05.10
1. The divine inspiration, inerrancy, and consequent authority of the Old and New Testaments (2 Tim. 3:16,17)
2. The One living and true God, creator of everything, co-existent eternally in three equal persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, (Gen 1:1, John 4:24, 10:30)
3. The deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His true humanity, bodily resurrection, ascension, present high priestly ministry, and future visible return, (Luke 1:34-35, Luke 24:36-43,51; Heb 4:14, Acts 1:11)
4. The rebellion and fall of humanity, and our consequent moral depravity and death, the conviction of the world of its sin by the Holy Spirit, and the need of personal regeneration, (Gen 3:1-19, Job 1:6, Rom 3:9-18, Gal 5:16, John 3:3, John 16:8)
5. Repentance of sin and justification by faith in the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ, bringing about a life yielded to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and his consequent provision of abundant life through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, (John 16:8, Acts 13:38, 39; Rom 5:9, 18-19; 1 Cor 3:16, Gal 5:16)
6. The resurrection of the body, both of the just and the unjust, the certainty of eternal life in heaven for the saved and eternal punishment in hell for the lost, (Rev. 20:11-15, 1 Cor 15:42-58)
7. The importance of the local Church, including the practice of the Ordinances and the need for fellowship, communal worship and teaching, (Heb 10:25, 1Cor 11:23-32, Matt 28:18-20)
8. A life dedicated to the proclamation of the good news of Jesus Christ in word and deed (James 4:4, Rom. 12:1,2, 1 John 2:15-17, Gal 5:22-26; 2 Cor. 6:14-18, Acts 1:8, 2 Cor. 5:19, 20; Matt 28:18-20).
