- All of the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God and is our supreme authority for faith and practice.
* 1 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Peter 1:20-21; John 10:35
- The one true God is the trinitarian God of the Bible, one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
* Matthew 28:19-20; Ephesians 4:4-6
- God created everything out of nothing by his Word.
* Genesis 1:1, ch. 1-2; Hebrews 11:3; Revelation 4:11
- Human beings have free will and have used it to sin against God.
* Genesis 3:1-6; Romans 3:23
- All men and women are guilty sinners condemned before God.
* Romans 3:10-20, 23; Isaiah 53:6
- Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man.
* John 1:1-3; Philippians 2:6; Colossians 2:8; Hebrews 2:17
- Jesus Christ died on the cross to satisfy God’s wrath against the sins of mankind.
* Romans 3:24-25; Isaiah 53:5-6, 10; 1 John 4:10
- To be saved from our sins and forgiven by God the Bible requires us to…
o Have faith in Jesus Christ and his death.
* Mark 16:16; John 1:12, 3:16-18, 5:24; Romans 10:9-10
o Repent of and turn from our sins.
* Mark 1:15; Acts 2:38, 17:30; 2 Peter 3:9
o Confess Jesus as Lord of our lives.
* Romans 10:9-10
o Be immersed in water through Christian baptism.
* Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21
- The only way to God and eternal life is through Jesus Christ.
* John 3:36, 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 John 5:12
- The indwelling Holy Spirit is given to all believers upon salvation at the time of their baptism.
* Acts 2:38; John 16:6-15; Romans 5:5; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 2 Corinthians 5:5; Ephesians 1:13
- Salvation is fully a work of God’s grace and cannot be achieved through works or merit.
* Ephesians 2:8-9; Galatians 3:10; Titus 3:5
- Eternal life in the new heaven and new earth is what awaits those who accept God’s grace in salvation through Jesus Christ.
* John 3:16, 5:24; 1 John 5:13; Hebrews 11:14-16; Revelation 21:1-4
- The church is the body of Christ and is comprised of all who have responded to God’s grace and have been saved from their sins.
* Acts 2:42-47; 1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 4:4
- It is possible for one to lose their salvation through unbelief.
* Hebrews 6:4-6; Romans 11:17-22; John 15:5-7
- Hell is a real place of eternal punishment reserved for those who do not accept God’s grace in salvation through Jesus Christ.
* 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9; Revelation 20:14-15
