God
Is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God. (Genesis 1:1, 26, 27; 3:33; 1 Peter 1:2)
God the Father
He is all-powerful, all knowing, all loving, and all wise. He reigns with providential care over the universe and the flow of human history goes according to His purposes and plan. (Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians1: 15)
God the Son
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus has eternally existed and became man at His incarnation. He lived a sinless human life and offered himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He bodily 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. (Isaiah 7:14, 53; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-22; 2:9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 3:16; Revelation 1:13-16; 19:16)
God the Holy Spirit
He is the third person of the Trinity. He guides men into all truth, exalts Christ, convicts of sin, righteousness and judgment, cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, bestows spiritual gifts by which believers serve God and seals the believer unto the day of final redemption. His presence in the lives of believers is the assurance of God to bring us into the fullness of the stature of Christ. (Hebrews 9:8, 14;
2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 4:13; 5:6-7; Revelation 1:10; 22:17)
Scriptures
The Bible is God's Word to us. Human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit, wrote it. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because God inspires it, it has salvation for its end and is truth without any mixture of error. (2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25;
2 Peter 1:19-21)
Human Beings
People are made in the image of God and are the supreme object of God's creation. All of us are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God, called sin. Sin separates people from God and causes many problems in life. (Romans 1:19-32; 3:10-18, 23; Ephesians 2:1-22; Colossians 1:21-22; 3:9-11)
Salvation
Salvation is God's free gift to us, but we must accept. We can never make up for sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting Jesus Christ as God's offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved for sin's penalty. When we turn from our self -ruled life and turn o Jesus in faith we are saved. Eternal Life begins the moment one received Jesus Christ into his life by faith. (Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:18-19)
Eternal Security
Because God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ, the true believer is secure in that salvation for eternity. If you have been genuinely saved, you cannot "lose" your salvation. 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 6: 37-40; 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 38, 39; 1 Corinthians 1:14-8; 1 Peter 1:5)
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. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are real places of eternal existence. (John 3: 16; 1 John 2: 25; 5:11-13; Romans 6:23; Revelation 20:15)
The Church
A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is a body of baptized believers who are associated by their common faith and fellowship with Jesus. A church is to observe the two ordinances: (1) baptism and (2) the Lord's Supper. The church should exercise their God-given gifts and extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. The church is an autonomous body serving under the Lordship of Christ. (Acts 2:41-42, 47; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 3:16; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:18)
