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A.We believe that the Church, which is the body and espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born again persons of this present age, who are united by the Holy Spirit to the risen and ascended Son of God; and that by the same Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, thus being members one of another. Rom. 12:5; I Cor. 12:12-27; Eph. 1:22, 23; 2:19-22; 4:3-10; 5:25‑27; Col. 1:18; 2:19; II Cor. 11:2.

B.We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures; that it is absolutely sovereign, under the administration of the Holy Spirit, in the handling of its own affairs; and that its relationship with other ecclesiastical bodies is one of fellowship only. Acts 14:27; 20:17, 28‑32; I Tim. 3:1‑13; Titus 1:5‑11.