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1.
There is one God,(1) who is infinitely
perfect,(2) existing eternally in three
persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.(3)
([1] Deuteronomy 6:4, [2] Matthew 5:48, [3]
Matthew 28:19)
2.
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, [5] Luke
1:34–38, [6] I Peter 3:18, [7] Hebrews 2:9,
[8] Romans 5:9, [9] Acts 2:23–24, [10]
Hebrews 8:1, [11] Matthew 26:64)
3.
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 judgment.(14) ([12]
John 14:15–18, [13] John 16:13, Acts 1:8,
[14] John 16:7–11)
4.
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) ([15] 2
Peter 1:20–21, 2 Timothy 3:15–16)
5.
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 unrepentant
and unbelieving is existence forever in
conscious torment;(19) and that of the
believer, in everlasting joy and bliss.(20)
([16] Genesis 1:27, [17] Romans 3:23, [18] 1
Corinthians15:20–23, [19] Revelation 21:8,
[20] Revelation 21:1–4)
6.
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) ([21]
Titus 3:4–7)
7.
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 crisis and a progressive
experience wrought in the life of the
believer subsequent to conversion.24 ([22] 1
Thessalonians 5:23, [23] Acts 1:8, [24]
Romans 6:1–14)
8.
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) ([25] Matthew
8:16–17, [26] James 5:13–16)
9.
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) ([27] Ephesians
1:22–23, [28] Matthew 28:19–20, [29] Acts
2:41–47)
10.
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) ([30] 1
Corinthians 15:20–23, [31] John 5:28–29)
11.
The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ
is imminent(32) and will be personal,
visible, and premillennial.(33) This is the
believer's blessed hope and is a vital truth
which is an incentive to holy living and
faithful service.(34) ([32] Hebrews 10:37,
[33] Luke 21:27, [34] Titus 2:11–14)
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