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There is only one God, who is the Creator and source of all life. He is an individual being with a definite, unique identity and personality. There are no distinctions or divisions in His person or eternal nature. Any plurality associated with God only relates to attributes, titles, roles, manifestations, or modes of activity.
The one God has revealed Himself to humanity as Father, in His Son Jesus Christ, and through the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1-3; Deuteronomy 6:4; Malachi 2:10; Matthew 1:18-20; John 14:18, 26; Ephesians 4:4-6; Galatians 3:20; 4:6).
As Christ was the fullness of God dwelling in a human identity, it is necessary to distinguish between His deity and humanity; but impossible to separate the two in Him (Luke 1:35; John 8:24; 10:30; 14:9; 2 Corinthians 5:19; Colossians 2:9; 1 Timothy 3:16).
All of humanity is born under sin (Prov. 20:9; Isa. 64:6; I Kings 8:46; II Chron. 6:36; Romans 5:12-19); guilty before God (Rom. 3:9-10, 19, 23; Psa. 14:1-3); are under the sentence of death (Rom. 6:23; James 1:15); and in need of salvation.
There is nothing that man can do to save himself. No amount of good works or adherence to law can save a man. Salvation is a free gift from God and can only come through faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9).
The death of Christ was made necessary by: 1) the sinfulness of all humanity, 2) the holiness of God, 3) God’s law requiring death as the penalty for sin, 4) God’s desire to provide salvation for sinners.
The good news is that Jesus Christ died for our sins; was buried; and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). We express our belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ through our obedience and applying it to our lives by: repenting of our sins (death to sin); being baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins (burial); and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit with the initial sign of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance (resurrection). This is the consistent pattern of new covenant initiation found in the early church (2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17; Mark 1:15; Acts 2:4, 37-39; 8:9-17; 10:1-48; 19:1-7).
We must separate ourselves from sin and worldly values and dedicate ourselves to God and His will. The new life empowered by the Spirit will transform us both inwardly and outwardly – in our thoughts, words, and actions (Acts 2:40; Romans 8:13-14; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Galatians 5:16-25; Hebrews 12:14).
At His appointed time, the Lord will make a change in the present order of things. At that time the dead in Christ will be raised from the grave; and those that are living and righteous before God, will be translated – caught up to meet the Lord in the air (Matthew 24:36-42; Luke 17:20-27; 1 Corinthians 15:51-54; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:17).
There will be a time of distress upon the earth, “the beginning of sorrows,” that will become more intense until there “shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time” (Matthew 24:5-18; Daniel 12:1). That period of “tribulation” will be followed by the dawn of a better day on earth. And that for one thousand years following the tribulation, there will be “peace on earth and good will toward man” (Isaiah 65:17-25; Revelation 20:15).
When the thousand years are finished, there will be a resurrection of the wicked dead; who will be summoned before the Great White Throne for their final judgment; and all those whose names are not found written in the Book of Life will be cast into the lake of fire, burning with brimstone; which is the second death that God hath prepared for the devil, his angels, and all the wicked who serve him. Satan will be cast in first (Revelation 20:7-15).