1. The Bible is the verbally inspired Word
of God in its original writings, and for all intents and purposes
these original writings are available to us today. It is our final,
absolute, and inerrant authority in the spiritual sphere (1 Cor. 2:7-12;
Gal. 1:11-12; Eph. 3:2-9; 1 Thess. 2:13; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21).
2. There is one God eternally existing in three persons: the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 20-21).
3.
Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin
Mary. He is true God and true man, impeccable, and the only Redeemer
(Matt. 1:20; Luke 1:35; John 14:9; Col. 1:14-15).
4. Holy Spirit is
the third person of the Godhead. He convicts and calls sinners to
Christ. He regenerates, indwells, fills, baptizes, and seals believers
in the Body of Christ (John 16:8; Rom. 8:30; 1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:13-14;
5:18; Titus 3:5).
5. As a result of the Adamic Fall, all men by nature
are sinners, dead in trespasses and sins, hence, unable to do anything
to save themselves or to please God (Rom. 3:9; 5:6, 8; 8:8; Eph. 2:1-2).
6. God justifies sinners by grace through faith on the basis
of the blood of Christ. The apostle Paul emphatically declares that
in Jesus Christ we have redemption through His blood, (His sacrificial
death) (Rom. 3:24-25; Eph. 1:7; 2:8-9; Col. 1:14).
7. The Greek noun
translated "Church" (ekklhsia) refers to a called-out group or assembly.
The apostle Paul designates those whom God is calling out as the Church
or the Body of Christ. According to the New Testament, Jesus Christ
is the sole Head of the Church, the Body of Christ (Eph. 1:22-23;
Col. 1:18). Those who believe in Jesus Christ are made members of
the Church, the Body, by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:13). The Holy
Spirit has revealed the core Truth regarding the Church through the
apostle Paul, and it is found in the Pauline epistles (Eph. 3:1-9;
Col. 1:24-28).
8. Christ's Coming for His Church will be personal
and pre-millennial (1 Thess. 1:10; 4:13-17; Rom. 5:9; 1 Cor. 15:50-57).
