Nature of Man
All men in their natural state are lost, alienated from God, spiritually dead:
“All have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23).
Salvation
Salvation is only by grace, a free gift of God, through faith in the Lord
Jesus, who died for our sins according to the Scriptures (1 Cor. 15:3). Those
who thus receive Christ by faith have their sins forgiven (Eph. 1:7), their
hearts cleansed (Acts 15:9), are born of the Spirit, become children of God
(Jn. 1:12, 13), and are made new creatures in Christ (II Cor. 5:17).
One Triune God
God is One God, Who reveals Himself in three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. Jesus Christ, as the Scriptures affirm, is the Son of God and Son
of man. He was born of a virgin and is Himself very God. The Scriptures also
declare the deity and personality of the Holy Spirit.
The Resurrection
Our Lord Jesus rose from the dead in the same body that was laid to rest in
the tomb (Jn. 20:25-27). The bodies of all believers who die will be raised
from the dead, and they will receive an incorruptible body like unto His glorious
body (I Cor. 15:53; Phil. 3:21). All other men shall be raised unto “the
resurrection of judgment” (Jn. 5:28, 29).
Regenerated Life
Christians, born of the Spirit, are to live the new life in the present power
of the Spirit. “If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also
walk” (Gal. 5:16-25; Col. 2:6). The Christian’s responsibility
and his normal attitude of life is to yield himself to God (Rom. 6:13), trusting
God to keep him.
Life of Obedience
Christian “living” includes Christian service, the winning of
souls around us, and the preaching of the Gospel in the uttermost parts of
the earth. In carrying on this work there is needed the supernatural power
of the Holy Spirit which is granted to every believer as he yields and trusts
(Acts 1:8; I Cor. 12:7; Eph. 3:20; Acts 5:32). And in all of this service,
prayer is to have the central place (Jn. 14:12-14; Eph. 6:18, 19).
Eschatology
Jesus Christ will come again to earth the second time (Heb. 9:28), personally
(Acts 1:11; I Thess. 4:16), bodily (Acts 1:11; Col. 2:9), and visibly (Matt.
26:64; Rev. 1:7). His coming will precede the age of universal peace and righteousness
foretold in the Scriptures (Matt. 24:29, 30, 42; II Thess. 2:7, 8; Rev. 20:1-6).