The Old and New Testaments are God’s written revelation to man, fully inspired by the Spirit of God to the very words penned by the human authors ( Peter :-). Therefore all sixty six books are inerrant and foundational as the final authority in matters of doctrine, practice, and lifestyle ( Timothy :-).

God is an infinite eternal Spirit (Jeremiah :; John :) who has revealed Himself through the Scriptures in three Persons – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew :-; Corinthians :). God is the Holy One who lacks nothing in power, wisdom, and love (Isaiah :-; Revelation :). God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth and all that dwells in them (Genesis :-; Revelation :). God alone determines and declares in His Scriptures what is good, very good, not good, and corrupt (Genesis :; Jeremiah :).

The Father is the true and living God (John :; :). The Father is the One from whom all things derive including salvation. He is the giver of all good gifts, including His Son (John :-; Ephesians :-a. The Father sets the times and the seasons by His own authority (Acts :; : -). After the Father has placed all things under His Son, the Kingdom of Christ will be handed to Him, so that the Father may be the All in All ( Corinthians :-).

The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God (Hebrews :; John :-), who became incarnate without sin born of the virgin Mary through the Holy Spirit (Isaiah :; :-; Matthew :-). Jesus Christ is true God and true man, the exact representation of God’s being (John :(b); Hebrews :-). He died on the cross, was buried, and three days later was raised from the dead (Acts : -, -; Corinthians :-), ascended to heaven and is now seated at the right hand of the Father (Acts :-). He is the Head of the Church (Colossians :) and ministers as our High Priest and Advocate (Hebrews :-).

The Holy Spirit is eternal and possesses all the attributes of God (Psalm 139:-; Hebrews :). He indwells all those who have put faith in Christ (Acts :-; Romans :). At conversion the Spirit baptizes each one into the body of Christ, the Church ( Corinthians :; Romans :). The Holy Spirit fills, equips, and guides believers so they may obtain a full maturity in Christ (John :; Acts :). No particular spiritual gift is required to be manifested so a believer may be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians :-; :-).

The Heavens and the Earth and all that are within them were created by the power and wisdom of God for His pleasure and glory (Revelation :). Like the New Heavens and the New Earth to come ( Peter :-), the present Heavens and Earth came to be in an incredibly short period of time, six evenings and mornings (Genesis :; :-). Each creative work of God during the week was begun and finished within a day, establishing and demonstrating God’s ability to do incredible works of salvation in a single day (Genesis :-; Isaiah :), such as Passover (Exodus :), Red Sea Crossing (Exodus :), Atonement (Leviticus :), Cross (Luke :, ), Resurrection (Luke :), Redemption ( Corinthians :-), and Second Coming (Zechariah :; Matthew :-, ).

Man was created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis :-; James :). Man was created from the dust of the ground on the sixth day of creation apart from any process of death (Genesis :, ). On the same day woman was taken from the side of man to become fellow to heir of life (Genesis :-). Through Adam’s disobedience man became dead in trespasses and sins, born with a corrupt nature and is incapable of turning to God for salvation apart from God’s grace (Genesis :; John :). Holy matrimony consists of one man and one woman, reflecting strengths and roles of each gender (Genesis :; Corinthians :-;).