The Bible is God's Word. It was written by
men whom God inspired and is His revealing of Himself to man. It is
perfect because it has God for its author, salvation as it's
primary message, and truth without any error.
"All scripture is
given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be
perfect, throughly furnished unto all good
works." ~ 2nd Timothy 3:16&17
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God
There is one
and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and
personal Being who is the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the
universe. God is infinite in holiness and perfect in every way.
"That men may
know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the
earth" ~ Psalm 83:18
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:" ~
Matthew 28:19
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God the
Father
God as Father
reigns supreme with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and
the stream of human history according to the purposes of His divine grace.
"Grace be to you
and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus
Christ," ~ Galatians 1:3
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God the Son
Christ is the
eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ He was conceived of
the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus is perfectly revealed in
Scripture and did the will of God by taking upon Himself human nature with
its demands and necessities. In doing so, He identified Himself
completely with mankind, yet without sin.
"But these are
written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and
that believing ye might have life through his name."
~ John 20:31
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God the
Holy Spirit
The Holy
Spirit is the fully divine Spirit of God. He inspired those men of old
whom He chose to write the Word of God. Through illumination He enables men
to understand God's truth as revealed in His Scriptures.
"If ye then,
being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more
shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask
him?" ~ Luke 11:13
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Man
Man is the
special creation of God who made us in His own image. He created us male and
female as the crowning work of His creation. In the beginning man was
innocent of sin and was endowed by his Creator with freedom of choice. By his
free choice man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race.
"Wherefore, as by
one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed
upon all men, for that all have sinned:" ~ Romans 5:12
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Salvation
Salvation
involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who
accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. It
is Jesus who, by His own blood, obtained eternal redemption for all who
believe.
"For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the
day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now
is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation."
~ 2nd Corinthians 6:2
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Security of
the Believer
All truly
born-again believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in
Christ and sanctified by His Spirit will never fall away from the state of
grace nor can they lose God's gift of eternal life. They shall
persevere to the end.
"And I give unto
them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck
them out of my hand." ~ John 10:28
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The Church
A New
Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an independent local
congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and
fellowship of the Gospel. The church observes the two ordinances
of Christ, which are the Lord's Supper and Believers Baptism. It is
governed by His laws while exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges
invested in those who identify with it by His Word, seeking to extend the
gospel to the ends of the earth.
"Take heed therefore
unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which
the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God,
which he hath purchased with his own
blood." ~ Acts 20:28
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The Second
Coming
God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring
the world to its appropriate conclusion. According to His Word, Jesus Christ
will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth. The dead will
be raised and Christ will judge all men in righteousness according to God's
will.
"For the Lord
himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise
first: Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with
the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
~ 1st Thessalonians 4:16 to 18