THE BIBLE The Bible is God's completely true Story about who he is, what he has done, what he is doing, and what he will do. It was given by God to human writers and so reflects their backgrounds, styles, and use of language. The Bible is the final authority on all matters to which it speaks.
GOD There is one God, who exists as three persons living in perfect community - Father, Son, and Spirit. God created everything and sustains everything by his life. He is holy, all-powerful, all-knowing, unchanging, and full of mercy and grace.
HOLY SPIRIT We experience the full life and presence of God in our relationship with God the Spirit, who convicts us of sin, points us to Christ, and applies Christ's work to our lives. He gives gifts and power to the church and he is the one who creates biblical community in the church. He reveals truth and guides us in our daily lives.
REAL LIFE We are connected to God in only one way - by choosing to accept the offer of forgiveness and reconciliation God offers to us by Christ's life, death, and resurrection. God's gift of grace makes us his adopted sons and daughters. There is nothing we can do to deserve this life - it is all a gift of God, and our job is simply to receive it.
JESUS CHRIST Jesus Christ, God's Son, became fully human when he was born to the virgin Mary. He was fully human and fully God. He lived a perfect life in place of our imperfect lives; died, as our substitute, the death we deserved to die, because of our selfishness; and physically rose from the dead. He offers us full life through his resurrection. He then ascended into heaven and today is our representative, intercessor, and advocate with God the Father.
CHRIST'S RETURN According to his own promise, Christ will return personally and visibly to judge the living and the dead.
THE CHURCH If we are in relationship with Christ, we are part of the church. The church is universal, but is always expressed locally. The church is the visible and local demonstration of the new community Christ came to create. The main responsibility of the church is to offer connection to people outside of relationship with Christ by offering Christ's full life and helping those who respond to become people who follow Christ with their whole hearts.
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