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ABOUT GOD
God is the Creator and Ruler
of the universe. He has
eternally existed in three
personalities: the Father,
the Son, and the Holy
Spirit. These three are
co-equal and are one God.
Genesis 1:1, 26, 27; 3:22;
Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 90:2;
Matthew 28:19; John 14:1-14;
1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians
13:14; 1 John 5:7
ABOUT THE FATHER
He is all-powerful,
all-knowing, all-loving, and
all-wise. He reigns with
providential care over the
universe and the flow of
human history goes according
to His purposes and plan.
God is Father in truth to
those who become children of
God through faith in Jesus
Christ.
Genesis 1:1; 2:7; Exodus
3:14; 6:2-3; Matthew 23:9;
Mark 1:9-11; John 4:24;
Romans 8:14-15; Ephesians
4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1
Timothy 1:17
ABOUT JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is the Son of
God. He is co-equal with the
Father. Jesus lived a
sinless human life and
offered Himself as the
perfect sacrifice for the
sins of all people by dying
on a cross. He arose from
the dead after three days to
demonstrate His power over
sin and death. He ascended
to Heaven’s glory and will
return someday to earth to
reign as King of Kings and
Lord of Lords.
Matthew 1:22, 23; Isaiah
9:6; John 1:1-5; 14:10-30;
Hebrews 4:14; 15; 1
Corinthians 15:3-4; Romans
1:3-4; Acts 1:9-11; 1
Timothy 6:14-15; Titus 2:13
ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is co-equal
with the Father and the Son
of God. He is present in the
world to make men aware of
their need for Jesus Christ.
He also lives in every
Christian from the moment of
salvation. He provides the
Christian with power for
living, understanding of
spiritual truth, and
guidance in doing what is
right. He gives every
believer a spiritual gift
when they are saved. As
Christians, we seek to live
under His control daily.
2 Corinthians 3:17; John
16:7-13; 14:16-17; Acts 1:8;
1 Corinthians 2:12; 3:16;
Ephesians 1:13; 5:18;
Galatians 5:25
ABOUT THE BIBLE
The Bible is God’s Word to
us. Human authors, under the
supernatural guidance of the
Holy Spirit, wrote it. It is
the supreme source of truth
for Christian beliefs and
living. Because God inspired
it, it is the truth without
any mixture of error.
2 Timothy 3:16; 1:13; 2
Peter 1:20-21; Psalm
119:105, 160; 12:6; Proverbs
30
ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS
People are made in the
spiritual image of God, to
be like Him in character.
People are the supreme
object of God’s creation.
Although every person has
tremendous potential for
good, all of us are marred
by an attitude of
disobedience toward God
called “sin”. This attitude
separates people from God
and causes many problems in
our lives.
Genesis 1:17; Psalm 8:3-6;
Isaiah 53:6a; 59:1-2; Romans
3:23
ABOUT SALVATION
Salvation is God’s free gift
to us, but we must accept
it. We can never make up for
our sins by self-improvement
or good works. Only by
trusting in Jesus Christ as
God’s offer of forgiveness
can anyone be saved from
sin’s penalty. When we turn
from our self-ruled life and
turn to Jesus in faith we
are saved. Eternal life
begins the moment one
receives Jesus Christ into
his life by faith.
Romans 5:1; 6:23; Ephesians
2:8-9; John 14:6; 1:12;
Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26
ABOUT ETERNITY
People were created to exist
forever. We will either
exist eternally separated
from God by sin or eternally
with God through forgiveness
and salvation. To be
eternally separated from God
is Hell. To be eternally in
union with Him is eternal
life. Heaven and Hell are
real places of eternal
existence.
John 3:16; 2:25; 5:11-13:
Romans 6:23; Revelation
20:15; Matthew 1:8; 2:44, 46
ABOUT CHRISTIAN UNITY
To live in harmony with
other believers is clearly
the teaching of the New
Testament. It is the
responsibility of each
believer to endeavor to live
in fellowship with each
member of the congregation.
It is further the
responsibility of each
member to bring all
gossiping and backbiting to
an end.
John 13:34-35; Ephesians
4:1-3; 5:1-2; 1 Corinthians
12:13; 13:1-13; 1 John
3:14-18; 4:11; James 3:1-18
ABOUT THE LOCAL CHURCH
The local church is a body
of believers united under
the Lordship of Jesus
Christ. It is led by the
Pastor as designed and
modeled by the early New
Testament Church and
outlined in church bylaws.
Ephesians 4:11; Romans 12:8;
Hebrews 13:17; Acts 20:28
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