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No complete statement can be
made regarding every belief. We have the
Scripture to give us all we need for doctrine,
reproof, correction, and instruction in
righteousness. As the Living Word, only it is
the complete and final authority. This statement
is a guide of those things we consider
important; although, even it is incomplete. God
is revealing many things in these "last of the
last days." May we be blessed with His Spirit of
revelation and wisdom, as He guides us into all
Truth. We now see only dimly and in part. So, as
we mature and grow from glory to glory, may this
guide be a "new wineskin" that will incorporate
all God's Truth. This guide can in no way
replace Scripture as authoritative. It is our
desire to use only Scripture as references in
this Statement of Beliefs.
This document contains doctrines that are both
essential and non-essential to salvation. It is
our goal to list most, including all herein
contained, as essential to being more than just
a Christian: essential to being a mature
son/daughter of our Father and to being an over
comer (Rev. 2 and 3). We consider all of these
as essential to walking in the "fullness of
Christ."
All Scripture is King James, unless otherwise
noted.
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness." 2
Timothy 3:16
"All are built upon the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself
being the chief Cornerstone." Ephesians 2:20
"For this cause also thank we God without
ceasing, because, when ye received the Word of
God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as
the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word
of God, which effectually worketh also in you
that believe." 1 Thessalonians 2:13
"Knowing this first, that no prophecy of
Scripture is of any private interpretation. For
the prophecy came not in old time by the will of
man: but holy men of God spoke as they were
moved by the Holy Ghost." 2 Peter 1:20, 21
Omnipotent
"And I heard as it were the voice of a great
multitude and as the voice of many waters, and
as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying
'Alleluia: for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth."
Revelation 19:6
See Rev. 1:8 Isaiah 26:4 Matthew 19:26 Luke 1:37
"As you go preach this message: 'The Kingdom of
Heaven is near." Heal the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out
demons. Freely you have received, freely give."
Matthew 10:7, 8 (NIV)
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has
anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He
has sent me to proclaim freedom for the
prisoners and recovery of sight and for the
blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the
year of the Lord's favor." Luke 4:18, 19 (NIV)
"And the Lord said unto the servant, 'Go out
unto the highways and hedges, and compel them to
come in, that My house may be filled." Luke
14:23.
"Do not merely listen to the Word and so deceive
yourselves. Do what it says." James 1:22 (NIV)
"I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in
Me will do what I have been doing. He will do
even greater things than these, because I am
going to the Father." John 14:12 (NIV)
"Let the little children come to Me, and do not
hinder them, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs
to such as these." Matthew 19:14 (NIV)
1 John 4:9, 10 John 1:12
1 Peter 3:18 John 4:1-42
Ephesians 2:8 John 3:3
Romans 3:23 Matthew 18:1-5
Romans 10:9-13
1. Through laying on of hands and prayer --Ask
the person to repent of sins.
Confess Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Receive the Promised Gift of the Holy Spirit.
Speak as the Spirit enables.
2. Scripture -- have the person read or repeat
these Scriptures:
Luke 11:9-13
John 14: 16, 17
Acts 2:4
Romans 8:26-28
Jude 20
Acts 2:38, 39
These are guidelines only. There is not a set
way, place, nor time. Be led by the Holy Spirit
(Romans 8:14) and follow His leading. Let Him
lead you into the way He has for you.
It's Real
"And fear not them which kill the body, but are
not able to kill the soul: but rather Him which
is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
Matthew 10:28
See: Matthew 5:22 Luke 6:19-21 Revelation 19:20
It's Forever
"In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that
know not God, and obey not the Gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ: who shall be punished with
everlasting destruction from the Presence of the
Lord, and from the Glory of His Power." 2
Thessalonians 1:8, 9
See: Matthew 25:41, 46 Revelation 20:10
It's the Second Death
"And death and hell were cast into the lake of
fire. This is the second death. And whosoever
was not found written in the Book of Life was
cast into the lake of fire." Revelation 20:14,
15
See: Revelation 2:11 and 21:8
Origin . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ezekiel
28:12-19
Pride / Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
. . . . . . . . . Isaiah 14:12-17
Seduces Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . Genesis 3
Attempts to kill Israel's deliverer . . . . . .
. . . Exodus 1
Tempts David. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .1 Chronicles 21
Attempts to kill Jesus. . . . .. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . Matthew 2:13-18
Temptation of Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . Luke 4:1-13
Enters into Judas / betrayal . . . . . . . . . .
. . . Luke 22:;3
Appears as angel of light . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 2 Corinthians 11:14
Final Doom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . Revelation 20:7-10
"Then shall the King say unto them on His right
hand, 'Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit
the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world." Matthew 25:34
See: Matthew 25:46 John 14:1-4 Revelation
21:1-22:5
Promise of Eternal Life
". . . the gift of God is eternal Life through
Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23b
"And this is the record, that God both gives to
us eternal Life, and this Life is in His Son. He
that hath the Son hath Life; and he that hath
not the Son of God hath not life." 1 John 5:11,
12
Judgment Coming
"For we must all appear before the Judgment Seat
of Christ; that everyone may receive the things
done in his body, according to that he hath
done, whether it be good or bad." 2 Corinthians
5:10
"Not everyone that saith unto Me, 'Lord, Lord',
shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but He
that doeth the Will of My Father Who is in
Heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy Name? And in
Thy name have cast out devils? And in Thy name
done many wonderful works?' And then I will
profess unto them, 'I never knew you: depart
from Me, ye that work iniquity.'" Matthew
7:21-23
See: Matthew 25:31-46 1 Corinthians 3:13-15
Revelation 20:11-15
Rewarded for Doing God's Work
"For the Son of Man shall come in the Glory of
His Father with His angels; and then He shall
reward every man according to his works."
Matthew 16:27
See: Ephesians 6:8 Colossians 3:24 Hebrews 11:6
Revelation 22:12-14
Inheritance in Heaven
"To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled,
and that fadeth not away, reserved in Heaven for
you." 1 Peter 1:4
See: Matthew 25:34, 46 John 1:51; 14:1-4
Revelation 21:4-22:5
Called to Study the Scriptures
"Study and be eager and do your utmost to
present yourself to God approved (tested by
trial), a workman who has no cause to be
ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately
dividing (rightly handling and skillfully
teaching) the Word of Truth." 2 Timothy 2:15
(AMP)
See: Acts 17:11 1 John 2:27
Called to be Free
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that his
burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder
and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke
shall be destroyed because of the Anointing."
Isaiah 10:27
"And ye shall know the Truth, and the Truth
shall make you free. If the Son therefore shall
make you free, you shall be free indeed." John
8:32,36
See: Matthew 11:28-30 1 Peter 5:7
Called to Faith (Move Mountains)
"And Jesus answering said unto them, 'Have faith
in God. For verily I say unto you, that
whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou
removed, and cast into the sea; and shall not
doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those
things which he saith shall come to pass; he
shall have whatsoever he saith.' Therefore I say
unto you, 'What things soever ye desire, when ye
pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall
have them." Mark 11:22-24
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, 'He that
believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do
also; and greater works than these shall he do;
because I go to My Father." John 14:12
See: John 14:13, 14; 15:7 Matthew 11:7, 8
Called to be Deliverers
"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out devils; freely ye have received,
freely give." Matthew 10:8
See: Isaiah 61:1-3
Called to Unity
"Neither pray I for these alone, but for them
also which shall believe on Me through their
word; that they may be one; as Thou, Father, art
in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be one
in Us: that the world may believe that Thou hast
sent Me." John 17:20, 21
"Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in
the bond of peace. There is one body, and one
Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of
your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
one God and Father of all, Who is above all, and
through all, and you in all." Ephesians 4:3-6
"Till we call come in the unity of the faith,
and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a
perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of
the fullness of Christ." Ephesians 4:13
Called to Fast
"And Jesus said unto them, 'Can the children of
the bridechamber mourn, as long as the
bridegroom is with them? But the days shall
come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from
them, and then shall they fast.'" Matthew 9:15
See: 1 Corinthians 7:15 2 Corinthians 6:5 Isaiah
58
Called to Remember His Sacrifice
"And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke
it, and gave unto them, saying, 'This is My body
which is given for you: this do in remembrance
of Me.' Likewise also the cup after supper,
saying, 'This cup is the New Testament in My
blood, which is shed for you.'" Luke 22:19, 20
See: 1 Corinthians 11:22-26 Hebrews 9:25-28
Called to be Doers / Obedient
"But be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers
only, deceiving your own selves." James 1:22
See: Matthew 7:24-27 Colossians 3:17 1 John 5:3
Revelation 14:12
Called to Make Election Sure
"Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager
to make your calling and election sure. For if
you do these things, you will never fall." 2
Peter 1:10 (NIV)
"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed
in white raiment; and I will not blot out his
name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess
his name before My Father, and before His
angels." Revelation 3:5
See: John 15:1-11 Romans 11:11-24 Hebrews
10:26-31 2 Peter 2:20-22
Called to be Crucified with Christ (Die to Self,
World, enemy)
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
they are the sons of God." Romans 8:14
See: Ephesians 4:30-32 Galatians 5:22-26
Called to be Witnesses
". . . and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost parts of the earth." Acts
1:8b
"Let him know, that he which converteth the
sinner from the error of his way shall save a
soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of
sins." James 5:20
"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb,
and by the word of their testimony; and they
loved not their lives unto the death."
Revelation 12:11
See: Revelation 20:4 1 Peter 3:15
Called to Give
"But just as you excel in everything -- in
faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete
earnestness and in your love for us -- see that
you also excel in this grace of giving." 2
Corinthians 8:7 (NIV)
See: Malachi 3:10 Matthew 6:1-4, 23:23 Mark
12:41-44 Romans 11:35 (NIV) 2 Corinthians 9:6, 7
3 John 5-8
"The Heaven, even the heavens are the Lord's:
but the earth hath He given to the children of
men." Psalm 115:16
See: John 13:34, 35 1 Thessalonians 4:9, 10 1
Peter 1:22 James 4:7
Called to Love
"And over all these virtues put on love, which
binds them all together in perfect unity."
Colossians 3:14 (NIV)
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love
covers over a multitude of sins." 1 Peter 4:8
See: Matthew 22:37-40 1 Corinthians 13 1 John 3
and 4
Called to Praise and Worship
"God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must
worship Him in Spirit and in Truth." John 4:24
"Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises
unto our King, sing praises." Psalm 47:6
See: Psalm 100:2 Romans 12:1
Called to Victorious and Abundant Life
"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may
have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly." John 10:10
"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the
world: and this is the victory that overcometh
the world, even our faith." 1 John 5:4
"But thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians
15:57
Called to Bear Fruit
"Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear
much fruit; so shall ye be My disciples." John
15:8
See: John 15:1-8 Romans 7:4 Galatians 5:22
Called to Receive Gifts
"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children: how much more shall
your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to
them that ask Him?" Luke 11:13
See: Romans 12:6-8 1 Corinthians 12:8-10, 12-30
Ephesians 4:11 1 Peter 4:9-11
Called to Watch and Pray
"Pray without ceasing." 1 Thessalonians 5:17
"Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into
temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the
flesh is weak." Mark 14:38
"Then Jesus told His disciples a parable to show
them that they should always pray and not give
up." Luke 18:1 (NIV)
See: Isaiah 62:6, 7 Matthew 18:19 Luke 18:2-6;
21:36 Ephesians 6:10-18 1 John 5:14, 15 Jude 20
Called to Holiness
"But just as He Who called you is holy, so be
holy in all you do; for it is written: 'Be holy,
because I am holy.'" 1 Peter 1:15, 16 (NIV)
"May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you
through and through. May your whole spirit,
soul, and body be kept blameless at the Coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thessalonians 5:23
(NIV)
See: Romans 6:22 Hebrews 12:14
Called to Grow and Mature in Grace
"But grow in the grace, and in the knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be
glory both now and forever. Amen." 2 Peter 3:18
"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that
ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect Will of God." Romans 12:2
See: 2 Peter 1:3-11 2 Corinthians 3:18 Ephesians
4:11-13 Philippians 3:2-14
Called to be Healed and to Heal
"Who His Own self bore our sins in His own body
on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should
live unto righteousness: by Whose stripes ye
were healed." 1 Peter 2:24
"And these signs shall follow them that believe;
In My name shall they cast out devils; they
shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up
serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it
shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the
sick, and they shall recover." Mark 16:17, 18
See: Matthew 8:17 James 5:14, 15 Isaiah 53:4, 5
Called to Suffer for the Name
"Now if we are children, then we are heirs --
heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed
we share in His sufferings in order that we may
also share in His glory." Romans 8:17 (NIV)
"And they departed from the presence of the
council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy
to suffer for His name." Acts 5:41
"I want to know Christ and the power of His
resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in
His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death,
and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection
from the dead." Philippians 3:10, 11
See: John 15:18-16:4 1 Peter 2:19-21; 4:12-19 2
Corinthians 1:5 2 Timothy 2:11-13
Called to Exercise Authority
"I have given you authority to trample on snakes
and scorpions and to overcome all the power of
the enemy; nothing will harm you." Luke 10:19 (NIV)
"And I will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of Heaven: and whatsoever thou shall
bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven: and
whatsoever thou shall loose on earth shall be
loosed in Heaven." Matthew 16:19
Saved by Grace
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Ephesians 2:8, 9
Justified by Grace, Faith
". . . and are justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that came by Christ
Jesus. For we maintain that a man is justified
by faith apart from observing the law." Romans
3:24, 28 (NIV)
See: Titus 3:5-7
Obtain Righteousness by Faith
"This righteousness from God comes through faith
in Jesus Christ to all who believe." Romans 3:22
See: Romans 1:17
Made a New Creation
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold,
all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17
Become God's Temple
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and
that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" 1
Corinthians 3:16
"And in Him you to are being built together to
become a dwelling in which God lives by His
Spirit." Ephesians 2:22 (NIV)
Become Part of the Body of Christ
"So in Christ we who are many form one body, and
each member belongs to all the others." Romans
12:5 (NIV)
See: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 Ephesians 4:25
Hebrews 2:11; 10;25
Commanded to be Baptized in Water by Immersion
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to
observe all things whatsoever I have commanded
you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto
the end of the world. Amen." Matthew 28:19, 20
"Then Peter said unto them, 'Repent and be
baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.'" Acts 2:38
See: Acts 8:36-39; 19:1-6 Romans 6:4 Colossians
2:12
Receive Baptism of the Holy Spirit
"And ye shall receive the gift of the Holy
Ghost. For the Promise is unto you, and to your
children, and to all that are afar off, even as
many as the Lord our God shall call." Acts
2:38b, 39
See: Matthew 3:11 Mark 1:8 Luke 3:16 John 1:33;
14:16, 17 Hebrews 13:8 Acts 1:4-5, 7-8; 2:1-4;
8:15-17; 10:44-46; 19:17
Made in God's Image
"So God created man in His Own image, in the
image of God He created him; male and female He
created them." Genesis 1:27 (NIV)
Given Authority and Dominion
"And God blessed them and God said unto them,
'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the
earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
and over every living thing that moveth upon the
earth." Genesis 1:28
Suffered Spiritual Death and Lost Authority
"Therefore, just as sin entered the world
through one man, and death through sin, in this
way death came to all men, because all sinned."
Romans 5:12 (NIV)
See: Genesis 3
Need for Salvation
"As it is written: 'There is no one righteous,
not even one; there is no one who understands,
not one who seeks God. All have turned away,
they have together become worthless; there is no
one who does good, not even one.'" Romans
3:10-12 (NIV)
"For all have sinned and fallen short of the
Glory of God." Romans 3:23 (NIV)
Need for Repentance
"Now when they heard this, they were pricked in
their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest
of the apostles, 'Men and brothers, what shall
we do?" Then Peter said unto them, 'Repent, and
be baptized every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye
shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." Acts
2:37, 38
See: 2 Corinthians 7:10 1 John 1:8-10
Need to be Born Again
"But as many as received Him, to them gave He
power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on His name: which were born, not
of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of
the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13
See: John 3:3-8
Redeemed by Love
"This is love: not that we loved God, but that
He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning
Sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:10 (NIV)
See: Romans 5:15
Comforter
"But when the Comforter is come, Whom I will
send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit
of Truth, Who proceedeth from the Father, He
shall testify of Me." John 15:26
See: John 14:16, 17
Gives Gifts to Believers
"God also bearing them witness both with signs
and wonders, and divers miracles, and gifts of
the Holy Ghost, according to His Own Will."
Hebrews 2:4 (NIV)
"All these are the work of one and the same
Spirit, and He gives them to each one, just as
He determines." 1 Corinthians 12:11
See: 1 Corinthians 12-14
Gives Fruit to Believers
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith, meekness, temperance:" Galatians 5:22
"For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness
and righteousness and truth;" Ephesians 5:9
Sevenfold
"And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the
Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of
knowledge and of the fear of the Lord." Isaiah
11:2
See: Revelation 3:1; 4:5
Intercedes for Believers
"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our
weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray
for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us
with groans that words cannot express. And He
Who searches our hearts knows the mind of the
Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the
saints in accordance with God's Will." Romans
8:26 (NIV)
Baptizes Believers
Power to Witness
"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy
Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be
witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost
part of the earth." Acts 1:8
See: Acts 5:32
Enables Speaking in Tongues
"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost,
and began to speak with other tongues, as the
Spirit gave them utterance." Acts 2:4
See: Acts 2:11; 10:46; 19:6
Fills Believers -- Special, Separate, and
Repeatable for Special Purposes
"And when they had prayed, the place was shaken
where they were assembled together; and they
were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they
spake the Word of God with all boldness." Acts
4:31
See: Acts 7:55; 13:9, 52
". . . now crowned with glory and honor because
He suffereth death, so that by the grace of God
He might taste death for everyone." Hebrews 2:9b
(NIV)
". . . and without the shedding of blood there
is no forgiveness." Hebrews 9:22b (NIV)
See: Isaiah 53 Romans 5:9-11 Hebrews 9:25-28
Resurrected
". . . must one be ordained to be a witness with
us of His resurrection." Acts 1:22b
"And with great power gave the apostles witness
of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great
grace was upon them all." Acts 4:33
See: Matthew 28:2-10 1 Corinthians 15:1-8
Ascended / Glorified
"Which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him
from the dead and set Him at His Own right hand
in the heavenly places." Ephesians 1:20
"Through Him you believe in God, Who raised Him
from the dead and glorified Him, and so your
faith and hope are in God." 1 Peter 1:21 (NIV)
See: Luke 24:50-53 John 12:16 Acts 1:9-11
Given to All Authority
". . . to bring all things in Heaven and earth
together under one Head, even Christ." Ephesians
1:10b (NIV)
"And hath put all things under His feet, and
gave Him to be the Head over all things to the
church." Ephesians 1:22
". . . and put everything under His feet. In
putting everything under Him, God left nothing
that is not subject to Him. Yet at present we do
not see everything subject to Him." Hebrews 2:8:
(NIV)
Only Mediator and High Priest
"For there is one God, and one Mediator between
God and men, the Man Christ Jesus;" 1 Timothy
2:5
"For this reason Christ is the Mediator of a new
Covenant, that those who are called may receive
the promised eternal inheritance -- now that He
has died as a ransom to set them free from the
sins committed under the first covenant."
Hebrews 9:15 (NIV)
See: Hebrews 7:23-8:6
Always the Same
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today
and forever." Hebrews 13:8
Coming Again
". . . this same Jesus, Who is taken up from you
into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye
have seen Him go into Heaven." Acts 1:11b
"For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel. .
. ." 1 Thessalonians 4:16a
"He Who testifieth these things saith, Surely I
come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus."
Revelation 22:20
See: Matthew 24:30-31
Made the Father Known
"All things are delivered unto Me of My Father:
and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father;
neither knoweth any man the Father, save the
Son, and He to whomsoever the Son will reveal
him." Matthew 11:27
See: John 1:18
Came in the Flesh
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
us. . . ." John 1:14a
Born of a Virgin
"Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a
sign; behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear
a son, and shall call His name Immanuel." Isaiah
7:14
See: Matthew 1:18-23
Came to Destroy the Devil's Work
". . . For this purpose the Son of God was
manifested, that He might destroy the works of
the devil." 1 John 3:8b
Ministered Life
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He
hath anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the
poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
to preach deliverance to the captives, and
recovering of sight to the blind, to set at
liberty them that are bruised, to preach the
acceptable year of the Lord." Luke 4:18, 19
"For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save
that which was lost." Luke 19:10
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the Way, the Truth,
and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but
by Me." John 14:6
"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Ghost and with power: Who went about doing
good, and healing all that were oppressed of the
devil; for God was with Him." Acts 10:38
Suffered
"And He began to teach them, that the Son of Man
must suffer many things, and He rejected the
elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes,
and be killed, and after three days rise again."
Mark 8:31
"In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting
that God, for Whom and through Whom everything
exists, should make the Author of their
salvation perfect through suffering." Hebrews
2:10 (NIV)
"Although He was a son, He learned obedience
from what He suffered." Romans 5:8 (NIV)
See: Isaiah 53 Luke 24:26 1 Peter 2:21
Atoning Sacrifice
"God presented Him as a sacrifice of Atonement,
through faith in His blood." Romans 3:25a (NIV)
"But God demonstrates His Own Love for us in
this: while we were still sinners, Christ died
for us." Romans 5:8 (NIV)
Love
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is
Love." 1 John 4:8
See: 1 John 4 Romans 5:5; 8:35 2 Thessalonians
3:5 John 15:9
Peace
"And the Peace of God, which passeth all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7
See: 2 Corinthians 13:11
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord."
Deuteronomy 6:4
". . . that they may be one, even as We are
One." John 17:22b
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." Matthew 28:19
"The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
Love of God, and the Communion of the Holy
Ghost, be with you all. Amen." 2 Corinthians
13:14
"And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us,
(and we beheld His Glory, the Glory as of the
only Begotten of the Father), full of grace and
truth." John 1:14
"Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away,
and come again unto you. If ye loved Me, ye
would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the
Father: for My Father is greater than I." John
14:28
Creator -- Fully God
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God. The same was in
the beginning with God. All things were made by
Him; and without Him was not anything made that
was made. In Him was Life; and the Life was the
Light of men. And the Light shineth in the
darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."
John 1:1-5
See: Colossians 1:15-18
Omnipresent
"God did this so that men would seek Him, and
perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though
He is not far from each one of us." Acts 17:27 (NIV)
See: Jeremiah 23:23, 24 Psalm 139
Omniscient
"Behold, the former things are come to pass, and
new things I do declare: before they spring
forth I tell you of them." Isaiah 42:9
See: Genesis 20:6 Jeremiah 17:10 Hebrews 4:13
Immutable
"For I AM the Lord, I change not;. . . ."
Malachi 3:6a
See: Romans 11:29 Hebrews 6:17, 18; 13:8 James
1:17
Veracity (Truthfulness)
"He is the rock, His work is perfect: for all
His Ways are judgment: a God of truth and
without iniquity, just and right is He."
Deuteronomy 32:4
See: Psalm 138:2 John 8:26 Titus 1:2
Righteous
"But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His
righteousness: and all these things shall be
added unto you." Matthew 6:33
See: Isaiah 56:11 Romans 10:3, 4 Revelation 16:5
Eternal / Only
"I AM the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the
Ending, saith the Lord, Who is, and Who was, and
Who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8
See: Isaiah 9:6, 7; 40:28; 44:6; 57:15 Hebrews
1:12 Revelation 10:6
Faithfulness
"If we are faithless, He will remain faithful,
for He cannot disown Himself." 2 Timothy 2:13
See: Psalms 9:10; 100:5 Lamentations 3:23
Hebrews 13:5, 6
Glory
"The Glory of the Lord shall endure forever:. .
. ." Psalm 104:31a
See: Psalms 19:1; 24:8-10 Isaiah 2:10; 48:11
Romans 11:36
Holy
"Speak unto all the congregation of the children
of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy:
for I the Lord your God am holy." Leviticus 19:2
"But just as He Who called you is holy, so be
holy in all you do; for it is written: Be holy,
because I am holy." 1 Peter 1:15, 16 (NIV)
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