Faith. Salvation from the guilt and power of
sin is through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ. Nothing that the
non-Christian can do can remove or make amends before God for the smallest
sin. Therefore salvation is by grace, through faith and not owing to anything
anyone can do for themselves or for others.
Atonement. Since there is nothing we can do to
remove our own sin, God has provided another way. The Lord Jesus Christ came
into the world and lived the life we ought to have lived, in perfect
obedience to God. This sinless and righteous life was offered at Inspiration. The word of God, contained in the Old
and New Testaments, are the only rule of our faith and conduct. God gave the
scriptures by inspiration so that when written they were without error in
whatever area they spoke, and He has preserved them through history so that
when they are translated for us to read we may confidently say we are reading
the very Word of God. Trinity. There is only one true and living
God, and He has revealed that He is a Trinity; Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. All His attributes exist in
all their perfections in each Person of the Trinity, and yet there are not
three gods, but one. The Father has chosen, the Son has redeemed, and the
Spirit is bringing to salvation all of God’s people. Their salvation is
secure as it rests in the Person and promise of God. Holiness. Christian believers have put away
sin. They have been separated to a life of obedience and discipleship. This
life is one of progress to maturity, and is not the work of a moment. The
Christian receives grace to persevere in this path, and wherever there is a
fall, God works to recover His child, so that he or she remains on this path
throughout their life, and are then received to Heaven at their death.
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