"For
God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." John
3:16
The Bible is God's inspired, authoritative Word. It is
the only Holy Scriptures and is without error and is totally
trustworthy. (II Tim. 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21; Is. 40:8; Heb. 4:12)
Hell
is a real place where everyone who dies without having confessed Jesus
as Lord and believed in Him with their heart will go to and suffer
torment for eternity. If a person dies without ever hearing about and
trusting in the Lord Jesus they will go to hell. (Matt. 25:46; Luke
16:19-31; Rev. 20:15; 21:8)
Heaven is a
real place where those who have confessed Jesus as Lord and believed in
Him with their heart will live for eternity. (John 3:36; 14:1-3; 17:3;
I John 5:11-13; Rev. 21:4)
God is sovereign and in control.
God knows everything about the past, present, and future. He knows what
all people will do and what He will do. God is perfect and cannot sin.
(Num. 23:19; Deut. 32:4; I Sam. 15:29; Psalm 18:30; 115:3; 139:1-24;
James 1:13; I John 3:5)
God's acceptance of us is based solely
on His grace and not our works, whether good or bad. In God's grace He
draws us to Himself and His kindness leads us to repentance. (John
6:44; Romans 2:4; Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 3:5)
All people are
sinners. All are totally depraved, dead in their sin, and headed to
hell apart from the saving grace of God. People's understanding, or
lack of, doesn't change this truth. (Psalm 51:5; Romans 1:18-20;
3:10-12,23; Eph. 2:1-3)
Jesus paid the penalty for our sin on
the cross and satisfied God's wrath. Jesus paid our sin debt and
redeemed us. (Isaiah 53; Romans 5:9; II Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13; Col.
2:13; Heb. 9:14-15)
We believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our
Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He
descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He
ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father
Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian Church, the communion
of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and
life everlasting. Amen.