V In the one true God, revealed in the Bible, whose Word spoke into existence the universe and all creation, and who sustains all things today.
o Heb. 1:10-12; 11:3
V God exists in three distinct personalities; God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
o 2 Cor. 13:14
V God the Father loved the world so much that He gave His Son as a sin offering for all mankind.
o John 3:16
V Jesus is the Son of God. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, shed His blood dying on a cross, was buried and was raised from the dead three days later. He ascended to His Father and now reigns over His kingdom.
o Rom. 8:34
o Phil. 2: 5-11
V The Holy Spirit was sent by Christ and lives in each Christian.
o John 14:15-31
o John 16:5-11
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o 1 Cor. 2: 11-16
V All of us sin and fall short of the glory of God. The good news of the gospel is that Christ took upon Him our sins and paid our debt by dying on the cross.
o Rom. 3:23
o 1 Cor. 15:1-8
o Eph. 2:1-10
V When we come to faith in Jesus, we are to confess Him as God’s Son, turn from our sins and be baptized in His name. We believe the baptism presented in scripture is immersion in water.
o Acts 2:37-39
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V When we are baptized into Christ we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, and God adds us to His church.
o Acts 2:38
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o 1 Cor. 12:12-13
V The church is the body of Jesus on earth. We love, serve, seek and teach as we present our bodies to Him as living sacrifices.
o Matt. 28:18-20
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o Eph. 1:22-23
o Heb. 3:12-14
V The Lord’s Supper was instituted by Jesus on the night He was betrayed. We partake of this communion each Sunday in memory of Him.
o Acts 20:7
o 1 Cor. 10:16-18
o 1 Cor. 11:23-26
V Each member in the body of Christ is a minister with unique spiritual gifts to carry out God’s mission on earth.
o 1 Cor. 12:18
o Eph. 4:11-16
o 1 Pet. 4:10-11
V The Old and New Testaments are inspired of God and teach us, lead us and instruct us in living lives that honor God.
o 2 Tim. 3:15-16
V Jesus will come again. We believe in a bodily resurrection of the dead and a final judgment for all mankind.
o 1 Cor. 15
o 1 Thess. 4:13-18
o Heb. 10:26-31
