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1.
ABOUT GOD
God is the Creator and Ruler of the
universe. He eternally exists
as three persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Genesis 1:1, 26-27, Psalm 90:2,
Matthew 28:19, I Peter 1:2
2.
ABOUT JESUS
Jesus is the Son of God. He is one 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 again 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
Cor. 15:3-4, Romans 1:3-4, Acts 1:9-11, Titus
2:13
3. ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father
and the Son. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for
Jesus Christ. He provides the
Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth and
guidance in doing what is right.
He gives every believer at least one spiritual gift when they are
saved. As Christians we seek to
live under His control daily. 2
Cor. 3:17, John 16: 7-13, Acts 1:8, 1Cor. 2:12,
Eph. 1:13
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4. ABOUT THE BIBLE
The Bible is God’s Word. It was written
by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth
for Christian beliefs and living.
Because it is inspired by God, it is the truth without any
error. 2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Peter
1:20-21, 2 Tim. 1:13, Psalm 119:105-106
5. ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS
People are made in the spiritual image of God,
to be like Him in character.
Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all of us
are marred by an attitude that separates people from God and causes problems
in life. Gen. 1:27, Psalm
8:3-6, Isa. 53:6a, Rom. 3:23, Isa.
59:1-2
6. ABOUT SALVATION
Salvation is God’s free gift to us, but
we must accept it. We can never
make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus as God’s
offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved from punishment for sin. 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. Romans
6:23, Eph. 2:8-9, John 14:6, Titus 3:5, Gal. 3:36
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7. ABOUT ETERNAL SECURITY
Because God gives us eternal life through
Jesus Christ, the true believer is secure in that salvation is for
eternity. If you have been
genuinely saved, you CANNOT “lose” it. Salvation is maintained by the grace
and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. It is the grace and keeping power of
God that gives us this security.
John 10:29, 2Tim. 1:12, Heb. 7:25, 10:10, 14, Peter 1:3-5
8. 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. Hell is eternal
separation from God. 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, Rev. 1:8, Matt. 2:44
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