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The Word of God
That the Bible is the inspired Word of God, written as the Spirit of God moved upon men who penned
the words. It is inerrant in the original manuscripts and has been preserved by God through history,
so that it is the divinely authoritative standard for every age. The Bible has supreme authority in all
matters of conduct and doctrine.

God
There is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4). He is the creator of heaven and earth, and of all living
beings. He has revealed Himself to humanity as the Father in creation, in the son, Jesus Christ, in
redemption, and as the Holy Spirit in salvation.
God is a Spirit (John 4:24). He is the Eternal One, the Creator of all things, and the Father of all
humanity by creation. He is the First and the Last, and beside Him there is no God (Isaiah 44:6).
There was no God formed before Him; neither shall be there any after Him (Isaiah 43:10).

Son
Jesus is the Son of God according to the flesh (Romans 1:3) and the very God Himself according to
the Spirit (Matthew 1:23). Jesus is the Christ (Matthew 16:16); the creator of all things (Colossians 1:
16-17); God with us (Matthew 1:23); God made flesh (John 1:1-14); God manifested in the flesh (I
Timothy 3:16); He which was, which is, and which is to come, the Almighty (Revelation 1:8); the
mighty God, everlasting Father, and Prince of peace (Isaiah 9:6). Jesus Himself testified of His
identity as God when He said, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father" (John 14:7-11) and "I
and my Father are one" (John 10:30). It took shedding of blood for the remission of the sins of the
world (Hebrews 9:22), but God the Father was a Spirit and had no blood to shed. Thus He prepared
a body of flesh and blood (Hebrews 10:5)and came to earth as a man in order to save us, for in
Isaiah 43:11 He said, "Beside me there is no Saviour." When He came in flesh the angels sang, "For
unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:11).

Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is not a third person in the Godhead, but rather the Spirit of God (the Creator), the
Spirit of the resurrected Christ. The Holy Spirit comes to dwell in the hearts and lives of everyone who
believes and obeys the gospel, as the comforter, Sustainer, and keeper (John 14:16-26; Romans 8:9-
11). Evidence that a believer has received the Holy Spirit is the outward sign of speaking in tongues
(Acts 2:4).

Resurrection
There will be personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth. Jesus along with His bride
shall establish His kingdom on Earth. There will be a physical resurrection of the body for both the
righteous and unjust to face a final judgment. The righteous, which have followed God’s plan of
salvation shall face eternal felicity and the unjust will face endless suffering. (Acts 1:11; Luke 17:36; I
Thessalonians 4:16-17)

Salvation
Salvation consists of the shedding of all sin and unrighteousness through the blood of Jesus Christ.
The New Testament plan of salvation consists of repentance from sin, water baptism, by immersion,
in the name of the Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and receiving the Holy Spirit. Lastly, the
Christian is instructed to live a godly life. (Acts 2:36-41).