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“God Has A Plan For Us”
28th August 2010
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“About Blind Faith”
21st August 2010
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“You Can’t See God Yet Trust Him”
14th August 2010
1. There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Isaiah 45:5,21-22; Matthew 28:19; Colossians 1:15-20; Hebrews 1; John 14:15-26; 16:5-16; 2 Corinthians 13:14)
2. Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures. He is now at the right hand of the Majesty on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His Kingdom of righteousness and peace. (Philippians 2:6-I'l; Matthew 1:18; Acts 13:34,38-39; Hebrews 9:24-28; Matthew 25:31-34)
3. The Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to indwell, guide, teach, and empower the believer, and to convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. (John 14:16-17; John 16:7-11)
4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God; he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. The destiny of the impenitent and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment; but that of the believer, is everlasting joy and bliss. (Genesis 1:27; 1 Corinthians 15:20-23; Matthew 25:41-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10)
6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God. (Titus 3:5-7; Acts 2:38)
7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, thereby being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, receiving power for holy living and effective service. This is both a crisis and progressive experience wrought on the life of the believer subsequent to conversion. (1 Thessalonians 5:23; Acts 1:8; Romans 12:1-2; Galatians 5:16-25)
8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil as taught in Scripture are privileges for the church in this present age. (Matthew 8:16-17; James 5:14-16)
9. The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, whose members have been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations. (Ephesians 1:22-23;, 3:6-12)
The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, and the proclamation of the gospel, and for the observance of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper. (Hebrews 10:25; Acts 2:41-47)
10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life; for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment. (John 5:25-29; Acts 24:15-16; 1 Corinthians 15:20-23; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10)
11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, visible, and premillennial. As the believer's blessed hope, this vital truth is an incentive to holy living and faithful service. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Acts 1:7-10; 1 Corinthians 1:7; Titus 2:11-14; Revelation 20:4-6)