...the Bible is the inspired Word of God, His unchanging and
inerrant message to men of all times;
...there is only on God. He is three distinct and separate
persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
...God created man holy and without sin. Man, of his own
will, fell into sin and so brought sin on the whole human race;
...sin is in all men by nature and reveals itself in every
transgression of God's holy will by thought, word, and deed;
...the wages of sin is death and damnation in hell, an eternal
agonizing separation from the holy and righteous God;
...God so loved the world that He sent his only begotten Son,
Jesus Christ, to redeem the world;
...Jesus redeemed, that is, justified the whole human race with
His holy precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death;
...this glorious fact is accepted by faith which is worked in the
heart by the Holy Spirit through the Word, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper;
...by faith alone in the atoning work of Christ we are heirs of
the glories of heaven. While yet on earth we want to show our love for Him
who first loved us;
...at our death we shall inherit the full glories of everlasting
life with Christ in heaven, where there shall be no pain or sorrow, and all
tears shall be wiped from our eyes.
