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Sin After Regeneration

We believe that after we have experienced regeneration, it is possible for us to fall into
sin, for in this life there is no level of holiness from which it is impossible to fall. But
God’s grace is sufficient to keep those who persevere in the faith from falling. By God’s grace anyone who has fallen into sin can find forgiveness and restoration from God, if
truly repentant and possessing faith.xvi

Sanctification: Initial, Progressive, Entire

We believe that in sanctification the Holy Spirit sets the child of God apart to belong
completely to God, , making it possible for the believer to love God wholeheartedly and
to blamelessly obey all God’s commandments. Sanctification begins the moment we are
justified and regenerated. From that moment we are gradually or progressively sanctified
as we walk with God and daily grow in grace and in a more perfect obedience to God.
This prepares for the crisis of entire sanctification, brought about in an instant when we
present ourselves as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, through faith in Jesus
Christ. In this baptism of Holy Spirit, the human heart is cleansed from all inbred sin.
The crisis of entire sanctification allows us to love God and others and empowers us for
effective service. It is followed by lifelong growth in grace and the knowledge of Jesus.
We continue this life of holiness through faith in the sanctifying blood of Christ and
demonstrate it by loving obedience to God’s revealed will.xvii

The Gifts of the Spirit
We believe that the Gift of the Spirit is the Holy Spirit himself; He is more to be desired
than any gifts He gives. These He wisely distributes to individual members of the
Church to help them fulfill their role in the body of Christ. The gifts of the Spirit,
although not always identifiable with natural abilities, function through them to build up
the whole Church. We don’t just use these gifts as we want. They are to be exercised
lovingly under the administration of the Lord of the Church. The real value of the gifts of
the Spirit is measured by how useful they make us to the Church, not by any ecstasy
produced in us.xviii

The Church
We believe that the Christian Church is made up of all who believe in Jesus Christ, its
founder and only Head. Its members have renounced the world, the flesh and the devil,
and have dedicated themselves to continue the work Christ assigned to His church until
He returns. It must preach the pure Word of God, properly administer the sacraments
according to Christ’s instructions, and live in obedience to all that Christ commands. A
local church is a body of believers formally organized on biblical principles, and meeting
regularly for evangelism, nurture, fellowship and worship.xix

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