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In one God and three Persons in that one God: God
the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit; |
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In God, the Creator of the world, who: |
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loves the world, |
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is concerned and involved with humanity, |
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is working all things after the counsel of His will. |
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In God the Son: |
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who is the only begotten Son of God, |
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who is the way, the truth and the life--the only
Savior of the world, |
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who died for the sins of humanity, |
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who resurrected from the dead, |
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who will judge the living and the dead, |
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who will return to the earth. |
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In God the Holy Spirit: |
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who indwells believers, evidenced by the fruit of
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control, |
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who baptizes the believer, evidenced by power which
may be accompanied with speaking in tongues, prophecy and boldness, |
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who gives spiritual gifts to believers, |
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who works in the hearts of believers leading them
and causing them to want to please God. |
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That humanity is under the reign of sin
and death, and therefore, needs a Savior, who is Jesus Christ; |
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That salvation is a free gift of God,
given to those who believe in Jesus Christ; |
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That the righteous and the unrighteous
will be resurrected from the dead and they will all stand before
Jesus Christ to be judged: |
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those who believe in Jesus will be saved and will be
rewarded with eternal happiness in the presence of God, |
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those who reject Jesus will be condemned to hell. |
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That Jesus is building His Church: |
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which is made of all people who believe in Jesus
Christ, |
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over
which the gates of hell will not prevail, |
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which
shall continue maturing until it is brought into the fullness which
belongs to Jesus. |
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In the kingdom of God: |
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which was
established approximately 2,000 years ago when Jesus sat down at the
right hand of the Father, |
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of which
all believers in Jesus are citizens, |
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which may
be experienced by believers today and that experience will be
accompanied with righteousness, peace and joy, |
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which is
growing in the earth, like seeds in soil or yeast in dough, |
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which
will grow until it fills the earth, |
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which
will be brought in full power when Jesus returns to the earth. |
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That the Old and New Testaments were written by men inspired by
God, and therefore, all Scripture is profitable for teaching,
reproof, correction and training in righteousness. |
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