Theology Proper, Christology and Pneumatology 

(The Doctrines of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit)

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• There is one living and true God, the Creator and Sustainer of all things (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5-7; 1 Corinthians 8:4).

• Trinity of God – Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)

• The Lord Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary (Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 2:9; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23).

• Jesus lived a sinless life and died on the cross, shedding His blood as the only acceptable sacrifice for our sins (John 10:15; Romans 3:24-25; Romans 5:8; 1 Peter 2:24).

• Jesus arose in bodily form from the dead, and ascended into heaven, where He sits at the right hand of God (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:38-39; Acts 2:30-31; Romans 4:25; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 9:24; 1 John 2:1).

• The Holy Spirit is a divine Person, possessing all the attributes of personality and deity, including intellect (1 Corinthians 2:10-13), emotions (Ephesians 4:30), will (1 Corinthians 12:11), eternality (Hebrews 9:14), omnipresence (Psalm 139:7-10), omniscience (Isaiah 40:13-14), omnipotence (Romans 15:13), and truthfulness (John 16:13).

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God's Word

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• Scripture, both Old and New Testament, is God-breathed, inspired, infallible and inerrant Word of God (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16).

• Scripture is the literal nature of the biblical accounts, especially regarding Christ’s miracles and the Creation account in Genesis (Genesis 1:31; Exodus 31:17).

• The meaning of Scripture is to be found as one diligently applies the literal grammatical-historical method of interpretation under the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit (John 7:17; John 16:12-15; 1 Corinthians 2:7-15; 1 John 2:20).

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Anthropology and Hamartiology

(Man and Sin)

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• Humanity was created in the image of God both men and women as conceived in their mother's womb (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:7; Colossians 1:16; Psalm 103:19).

• Through Adam’s sin of disobedience to the revealed will and Word of God, man lost his innocence, incurred the penalty of spiritual and physical death, and became subject to the wrath of God (John 3:36; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 2:1-3; 1 Timothy 2:13-14; 1 John 1:8).

• Because all men were in Adam, a nature corrupted by Adam’s sin has been transmitted to all men of all ages, Jesus Christ being the only exception. All men are thus sinners by nature, by choice, and by divine declaration (Psalm 14:1-3; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:9-18, 23; Roman 5:10-12).

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Soteriology

(Salvation)

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• Salvation is in Jesus Christ through faith alone (John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; Ephesians 2:8-10; 1 Peter 1:18-19).

• The new birth and fruit of the Holy Spirit is a sign of repentance (John 3:3-7; Titus 3:5; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 2:10; Philippians 2:12b; Romans 6:1-22).​

• Separation from sin is clearly called for throughout the Old and New Testaments, and that the Scriptures clearly indicate that in the last days apostasy and worldliness shall increase (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1; 2 Timothy 3:1-5).

• Believers should be separated unto our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12; Hebrews 12:1-2) and affirm that the Christian life is a life of obedience, righteousness and a continual pursuit of holiness (Romans 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:14; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 3:1-10).

 

Ecclesiology

(The Church)

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• The water baptism by means of full immersion, and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances for believers, commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ, which are intended to be observed by the Church according to the Scripture (Acts 2:38-42; Acts 8:36-39; Acts 2:41-42; 1 Corinthians 11:28-32).

• The Church’s one calling is to preach the full Gospel to the non-believers and calling people to repent and believe in Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Timothy 2:2; Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:15).

• The Church needs to distinguish itself from the world and seek spiritual growth and holiness without which no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14; Acts 15:19-31; Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 5:4-7, 13; 1 Peter 5:1-4).

• The term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman as conceived and born, in a single, exclusive union (1 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:4; Ephesians 5:23; 1 Corinthians 7:39; Ephesians 5:33; Genesis 2:24; Leviticus 18:22; Leviticus 20:13; Romans 1:24-32; 1 Timothy 1:10).

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Eschatology

(The Future)

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• Jesus’ literal and personal return to earth in power and glory is imminent (Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20).

• After the tribulation period, Christ will come to earth to occupy the throne of David (Matthew 25:31; Luke 1:31-33; Acts 1:10-11; 2:29-30) and establish His messianic kingdom for a thousand years on the earth (Revelation 20:1-7).

• The bodily resurrection of the saved to eternal life (John 6:39; Romans 8:10-11; 2 Corinthians 4:14), and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment (Daniel 12:2; John 5:29; Revelation 20:13-15).

• After the closing of the millennium, the temporary release of Satan, and the judgment of unbelievers (2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:7-15), the saved will enter the eternal state of glory with God.

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