Stanley Bible Church Believes:

1. The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of
God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will
for the salvation of men and the Divine and final authority for Christian faith
and life.

2. In one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in
three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

3. That Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the
Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, a sacrifice for
our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead,
ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He is
now our High Priest and Advocate.

4. That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and
during this age convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell, guide,
instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service.

5. That man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore
lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and
spiritual life be obtained.

6. That the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only
ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as
receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit, and thus become the
children of God.

7. That water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by
the Church during the present age. They are, however, not to be regarded
as a means to salvation.

8. That the true Church is composed of all such persons who through saving
faith in Jesus Christ have Spirit and are united together in the body of Christ
of which He is the Head.

9. In the personal and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this
"Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the
believer.

10. In the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting
blessedness and joy with the Lord, of the unbeliever to judgment and
everlasting conscious punishment.