{"id":213,"date":"2021-07-15T16:24:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T16:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghbm.org\/gh\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2026-03-22T23:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:36:43","slug":"pg2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ghbm.org\/gh\/belief\/articles\/pg2\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles pg2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"98%\" cellspacing=\"1\" height=\"1100\" style=\"border-width: 0px\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: none; border-width: medium\" valign=\"top\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghbm.org\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bible-1.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"274\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"5\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt;\"><font face=\"Calibri\">&#8230;death made a full atonement for our sins; that having risen from the dead, he is now enthroned in heaven; and uniting in his wonderful person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfections, he is in every way qualified to be a suitable, a compassionate, and an all-sufficient Saviour.<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:center\"><font face=\"Calibri\" style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">V. JUSTIFICATION<\/span><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt;\"><font face=\"Calibri\">We believe the Scriptures teach that the great Gospel blessing which Christ secures to such as believe in Him is justification; that justification includes the pardon of sin, and the promise of eternal life on principles of righteousness; that it is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we have done, but solely through faith in the Redeemer&#8217;s blood; by virtue of which faith his perfect righteousness is freely imputed to us of God; that it brings us into a state of most blessed peace and favor with God, and secures every other blessing needful for time and eternity.<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:center\"><font face=\"Calibri\" style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">VI. THE FREENESS OF SALVATION<\/span><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify\"><font face=\"Calibri\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt;\">We believe that the Scriptures teach that the blessings of salvation are made free to all by the Gospel; that it is the immediate duty of all to accept them by cordial, penitent, and obedient faith; and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth, but his own determined depravity and voluntary rejection of the Gospel; which rejection involves him in an aggravated condemnation.<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:9.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:center\"><font face=\"Calibri\" style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">VII. REGENERATION<\/span><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify\"><font face=\"Calibri\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt;\">We believe that the Scriptures teach that in order to be saved, sinners must be regenerated or born again; that regeneration consists in giving a holy disposition to the mind that it is effected in a manner above our comprehension by the power of the Holy Spirit in connection with divine truth, so as to secure our voluntary obedience to the Gospel; and that its proper evidence appears in the holy fruits of repentance and faith, and newness of life.<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:center\"><font face=\"Calibri\" style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">VIII. REPENTANCE AND FAITH<\/span><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify\"><font face=\"Calibri\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt;\">We believe the Scriptures teach that repentance and faith are sacred duties, and also&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: none; border-width: medium\" valign=\"top\" height=\"30\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center\"><strong><font face=\"Calibri\"><font style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghbm.org\/gh\/belief\/articles\/\"><font color=\"#0066CC\">&lt;prev <\/font><font color=\"#C0C0C0\"><\/font><\/a><\/span><\/font><\/span><font color=\"#FF0000\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghbm.org\/gh\/belief\/articles\/\"><font color=\"#0066CC\">1<\/font><font color=\"#FF0000\"> <\/font><\/span><\/a><\/font><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><font style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghbm.org\/gh\/belief\/articles\/pg2\/\"><font color=\"#FF0000\">2<\/font><font color=\"#0066CC\"> <\/font><\/a><a style=\"text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghbm.org\/gh\/belief\/articles\/pg3\/\"><font color=\"#0066CC\">3 <\/font><\/a><a style=\"text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghbm.org\/gh\/belief\/articles\/pg4\/\"><font color=\"#0066CC\">4 <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/span><font color=\"#0066CC\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color:#0066CC\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghbm.org\/gh\/belief\/articles\/pg5\/\"><font color=\"#0066CC\">5 <\/font><\/a><\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghbm.org\/gh\/belief\/articles\/pg3\/\"><font color=\"#0066CC\">next&gt;<\/font><\/span><\/a><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;death made a full atonement for our sins; that having risen from the dead, he is now enthroned in heaven; and uniting in his wonderful person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfections, he is in every way qualified to be a suitable, a compassionate, and an all-sufficient Saviour. 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