- - That the Bible is the inspired word of God.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed...
- - In one God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit equal and eternal.
Matthew 28:19 Jesus commands baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- - God, in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ, has revealed Himself to mankind.
John 14:9 Jesus told His disciples, "Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father"
- - In Jesus' virgin birth
Matthew 1:23 The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel, which means God is with us.
- - In His sinless life and character.
2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- - His voluntary death on the cross as the perfect sacrifice for sin.
Hebrews 10:1-18: Jesus' single offering perfectly fulfills the law and cleanses believers from sin, permanently addressing the barrier of human transgression.
- - In His bodily resurrection, followed by His ascension to heaven in glory.
RESURRECTION:Luke 24:36-43 Jesus appears to His disciples, eats fish to prove His bodily reality. ASCENSION:Luke 24:50-51 ..blessing His disciples, Jesus is carried up into heaven.
- - In His personal return to earth to take all true believers to Himself for ever, and to establish His kingdom.
John 14:3 Jesus promised His disciples,that He would return to take them to be where He is.
- - That the Holy Spirit works in mankind to fulfil God's purpose.
Acts 1:8 "you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you" The holy Spirit transform hearts, build Christ's character, and empower believers to accomplish God's will.
- - That forgiveness and eternal life are God's gifts to those who, in repentance and faith, receive Christ as Saviour and confess Him as Lord.
Ephesians 2:8-9 Salvation as a gift of grace, not works.
- - That those who refuse Jesus as Lord will experience eternal banishment from God's presence. Therefore real hope and peace can only come from a personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 those who do not know God or obey the gospel of Jesus will "suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord".
- - We practice baptism of true believers by total immersion.
The Bible links baptism to an outward declaration of faith, where a true believer is totally submerged in water.
simply as instituted by Jesus
Himself.