The Bible
The Bible is the inspired Word of God. The Bible is absolutely true in all its parts, and it is our final authority for faith and practice (Psalm 119:89; 2Tim 3:16-17).
God
The personal biblical God is our Creator, and He exists as a Tri-unity, one God in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The biblical God cares deeply about our daily lives (Gen 1-2; Matt 3:16-17; 2Cor 13:14; Psalm 121).
Christ
Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary and is both fully God and fully Man. He is the image of the invisible God. He died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins, rose bodily from the grave, and is alive today in heaven as the true Savior and High Priest for all who believe in Him (Matt 1:21-23; Col 1:15; 1 Tim 4:10; Heb 4:15-16).
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus Christ, convicts unbelievers of their need to repent and accept Christ as personal Savior, and the Holy Spirit lives in believers to guide, instruct, and empower them for godly living (Jn 16:8-15; Rom 8:14; Gal 5:16-25).
Man
We were created in the image of God but chose to disobey Him. In spite of our disobedience, God loves us and sent Jesus Christ to be our Savior (Jn 3:16-17).
Salvation
Only on the basis of Christ’s death and bodily resurrection by God’s grace through faith in Christ does a person come into a personal and right relationship with God. The believer is placed into God’s family and only has true identity and significance in Jesus Christ (Eph 2:8-9; Rom 10:9-11; Jn 1:12-13; 2Cor 5:17).
The Church
Jesus Christ is the head of the church, and the church is God’s primary way to accomplish His purposes on planet earth today. It is composed of all believers in Jesus Christ. The ordinances of the church are water baptism and the Lord’s Supper. They are, however, not regarded as a means of salvation. Every local church has the right under Christ to govern its own affairs (Matt 16:18; Eph 2:19-21; Matt 28:19-20; 1Cor 11:23-26).
Angels
Angels were created to be messengers of God. They are not to be worshipped. When the angel, Lucifer (Satan) was ejected from heaven due to disobeying God, he took other angels (demons) with him. Jesus Christ provides the believer victory over Satan and his agents (Eph 6:10-20), who are destined to eternal punishment (Rev 20:10).
Last Things
Jesus Christ’s return is personal, imminent, and pre-millennial. His coming is before the wrath of the tribulation, and this blessed hope should be an incentive to live pleasing to the Lord (Titus 2:11-13). There will be the resurrection of the dead - the believer to God’s eternal home where there is joy and pleasures forever more (John 14:1-3); the unbeliever to everlasting conscious torment (John 5:24, 28-29; Rev 20:11-15).