1. The Bible, in its entirety, is the inspired Word of God and the only infallible rule of faith.
II Timothy 3:16
2. There is one God, Maker of all things, being in Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19
John 15:26
II Corinthians 13:14
3. Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Son of God was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
Matthew 1:18-25
Luke 1:27-38
4. There is personal salvation of believers through the shed Blood of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 1:26:28
Revelation 1:5
5. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit, accompanied by the initial sign of speaking with other tongues, as the Spirit of God gives utterance (as in Acts 2:4) is distinct from the new birth experience.
Matthew 3:11
Acts 1:4, 5
Acts 1:8
6. The gifts of the Spirit, listed in I Corinthians 12, are now available to all believers.
I Corinthians 12:4-10
7. There is divine healing, through faith, included in the Atonement.
Isaiah 53:5
I Peter 2:24
8. The casting out of demons is an essential part of Christ’s commission to the church.
Luke 10:19
Mark 16:17
9. Intensive world evangelization and missionary work, with signs following, is the Lord’s Great Commission to the church.
Mark 16:15
Mark 16:20
10. There will be a resurrection of the dead, eternal happiness for the saved, eternal punishment for the lost.
John 3:16-18
John 11:25, 26
11. The Christian’s hope is the imminent, personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I Thessalonians 4:16, 17
Titus 2:13
12. Water Baptism by immersion.
Matthew 28:19
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