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There is one true God who reveals himself to
the world as the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit, commonly referred to today as the
Trinity doctrine. (Matthew 28:19)
Jesus, the
Son of God, is our one and only Lord and
Savior. He was crucified as a sacrifice for
our sins and rose from the dead after three
days. (John 14:6, Acts 2:22-24)
The Bible is the written message of God
and is inspired by the Holy Spirit. (2
Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:19-21)
A person is
saved by the grace of God through faith in
Jesus. (Ephesians 2:1-10, Romans 3:23-25)
Each
individual must, through faith and
obedience, reach out to receive this free
gift of salvation when they are mature
enough to understand the consequences of
their sins. (James 2:14-26, Luke 14:25-33)
When people repent and
are baptized, their sins are forgiven and the Holy
Spirit begins to work in their lives. (Acts 2:36-41)
The greatest command
in the Bible is as Jesus stated in Matthew 22:37-39: to
love God with all your heart and mind, and to love your
neighbor as yourself.
While salvation is
based on grace and not our good works, disciples have a
responsibility to live and work for God as laid out in
the Bible. This includes helping others to become
disciples (Matthew 28:18-19), training or
discipling one another to love God and stay faithful to
Him (Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 3:12-13, Colossians
1:28-29), and serving the poor and needy. (James
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