Bible Conference Guidelines (06/20/93)   
      
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   The  International  Bible  Conference  is  a  Ministry of:   
             Harvester Baptist Church in Columbia Maryland.   
                          P.O. Box 931   
                     Columbia, MD. 21044-0931   
                         (301) 997-4992   
                     Dr. Ed Simpson, Pastor   
      
   HBC  is  a  Fundamental Independent Bible Believing Baptist Church. We are    
   not  part  of  any  conference  or  organized  religion.  HBC  is Independent   
   and Autonomous.   
      
   The  Following  is  a  statement of Faith of Harvester Baptist Church. This    
   is also the 'OFFICIAL' doctrinal statement for the International Bible    
   Conference,  Area  name:  BIBLE. The following doctrines may be discussed,    
   but,  you  will  be  asked  to leave the conference if you choose to attack   
   these doctrines, or those that believe them:   
      
                          Statement of faith.   
      
                          Sec. A. Scriptures.   
      
   The  Bible  includes  both the Old and New Testaments (66 books total) which    
   in the original writings is the inerrant, infallible and verbal plenary    
   inspired  Word of God. The Scriptures are the final authority in all matters   
   of faith and practice.   
                    (II Tim. 3:16 II Pet. 1:20 & 21)   
      
                             Sec. B. God.   
      
   There  is only one true and living God eternally existing as a trinity in    
   unity:  God  the  Father,  God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit -- three   
   persons but yet still one God.   
                  (Deut. 6:4; Mt. 28:19; I Cor. 8:6)   
      
                         Sec. C. Jesus Christ   
      
   Jesus  Christ  is eternal and God. He became truly man while remaining truly    
   God  through  His virgin birth as conceived by the Holy Spirit. After  living   
   a sinless life, He died on the cross for the sins of the world,  shedding His   
   perfect blood for our atonement. On the third day of  being  in  the tomb, He   
   was bodily resurrected from the grave, and forty (40) days later ascended back   
   to Heaven.   
      (John 1:1 & 2, 10:30, 1:14; Isa. 7:14; Mt. 1:20-23; II Cor 5:21;   
                    I Cor. 15:3 & 4; Acts 1:4-9)   
      
                         Sec. D. Holy Spirit,   
      
   The  Holy  Spirit  is  God  and indwells each believer. He convicts of sin,    
   regenerates  the  sinner,  and  seals the saint. The evidence of being     
   filled   with  the  Spirit  is  not  an  emotional,  so-called   
   charismatic experience but a Christ-like life.   
         (I Cor.6:19 & 20; Rom. 8:9; Jn. 16:8, 3:5 & 6; Eph. 4:30;   
                         I Jn. 1:6 & 7)   
      
                           Sec. E. Satan.   
      
   Satan  is  a  real  being  who  is  he  father of lies and god of this   
   present  world. All unbelievers are under his sway. He is in rebellion against   
   God and at war with all Christians.   
                    (Jn. 8:44; Eph. 6:10-18)   
      
                          Sec. F. Creation.   
      
   God  created  the  world  and  all  that  is in it in six (6) literal,   
   twenty-four  (24)  hour  periods  as  recorded  in  Genesis. Evolution cannot   
   be reconciled with the Scriptures.   
                          (Gen. 1-3)   
      
                        Sec. G. Fall of Man.   
      
   Man  deliberately chose to rebel against God through his fall in Eden.   
   Everyone  is  born  a  sinner  and  is a sinner by choice. All deserve   
   condemnation because of sin.   
              (Gen. 3; Ps. 51:5; Rom. 3:10, 23, 6:23)   
      
                      Sec. H. Heaven and Hell.   
      
   Heaven  is a literal place, containing literal and eternal rewards for truly    
   born-again  believers. Hell is also a literal place, containing literal     
   fire   with   everlasting   conscious   punishment  for  all   
   unbelievers.   
            (Jn. 14:1 & 2, 3:16; Mt. 25:46; Lk. 16:19-31)   
      
                         Sec. I. Salvation.   
      
   The  only  way  man  can gain eternal life is by repenting of his sins and    
   asking  Christ, in faith, to forgive him of and save him from his sins  thus    
   giving him eternal life. Works do not enter into receiving eternal  life  as    
   it is a gift. Once a person receives Christ, he has everlasting,  never    
   ending  assurance  of  forgiveness  of  sins  and Heaven.   
         ( Acts 2:38; Rom. 10 10-13; Eph. 2:8 & 9; I Jn. 5:13)   
      
                         Sec. J. Local Church   
      
   The  local church is a group of baptized believers uniting together to serve    
   Christ through fulfilling the Great Commission. Therefore, they strive  to    
   win  the  lost,  see them baptized, and then come into the church  to  learn    
   more and become involved in service. The church has two  ordinances  given    
   by  Christ  to  be  practiced. Baptism and the Lord's Supper.   
                     (Mt. 28:19 & 20; Acts 2:41-47)   
      
                             P-1. Baptism.   
      
   Baptism  is  the  symbol  of  the  death,  burial, and resurrection of Christ    
   and is an open testimony of the believer's saving faith in the sacrifice  of    
   Christ.  The  only  Scriptural  mode  of  baptism is by immersion.   
                              (Rom. 6:3-5)   
      
                         P-2. The Lord's Supper.   
      
   The  Lord's  Supper is a memorial to the death of Christ for our sins. The    
   bread  only  symbolizes  the  broken  body of Christ as the grape juice only   
   symbolizes the shed blood of our Saviour.   
                            (I Cor. 11:23-34)   
      
                    Sec. K. Second Coming of Christ.   
      
     Christ  has  not  only  returned to Heaven but will bodily return to   
   rapture  out  all  believers living and dead. This coming is imminent; and    
   will be a premillenial, pretribulational, personal meeting in the air.   
              (Acts 1:11; I Cor. 15:51-54; I Thes. 4:14-18)   
      
                          Sec. L. Modern Trends.   
      
     The  believer  must adamantly defend the Word of God. Any compromise   
   movement  (such  as  neo-orthodoxy  which  has believers attempting to   
   fellowship  with  unbelievers  in  doing the Lord's work) or doctrines (such   
   as the charismatic teachings) must be rejected and exposed.   
                         (Jude, I Tim. 6:12)   
      
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