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The one true God has revealed Himself as the
eternally self existent one. God has further revealed Himself as father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. (Isa. 48:16, Matt. 28:19, Luke 3:22)
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The Scriptures, both the Old and New
Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the
infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct. (2Tim. 3:15-17, 1Th. 2:13, 2Pet.
1:21)
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The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God
and as much shares in the divinity and deity of God. (Matt. 1:23, John 5:22-23, 2John 3,
Hebrews 1:1-13)
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Man was created good and upright, but Adam,
throught disobedience, fell from the grace of God, and thus entered into the world and
death by sin. Adam’s transgression incurred not only physical death for man, but
spiritual death, which is eternal separation from God. (Gen. 2:17, 3:6-24) This
necessitated man’s need of salvation.
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Man’s only hope of redemption and
salvation from the power of sin is through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts
4:12, Rom. 5:8-13, Jas. 1:21, Eph. 2:8)
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All who repent of their sins and believe in
Christ as Saviour and Lord are to be baptized. This is a declaration to the world that
they identify with Christ in His death and have been raised with Him in newness of life.
(Matt. 23:19, Mark 16:16, Acts 10:47-48, Rom. 6:4)
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The Lord’s Supper is a memorial of His
sufferings and death and a prophecy of His second coming. It is enjoyed by all believers
until He comes. (1Cor. 11:26)
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The baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is
evidenced by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God
gives utterance. (Acts 2:4) With the baptism in the Holy Spirit, comes the endowment of
power for live and service, the bestowing of the gifts or enabling of the Holy Spirit and
their uses in the ministry of the body of Christ. (Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4&8, 1Cor.
12:1-31) This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new
birth. (Acts 8:12-17, 10:44-46, 11:14-15, 15:7-9)
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Divine healing was provided for in the Old
Testament. (Ex. 15:23-26, Ps. 103:1-3, Isa. 53:4-5) and is an integral part of the Gospel.
(Matt. 8:16-17, Acts 5:16, Jas. 5, 14-16)
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This includes the catching away of the church
(1Th. 4:16-17) followed by the actual, visible return of Christ with His saints (the
church) to reign with Him for 1000 years. (Zech. 14:5, Matt. 24:27, 30, Rev. 1:7,
19:11-14, 20:1-6) This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel (Ezek.
39:28-29, Zeph. 3:19-20, Rom. 11:26-27) and universal peace. (Isa. 11:6-9, Ps. 2:3-8, Mic.
4:3-4)
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There will be a final judgment in which the
wicked dead will be raised and will be judged according to their works. Whoever is not
found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil, his angels, the beast and the
false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burns with
fire and brimstone, which is the second death. (Matt. 25:46, Mark 9:43-48, Rev. 19:20,
20:11-15, 21:8, 2 Pet. 3:13, Rev. 21:1)
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And the Levites, of the children of the
Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel
with a loud voice on high.(2Chr. 20:19) “After this I beheld, and lo, a great
multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and
tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms
in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth
upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.” (Rev. 7:9-10)
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“O clap your hands, all ye people; shout
unto God with the voice of triumph!” (Ps. 47:1)
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“Because thy lovingkindness is better than
life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my
hands in thy name. hands, without wrath and doubting.” (Ps. 63-3-4) “Lift up
your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.” (Ps.134:2) “I will therefore
that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.” (1Tim
2:8)
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“Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that
is within me, bless His Holy Name!” (Ps 103:1) AND after these things I heard a great
voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and
honour, and
power, unto the Lord our God” (Rev. 19:1) “And I heard as it were the voice of a
great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty
thunderings,
saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” (Rev. 19:6) “What is it
then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will
sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the uderstanding also.” (1Cor. 14:15)
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“Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy,
and forbid not to speak with tongues.” (1Cor. 14:39) “But the manifestation of
the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. To another the working of miracles; to
another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to
another the interpretation of tongues” (1Cor. 12:7,10) “I would that ye all
spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than
he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive
edifying.” (1Cor. 14:5) “If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by
two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.” (1Cor.
14:27)
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“For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my
spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the
spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I
will sing with the understanding also.” (1Cor. 14:14-15)
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“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the
true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh
such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit
and in truth.” (John 4:23-24)
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“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is
excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord”; (Eph. 5:18-19)
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to
the Lord”. (Col. 3:16)
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“The lion hath roared, who will not fear?
the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?” (Amos 3:8) “But he that
prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.”
(1Cor.14:3)
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“Follow after charity, and desire
spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.” (1Cor. 14:1) “But the
manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by
the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To
another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To
another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to
another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:” (1Cor.
12:7-10)
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“As it is written, There is none
righteous, no, not one:” (Rom. 3:10) “For all have sinned, and come short of the
glory of God;” (Rom. 3:23)
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“For God so loved the world, that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.” (John 3:16) “Being justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” (Rom. 3:24)
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“And if children, then heirs; heirs of
God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also
glorified together.” (Rom. 8:17) “Then we which are alive and remain shall be
caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we
ever be with the Lord.” (1Th. 4:17)
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Recognize you’re loved
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
Recognize your sin
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23)
Recognize your need to confess
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine
heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
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