THE BIBLE:
the Word of God, the sixty-six Books of the Old and New Testaments, verbally inspired in all parts and wholly without error
as to originally given of God. (II Tim.3:16)
THE ONE TRUE GOD:
existing eternally as three persons - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19)
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST:
His preexistence and deity (Jn.1:1-3), incarnation by virgin birth (Jn. 1:14), sinless life (Heb.4:15), substitutionary death
(ii Cor. 5:21), bodily resurrection (Lk24:36-43), ascension into Heaven & present ministry (Heb.4:14-16), and coming again
(Acts 1:11).
THE HOLY SPIRIT:
His personality (Jn.16-7-15), His work in each believer, baptism and endwelling at the moment of regeneration (I Cor.12:13;Rom.8:9
) and filling (Eph.5:18)
MAN:
his direct creation in the image of God and his fall into sin resulting in spiritual death and necessity of the new birth
for his salvation (Gen. 1:26-28;Rom.5:12;Jn.3:3-5).
SALVATION:
a complete and eternal salvation by God's grace alone, received as the gift of God through personal faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ (Eph.2:8-9;Titus 3:5-7;I Pet.1:18-19).
THE CHURCH:
one true church, the body and bride of Christ, composed of all true believers of the present age (Eph.1:22-23;I Cor.12:12-13).
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