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God

There is one true God, eternally existing in three Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; Acts 5:3, 4; II Corinthians 13:14; Revelation 1:4-6)

The Bible

The Bible is God’s Word inspired, infallible, and inerrant in the original manuscripts, and is our final authority. (Psalm 119:89; Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18; II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20, 21)

Salvation

God, out of love for the human race, sent the lord Jesus Christ into the world to save sinners. Jesus Christ paid the full penalty for man’s sin when He died on the cross. Any person who believes in Jesus Christ alone as his only hope of eternal life, while not trusting in anything else, receives the gift of eternal life which once granted can never be lost. (John 3:16-18; 5:24; 6:47; 10:27-30; Romans 3:21-25; 4:5; 8:38, 39; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:1-10; I Timothy 1:15; Titus 3:3-7; Revelation 22:17)

Assurance

Assurance of eternal salvation is based only on the promise God makes in His Word that everyone who trusts in Jesus Christ alone possesses eternal life. (John 5:24; I John 5:9-13)

Discipleship

The ultimate goal of the Holy Spirit’s work in the believer’s life is to produce spiritual maturity reflected in consistent Christlike behavior and attitudes. (Galatians 5:22-25; Luke 14:25-33; Colossians 1:23-29)

The Church

All believers in the present age are members of the body of Christ, the universal church, united to Christ and to one another by the indwelling Holy Spirit. Believers are to gather together in local churches to devote themselves to Biblical teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread and prayer. The purpose of the church is to develop dedicated disciples. (Matthew 28:19, 20; Acts 2:42; I Corinthians 1:2; 11:2, 17-34; 12:12-14; 14:34-38; Hebrews 10:23-25)

The Future

At an imminent time, the Lord Jesus Christ shall descend from Heaven as all believers go up to meet Him in the air. This event, referred to as the Rapture, will be followed by a seven year Tribulation on the earth during which time many people, especially the Jews, will believe in Christ for eternal life. At the end of the Tribulation, Jesus Christ will return to establish His kingdom on the earth, which will last for one thousand years. This period, referred to as the Millennium, will be followed by the eternal state in which there will be a new heaven and a new earth. (Isaiah 2:1-4; 11:1-16; Daniel 9:24-27; Zechariah 12:10; 14:1-21; Matthew 24:1-44; I Thessalonians 4:16-18; Revelation 6:1-19, 21; 20:1-6; 21:-22:5)