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- The salvation of man is wholly a work of God's free grace and is not the work, in whole or in part, of human effort or goodness or religious ceremony. God imputes His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for their salvation, and thereby justifies them in His sight (Eph.2:8-10; Rom.3:21- 26; 9:30-33; Gal.3:11-14, 22-24).
- It is the privilege of all who are born-again of the Spirit to be assured of their salvation from the very moment in which they trust Christ as their Saviour. This assurance is not based upon any kind of human merit, but is produced by the witness of the Holy Spirit, who confirms in the believer the testimony of God in His written Word (1 Thess.1:5; John 1:12, 13; 1 John 5:9-13; Rom.8:14-17).
- The Holy Spirit has come into the world to reveal and glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to men. He convicts and draws sinners to Christ, imparts new life to them, continually indwells them from the moment of spiritual birth and seals them until the day of redemption. His fullness, power, and control are appropriated in the believer's life by faith (John 16:7-15; Titus 3:5; Rom.8:2-4, 9; Eph.1:13, 14; 4:30; 1 Cor.6:19; Gal.3:2, 3).
- Every believer is called to live so in the power of the indwelling Spirit that he will not fulfil the lust of the flesh but will bear fruit to the glory of God (Gal.5:16-25; Eph.5:18).
- Jesus Christ is the head of the Church, His body, which is composed of all men, living and dead, who have been joined to Him, through saving faith (Col.1:18; Eph.1:22-23; 5:23-32; 1 Thess.4:13-18).
- God admonishes His people to assemble together regularly for participation in ordinances, for edification through the Scriptures and for mutual encouragement (Heb.10:23-25; Acts 2:41, 42; 20:7; 1 Cor.12:20-28; Eph.4:11-16; 1 Tim.4:13; 2 Tim.3:16-4:2).
- Heaven is a reality. At physical death the believer enters immediately into eternal conscious fellowship with the Lord and awaits the resurrection of his body to everlasting glory and blessing (2 Cor.5:8; Phil.1:23-24; 3:20-21; Luke 23:39-43; 1 Cor.15:12-58; 1 Thess.4:13-18).
- Hell is a reality. At physical death the unbeliever enters immediately into eternal, conscious separation from the Lord and awaits the resurrection of his body to everlasting judgement and condemnation (2 Cor.5:8; Phil.1:23-24; 3:20-21; Luke 23:39-43; 1 Cor.15:12-58; 1 Thess.4:13-18; 1 John 3:2).
- Jesus Christ will come again to the earth-personally, visibly and bodily-to consummate history and the eternal plan of God (Acts 1:9-11; 3:19-21; Matt.24:44; Rev.19:1-22:21).
- The Lord Jesus Christ commanded all believers to proclaim the gospel throughout the world and to disciple men of every nation. The fulfilment of the Great Commission requires that all worldly and personal ambitions be subordinated to a total commitment to "Him who loved us and gave Himself for us" (Matt.28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:46-49; Acts 1:7-8; Rom.12:1-2; Gal.2:19-20; Phil.3:7-21).
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