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1. About God
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There is one God, who exists eternally in three distinct but equal
persons: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. God is unchangeable
in His holiness, justice, wisdom and love. He is the Almighty Creator,
Saviour and Judge who sustains and governs all things according to His
sovereign will for His own glory.
Genesis 1:1,26,27, 3:22; Psalm 90:2;
Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14
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2. About The Bible
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God has revealed Himself in the Bible which consists of the Old and
New Testaments alone. Every word was inspired by God through human
authors so that the Bible, as originally given, is in its entirety the
Word of God. It is without error and fully reliable in fact and
doctrine. The Bible alone speaks with final authority and is always
sufficient for all matters of belief and practice.
2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20,21; 2
Timothy 1:13; Psalm 119:105,160, 12:6; Proverbs 30:5
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All men and women, being created in the image of God, have inherent
and equal dignity and worth. Their greatest purpose is to obey,
worship and love God. As a result of the fall of our first parents,
every aspect of human nature has been corrupted and all men and women
are without spiritual life, guilty sinners and hostile to God. Every
person is therefore under the just condemnation of God and needs to be
regenerated, forgiven and reconciled to God in order to know and
please Him.
Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3-6; Isaiah
53:6a; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1, 2
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The Lord Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man. He was conceived by
the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin and lived a sinless life in
obedience to the Father. He taught with authority and all His words
are true. On the cross, He died in the place of sinners, bearing God's
punishment for their sin, redeeming them by His blood. He rose from
the dead and in His resurrection body ascended into heaven where He is
exalted as Lord of all. He intercedes for His people in the presence
of the Father.
Matthew 1:22, 23; Isaiah 9:6; John
1:1-5; 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14,15; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Romans
1:3,4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:14,15; Titus 2:13
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Salvation is entirely a work of God's grace and cannot be earned or
deserved. It has been accomplished by the Lord Jesus Christ and is
offered to all in the gospel. God in His love forgives sinners whom He
calls, granting them repentance and faith. All who believe in Christ
are justified by faith alone, adopted into the family of God and
receive eternal life.
Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8,9; John 14:6, 1:12;
Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1
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The Holy Spirit has been sent from heaven to glorify Christ and to
apply His work of salvation. He convicts sinners, imparts spiritual
life and gives a true understanding of the Scriptures. He indwells all
believers, brings assurance of salvation and produces increasing
likeness to Christ. He builds up the Church and empowers its members
for worship, service and mission. The Holy Spirit endows believers
with spiritual gifts upon conversion to carry out the work of the
ministry. Some of these gifts were for apostolic times but not
for today.
2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7-13, 14:16,17; Acts
1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12, 3:16;Ephesians 1:13; Galatians 5:25;
Ephesians 5:18
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The church is the body of which Christ is the head and to which all
that are saved belong. It is made visible in local churches which are
congregations of believers who are committed to each other for the
worship of God, the preaching of the Word, the administration of
Baptism and the Lord's Supper, for pastoral care and discipline and
for evangelism. The unity of the Body of Christ is expressed within
and between churches by mutual love, care and encouragement. True
fellowship between churches exists only where they are faithful to the
gospel.
Colossians 1:18, 24; Ephesians 2:19;
Hebrews10:24-25
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Baptism and the Lord’s Supper have been given to the church by
Christ as visible signs of the gospel. Baptism is a symbol of union
with and entry into His Church but does not impart spiritual life. The
Lord's Supper is a commemoration of Christ's sacrifice offered once
and for all and involves no change in the bread and wine. All its
blessings are received by faith.
Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 8:36-38; I
Corinthians 11:23-28
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Angels are spiritual beings created by God to worship Him. Their
duties to believers include ministering to their needs, bringing
answers to prayer, protection from danger, encouraging and caring from
them at death. Satan, the greatest of the angelic beings, became
proud and rebelled against God. He along with one-third of the angels
(now called demons) were cast out of heaven. Satan presently
seeks to establish a world system in opposition to God and His
people. In the future, satan and his followers will be cast into
the ‘lake of fire’ for eternity.
Colossians 1:16-18; Is. 6:1-3; Hebrews 1:14; Acts
12:5-10, Psalm 91:11-12; Acts 27:23-24; Luke 16:22; Ezekiel 28:11-19;
Isaiah 14:12-15; Revelation 12:4, 7-10
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The future will see the return of Christ in glory. He will raise the
dead and judge the world in righteousness. The wicked will be sent to
eternal punishment and the righteous will be welcomed into a life of
eternal joy in fellowship with God. God will make all things new and
will be glorified forever.
John 3:16; John 14:17; Romans 6:23;
Romans 8:17-18; Revelation 20:15; 1 Corinthians 2:7-9
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