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That the Bible is the inspired, inerrant word of
God. |
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II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20-21
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That there is one God who is sovereign over all His
creation, being most holy and righteous, and though great in mercy
and love, will by no means clear the guilty, and is therefore a God
to be reverenced and feared. |
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I Corinthians 8:4,6; Daniel 4:35; Isaiah
6:3; Exodus 34:6-7; Hebrews 12:28
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That God exists in three persons: God the
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (The Holy
Trinity) |
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I John 5:7; Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians
13:14
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That Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ of God. |
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Matthew 16:15-16; I John 5:1; John 4:25-26
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That Christ, being God in the flesh, willingly died
on the cross for the sins of His elect. |
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John 1:14; John 10:15,17-18; Matthew 1:21; Isaiah
53:5-6,8
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That Christ rose again from the dead to the right
hand of the Father, occupying the throne of David. |
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I Corinthians 15:3-4; II Samuel 7:12-13; Acts 2:29-31
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That salvation is by grace through faith in the
finished work of Jesus Christ, and is not dependent upon the works
of men. |
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Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3:20,22; Romans 3:13; Romans
10:9-10
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That baptism is an act of obedience to the Lord,
wherein a person bears witness to his new life in Christ.
Biblical baptism is by immersion, being preceded by repentance and
faith in Jesus Christ (i.e. - believers baptism). |
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Matthew 28:19; Acts 8:36-37; Acts 2:41; Romans 6:4
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That God has predestined an elect remnant to saving
faith in Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
and for the glory of His holy Name. |
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Romans 8:29-30; Romans 9:15-16; Ephesians 1:4-5,11
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That those born again through faith in Jesus Christ
have entered into the kingdom of God. Being the sons of
Abraham by faith, they have been grafted into the commonwealth of
Israel, and now constitute God's holy nation, the true Israel of
God. |
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John 3:3; Romans 4:11-12; Galatians 3:16,29; Ephesians
2:12,19; I Peter 2:9-10; Galatians 6:15-16
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That God' people are called to separation, and
therefore by nature repudiate all forms of modern ecumenicalism. |
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II Corinthians 6:14-18; II Thessalonians 3:6; Ephesians
5:11; II John 9-11
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That God has established the family, so ordering it
that the husband is to be the head of the wife, with the children in
subjection to their parents. Thus women should cover their
heads when in attendance to the meetings, as a sign of godly and
willful subjection to their head. |
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Ephesians 5:22-25; Ephesians 6:1; I Peter 3:1,5-6; I
Corinthians 11:3-6,10
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That the Lord Jesus Christ will return to this
earth and destroy it with fire, judging all men according to their
deeds. While those outside of Christ will be damned to the
lake of fire, those who are in Christ will receive everlasting life
in His presence. |
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Acts 17:31; John 5:28-29; II Peter 3:7,10; Revelation
20:14-15; Matthew 25:31-46
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