1. God is one being/entity with one body and one mind. |
- 1 Cor. 8:6
- 1 Corinthians 8:6 (New American Standard Bible)
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.
- Gal. 3:20
- Galatians 3:20 (New American Standard Bible)
Now a mediator is not for one party only; whereas God is only one.
- Ex. 33:21-23
- Exodus 33:21-23 (New International Version)
Then the LORD said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen."
- Gen. 1:27
- Genesis 1:27 (New International Version)
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
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2. That the Holy Spirit is God’s power. |
- Acts 1:6-8
- Acts 1:6-8 (New International Version)
So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
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3. Jesus Christ is God’s only begotten son. |
- Matt. 16:16-17
- Matthew 16:16-17 (New American Standard Bible)
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
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4. Jesus Christ is the Mediator between God and men. |
- 1 Tim. 2:5-6
- 1 Timothy 2:5-6 (New International Version)
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men — the testimony given in its proper time.
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5. The Bible is the inspired word of God. |
- 2 Tim. 3:14-17
- 2 Timothy 3:14-17 (New International Version)
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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6. The total mortality of man, both corporal and spiritual. |
- Psa. 146:4
- Psalm 146:4 (New American Standard Bible)
His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
- Ecc. 9:5-6
- Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 (New American Standard Bible)
For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten. Indeed their love, their hate and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun.
- 1 Cor. 15:16-22
- 1 Corinthians 15:16-22 (New International Version)
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
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- Explanation
- Basically this means we believe that people are completely mortal, no part of us is immortal. When we die the breath of life returns to God, but all that was uniquely us is truly dead. God though has the power to resurrect us from the dead in the future, like He did with Jesus. God created Adam with the dust of the earth and the breath of life from God, so when we die we return to the earth and the breath of life returns to God (Psa. 146:4 - "His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish.").
There is a passage in Ecclesiastes 9 that's about a lack of hope for those who die without a relationship with God, but verses 5 and 6 describe the state of death ("For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing... Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished..."). And in 1 Corinthians 15:18 death is likened to falling asleep ("...those also who have fallen asleep in Christ...").
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7. The coming physical return of Christ, and eternal life only through him. |
- Acts 1:11
- Acts 1:11 (New International Version)
"Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."
- Col. 3:1-4
- Colossians 3:1-4 (New International Version)
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
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8. The literal physical resurrection of the righteous dead. |
- 1 Cor. 15:50-55
- 1 Corinthians 15:50-55 (New American Standard Bible)
Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory.
"O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?"
- 1 Cor. 15:16-22
- 1 Corinthians 15:16-22 (New International Version)
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
- John 5:26-29
- John 5:26-29 (New American Standard Bible)
"For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
"Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
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9. The immortalization of those in Christ. |
- 1 Cor. 15:50-55
- 1 Corinthians 15:50-55 (New American Standard Bible)
Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory.
"O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?"
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10. The destruction of the wicked. |
- Rev. 21:8
- Revelation 21:8 (New American Standard Bible)
"But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
- John 5:28-29
- John 5:28-29 (New American Standard Bible)
"Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
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11. The final restoration of Israel as the Kingdom of God under the kingship of Christ. |
- Acts 1:6-8
- Acts 1:6-8 (New International Version)
So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
- Luke 1:32-33
- Luke 1:32-33 (New American Standard Bible)
"He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."
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12. The church to be joint heirs with Christ, and Israel to be made head over Gentile nations. |
- Rom. 8:16-17
- Romans 8:16-17 (New American Standard Bible)
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
- Isa. 60:11-14
- Isaiah 60:11-14 (New American Standard Bible)
"Your gates will be open continually;
They will not be closed day or night,
So that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations,
With their kings led in procession.
"For the nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish,
And the nations will be utterly ruined.
"The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
The juniper, the box tree and the cypress together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I shall make the place of My feet glorious.
"The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you,
And all those who despised you will bow themselves at the soles of your feet;
And they will call you the city of the LORD,
The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
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13. That God will restore the Earth to its original perfection. |
- Acts 3:18-21
- Acts 3:18-21 (New American Standard Bible)
"But the things which God announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. "Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you, whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.
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14. We also firmly advocate repentance and baptism (immersion in water) in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and a consecrated life as essential to salvation. |
- Acts 2:38
- Acts 2:38 (New American Standard Bible)
Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Heb. 12:14
- Hebrews 12:14 (New American Standard Bible)
Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.
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