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The Word of God (Holy Scriptures)
We believe that "all Scripture is given by inspiration of God". We understand this to mean that the whole Bible is inspired, in that holy men of God "were moved by the Holy Spirit" to write the very words of Scripture. We believe that this divine inspiration extends equally and fully to all parts of Scripture as it appeared in the original manuscripts. We believe that the whole Bible in those original manuscripts is, therefore, without error. We believe that all Scripture centers around the Lord Jesus Christ in His person, work, and in His first and second coming. Therefore, no portion of the Old Testament is properly read or understood until it leads to Christ. We also believe that all Scripture was designed for our practical instruction.(2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21)