statements are all part of my paper entitled, "'TODAY"
The 85th Anniversary of my ONE AND ONLY BIRTHDAY
Is scheduled for February 18, 2010
And in all of these 84 plus years I have never once been quick enough to wake up tomorrow morning.
In my case it has always been "TODAY" "NOW"
Like in "DO IT NOW" & "IT'S NOW OR NEVER"
This seems like a good place to refer you to song #14 "THE REST OF YOUR LIFE"
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"The "REST" of your life...
CAN BE...
The "BEST" of your life...
But ONLY...
If you choose to live for Jesus"
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WELCOME!
To my Original Gospel Music Review Room "TODAY"
There are more pages here than you have time for "TODAY"
And so my hope and prayer to God just now IS:
That you will "BE STILL" for just a moment...
And ask God to lead you to the page or pages through which He would like to speak to you "TODAY"
If you are especially rushed time wise I would suggest you drop down to song #46 "REVERENCE FOR GOD" ADDS HOURS TO EACH DAY!
This entry is February 21, 2009. Only recently did I get still long enough for GOD ro reveal to me just how HE goes about adding HOURS to any day and once HE shows you, it's really very simple.
Raising the question,Why didn't I think of that.
GOD'S simple method of adding HOURS to our day in exchange for our REVERENCING HIM by spending time in HIS WORD with HIM and in communication with HIM by way of PRAYER, HE simply shows us how to be more efficient. If GOD shows us how to complete a 6 hour job in only 4 hours...there's 2 extra hours right there and there is no end in sight to GOD'S efficiency tips.When I was looking for a Church Home last October, HE saved me a whole lot of time probably a dozen hours or more.
REVERENCE FOR GOD really pays off in more ways than one! Try it, You'll love it!
I have THREE special pages to recommend for your early attention, page 92 "YOUR LIFE SPAN AT A GLANCE" page 9 "THE MAGIC OF WAITING" which includes my personal tithing testimony...this too is a MUST! And page 146 "TENDERIZE MY HEART LORD"
And while I'm at it song #50 "BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE" is another good page to visit early in this inspirational tour.
On some pages there is just a new song:
While on many other pages you will find...in addition to a new song...that I am sharing...some of my thoughts with you.
Some of you will find among these pages some thoughts that are relatively new to your way of thinking...
But please don't let that bother you...Just give these thoughts some serious consideration.
When we hear something that is new and or strange to our limited background of thinking...
And we will if we do much real listening...
We can either react the most common way which is to explode with something like:
"THAT CAN'T BE"
"YOU'RE WRONG...WRONG...WRONG"
"WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING?
ETC, ETC, ETC,
Or we can respond as all wise men do...with:
"That's interesting...but I don't understand what you are saying...Would you please be so kind as to at least try to explain it me?"
I once was reminded and I have never forgotten it...that:
"If I take a piece of chalk and draw a circle around myself...
I will find...that not only am I in the circle by myself, but that EVERYTHING I KNOW is also in this tiny little circle with me...
AND...
EVERYTHING I DON'T KNOW is outside my tiny little circle."
I am sure there are many of you who are more deeply into the Word of God than I am at this point and you can share some great things with me that are new to me.
PLEASE DO!
I'd love to hear from you!
My e-mail address is: buddy1945@comcast.net
and my PHONE NUMBER IS 1-253-847-9888
And don't let the age thing bother you...
The most brilliant spiritual teaching I ever received from a man was from a young man several years my junior...and I was a young know it all at the time.
I really miss George Bostrom as he went home to be with the Lord ten years ago.
I pray for every one of you who visit this music room "TODAY"
Asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you wisdom to see clearly and really understand who Jesus IS and all that He has done for us.
I pray that your heart will be flooded with light so that you can see something of the future He has called us to share.
I want you to realize that God has been made rich because we who are Christ's have been given to Him.
I pray that you will begin to understand how incredibly great His power IS to help those of us who believe Him.
It IS that same mighty power that raised Jesus from the dead...and seated Him in the place of honor...at the Father's right hand in heaven,
far above any other king or ruler or dictator or leader.
It IS that same mighty power that raised Jesus
From the dead...
That flows through us...
From CHRIST within us...
When we lay our hands on others for whatever purpose...
Of course, they will recover,
Just as JESUS said they would
In Mark 16:18
If that doesn't cause us to sit up
And do some serious thinking,
I don't know what would!
It is certainly getting my attention!
In HIS Faithfulness
Edward Harmon King Jr
"Walking With JESUS "TODAY"
"GOD will KEEP him/her in PERFECT PEACE
Whose mind is STAYED,FIXED,FOCUSED on HIM..."
"See that you LOVE ONE ANOTHER...WITH PURE LOVE... FERVENTLY!" 1 Peter 1:22b
"I will Bless the LORD at ALL times HIS PRAISE shall continually be in my mouth"
Psalm 42:1 As a deer longs for flowing streams so my soul longs for youO God. My soul thirsts for God for the living God.
John 14:21-23 Jesus is saying, "I only reveal myself to those who love and obey me!"
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Our purpose is to share the beautiful original Gospel Music that the Lord has so graciously and freely shared with us as we share the Good News of Jesus Christ, who is God our Creator and our Savior.
This web site will never be completed as I plan to continue updating it until either Jesus comes or I go home...either of which will be SOON, even if I live to be 100...
Just yesterday JANUARY 7, 2009, GOD spoke to me, HIS SPIRIT bearing witness with my Spirit, told me to go through this entire Web Site from top to bottom and clean it up,correct any errors you find.
and at 83...100 is just as close to 83 as 66 was to 83 in 1991...
and 1991 seems like just yesterday.WOW!
And as Methuselah no doubt said the day he died,
"My that was a short life! I just barely got here and now I have to go!"
HAVE TO GO?
Actually, My guess is that he said...
"FINALLY, I GET TO GO!"
Anyway, I get so excited every night when I lay me down to sleep! I know that I am going to wake up with Jesus...the only question is WHERE?
Will it be the same place I laid me down to sleep?
Or will I wake up IN HEAVEN with Jesus?
I get so excited I can hardly go to sleep!
And I so look forward to tomorrow because
EVERY DAY WITH JESUS
IS SWEETER THAN THE DAY BEFORE
Wake up with Jesus! I do it every Day!
Wake up with Jesus! And I can hardly wait to find what He has to say...today. Wake up with Jesus!
I do it every day! And I can hardly wait to hear what He has to say...TODAY!
Sounds like another song...yes, it is and someday before long we will be posting it here!
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My most recent work is posted at the bottom of the page. They keep coming and I keep adding them at the bottom of the page.
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The only restriction placed on the use of these songs...IS:
Privately or publicly this music is to be used only...to the glory of God...IN JESUS' NAME~
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STATEMENT OF FAITH
WE BELIEVE that the Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, is the inspired and infallible Word of God (Luke 21:33, Luke 24:44), the necessary and complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men (John 5:47 1Thes 5:9), and is the ultimate authority for Christian faith and life.
WE BELIEVE in the one true and living God, eternally existing in three distinct persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (John 14:10)
WE BELIEVE that the triune God is the Creator, the Sustainer and Ruler of creation, but is prior to, and distinct from creation.
WE BELIEVE that the first man, Adam, was created by God in His image (Gen 1:27), but fell from his original state by sinning against God, and hence incurred upon himself and all his posterity the guilt of sin, condemnation, and death; therefore, all mankind are in need of salvation, but are totally incapable of saving themselves.
WE BELIEVE that Satan is a person, the author of sin (Matt 4:1,2,3), and the reason of the fall of man (Acts 5:3 & 2 Corinthians 4:4), and is destined to the judgement of an eternal punishment in the lake of fire (Rev. 20:10).
WE BELIEVE that after the fall, God, in His mercy and love, made provision for men's redemption through the establishment of the covenant of grace with His people by the promise and the actual giving of the Savior Jesus Christ, whom to believe is justification and life. (Titus 3:5)
WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, sent by the Father, begotten by the Holy Spirit (John 3:16), and born of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:23); that He lived a sinless and obedient life, suffered and died on the cross vicariously for the sins of His people who believe in Him (Rev 1:5); that God raised Him from the dead, exalted Him both as Lord and Christ (1 Peter 1:3), and gave Him the promise of the Holy Spirit for His Church.
WE BELIEVE that men are saved by grace through faith in Christ in response to the Gospel preached, or otherwise presented, in the power of the Holy Spirit, through whom ransomed sinners became the sons of God and heirs of eternal life; that Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and men; through Him and only through Him the believer has access to the Father. (Mk 16:16)
WE BELIEVE that every believer is a new creature in Christ, and is called to walk in the Spirit, to die unto sin, and to live unto righteousness, and thereby manifest the fruit of the Spirit, conforming himself to the image of Christ; that good works are the fruit of the Christian life, and are not ways of justification.
WE BELIEVE that God alone is the Lord of our conscience, and that the believers are free from the commands of men which are contrary to, or in addition to, the Scriptures in matters of faith and conduct.
WE BELIEVE that the Church, consisting of all true believers, being Christ's own and indwelt by the Holy Spirit, is the Body of Christ, the Invisible Church; that the Church is holy, universal and one in Christ, that the Invisible Church manifests itself in the visible church, the local congregations consisting all who profess to believe in Christ and are baptized; that as the people of God and a kingdom of priests, the Church is called to grow unto the stature of the fullness of Christ and to fulfill her missionary work through the exercise of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, in worship, sacraments, fellowship, discipline and services. (Acts 28:31)
WE BELIEVE in the priesthood of all believers, and the parity of the ministers and the laity.
WE BELIEVE that the last day, as the consummation of redemption, Christ will come again personally and visible to the earth to judge the living and the dead; that there will be a bodily resurrection of the dead, of the believers through the Holy Spirit unto the inheritance of eternal life, and the unbelievers unto condemnation; and that a new heaven and a new earth will be ushered in. (Heb 9:28)
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