There is one God,1 who is infinitely perfect,2 existing
eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.3 (1Deuteronomy
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Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man.4 He was conceived by
the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.5 He died upon the
cross, the Just for the unjust,6 as a substitutionary sacrifice,7
and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.8
He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures.9 He is now at
the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest. 10 He
will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace.11
(4 Philippians 2:6-11, 5Luke 1:36-38,
6I Peter 3:18, 7Hebrews 2:9, 8Romans 5:9, 9Acts
2:23,24, 10Hebrews 8:1, 11Matthew 26:64) |
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The Holy Spirit is a divine person, 12 sent to dwell, guide, teach,
empower the believer, 13 and convince the world of sin, of
righteousness, and of judgement.14 (12John
14:15-18, 13John 16:13, Acts 1:9, 14John 16:7-11) |
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The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally
inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of
men. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.15
(15II Peter 1:20-21, II Timothy 3:15-16) |
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Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God: 16 he
fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual
death. All men are born with a sinful nature,17 are separated from
the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord
Jesus Christ.18 The portion of the unrepentent and unbelieving is
existence forever in conscious torment;19 and that of the believer,
in everlasting joy and bliss.20 (16Genesis
1:27, 17Romans 3:23, 18I Corinthians15:20-23, 19Revelation
21:8, 20Revelation 21:1-4) |
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Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who
repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift
of eternal life, and become the children of God. 21 (21Titus
3:4-7)
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It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit
and be sanctified wholly, 22 being separated from sin and the world
and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy
living and effective service.23 This is both a crises and a
progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to
conversion.24 (22I Thessalonians 5:23,
23Acts 1:8, 24Romans 6:1-14) |
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Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the
healing of the mortal body.25 Prayer for the sick and anointing
with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church in
this present age. 26 (25Matthew 8:16-17,
26James 5:13-16) |
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The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are
redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is
the Head of the Body, the Church, 27 which has been commissioned by
Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all
nations.28 The local church is a body of believers in Christ who
are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word
of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance
of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.29 (27Ephesians
1:22-23, 28Matthew 28:19-20, 29Acts 2:41-47) |
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There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the
former, a resurrection unto life; 30 for the latter, a resurrection
unto judgment.31 (30I Corinthians
15:20-23, 31John 5:28-29) |
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The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent32 and will
be personal, visible, and premillenial.33 This is the believer's
blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and
faithful service.34 (32Hebrews 10:37,
33Luke 21:27, 34Titus 2:11-14)
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