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There is one God,(Deuteronomy
6:4), who is infinitely perfect,(Matthew
5:48), existing eternally in three
persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.(Matthew
28:19)
Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man.(Philippians
2:6-11), He
was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.(Luke
1:34–38), He died upon the
cross, the Just for the unjust,(I
Peter 3:18), as a substitutionary sacrifice,(Hebrews
2:9), and all who believe in Him are
justified on the ground of His shed blood.(Romans
5:9), He arose from the dead
according to the Scriptures.(Acts
2:23–24), He is now at the
right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest.(Hebrews
8:1), He will come again to
establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace.(Matthew
26:64)
The Holy Spirit is a divine person,(John
14:15–18), sent to dwell,
guide, teach, empower the believer,(John
16:13, Acts 1:8), and convince the
world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.(John
16:7–11)
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.(2
Peter 1:20–21, 2 Timothy 3:15–16)
Man was originally created in the image and
likeness of God:(Genesis 1:27),
he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and
spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature,(Romans
3:23), are separated from the life
of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord
Jesus Christ.(1 Corinthians15:20–23),
The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever
in conscious torment;(Revelation
21:8), and that of the believer, in
everlasting joy and bliss.(Revelation
21:1–4)
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.(Titus
3:4–7)
It is the will of God that each believer
should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly,(1
Thessalonians 5:23), being separated
from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God,
thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service.(Acts
1:8), This is both a crisis and a
progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent
to conversion.(Romans 6:1–14)
Provision is made in the redemptive work of
the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body.(Matthew
8:16–17), Prayer for the sick
and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are
privileges for the Church in this present age.(James
5:13–16)
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, (Ephesians 1:22–23),
which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a
witness, preaching the gospel to all nations.(Matthew
28:19–20), 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.(Acts
2:41–47)
There shall be a bodily resurrection of the
just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life;(1
Corinthians 15:20–23), for the
latter, a resurrection unto judgment.(John
5:28–29)
The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent(Hebrews
10:37), and will be personal,
visible, and premillennial.(Luke
21:27), This is the believer's
blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy
living and faithful service.(Titus
2:11–14)
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daily
duties of Christians -- Pray
(Mt. 6:11; Lk. 11:3) 
