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We Firmly Believe These Truths:

1. There is one God, the Heavenly Father.  (1 Corinthians 8:6; Isaiah 45:5,6)
2. Jesus Christ is His Son.  (Matthew 16:16)
3. The Holy Spirit is His power.  (Acts 1:8)
4. All humans are mortal and are condemned to death.  (Romans 6:23)
5. The only hope humankind has for immortality is found in Jesus Christ. To obtain immortality, a person must:  (Acts 4:12)
    a. Hear and believe the gospel.  (Acts 16:30,31)
    b. Repent of sins committed and be converted to Christ.  (Acts 2:38)
    c. Be baptized by immersion.  (Acts 2:38)
    d. Live a life of obedience to God.  (John 14:15,23)
6. Jesus Christ will return literally and visibly to this earth.  (Acts 1:11)
7. Those who have died in faith will be resurrected to immortality when Jesus Christ returns.  (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
8. Christians still faithful to and living for Christ when he returns will be changed to immortality.  (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
9. The nation of Israel will inherit the land God promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as an eternal possession.   (Genesis 17:8)
10. Jesus will rule over the earth from the city of Jerusalem for one thousand years, the faithful ruling with him.  (Revelation 20:4-6)
11. At the conclusion of the thousand-year reign of Jesus, there will be a general resurrection.  (Revelation 20:11-13)
12. Judgment for those without a relationship with Christ will follow this resurrection.  (Revelation 20:12-13)
13. The wicked will be completely destroyed. They will not suffer eternally in "hell fire."  (Revelation 20:14-15)
14. God will come to the renewed earth to dwell with His people, at which time Christ will turn the reins of His Kingdom over to his Father.  (Revelation 21:1-4)
15. The Bible is the inspired Word of God.  (2 Timothy 3:16)

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