- God is the one Triune God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- He is the eternal Creator of all things and all mankind.
- Jesus Christ was born of a virgin. He is the eternal Son of God, who is fully man and fully God.
- He lived a sinless life, died on the cross, was buried, rose from the dead, ascended into heaven.
- Christ's death to atone for the sins of man is effective for all who repent and believe in Him.
- All who are truly saved are eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ and will spend eternity in heaven with Him.
- The Holy Spirit indwells all who trust in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
- As the divine helper and counselor, He works to reveal the truth, to convict of sin, to lead to repentance, and to guide the work of sanctification in the believer.
- The sixty-six books of the Bible are God's Holy Word.
- It is without error and is the supreme and final authority of faith life.
- All mankind is created in the image of God.
- Through the sin of the first man, Adam, all mankind is fallen in sin.
- Every man and woman is a sinner, separated from God and in need of His salvation.
- Salvation, a gift from God, is by grace through faith alone, leading to reconciliation and state of renewed fellowship with God.
- It is secured and confirmed by the Holy Spirit's indwelling of the believer.
- The church is the body of Christ.
- Christ is the head of the family of born-again believers, who are called to be identified with Christ in baptism and to remember His death in the Lord's Supper.
- Born-again believers are Christians who are called to witness for Christ Jesus, to preach the gospel to all nations, and to study the Bible personally through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, growing and maturing into the likeness of Christ.
- Jesus Christ will come again and judge the living and the dead with justice.
|