Christian Belief of this forum:

[Susan]

GOD IS:

Only one God - Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8; John 17:3; 1 Cor. 8:5-6; Gal. 4:8-9
Trinity - 2 Cor. 13:14; 1 Pet. 1:2
There are no Gods before or after God - Isaiah 43:10
Knows all things - 1 John 3:20
All powerful - Psalm 115:3
Everywhere - Jer. 23:23,24
Sovereign - Zech. 9:14; 1 Tim. 6:15-16
Spirit - John 4:24
Created all that exists - Gen. 1:1; Isaiah 44:24
Does not have a body of flesh and bones - Luke 24:39
Always been Eternal - Psalm 90:2 Isaiah 57:15 ;
The Supreme Being. - Rev. 4:8
Omnipotent- Jer. 32:17,27
Omnipresent - Psalm 119:7-12
Omniscient - 1 John 3:20
He is Love - 1 John 4:8,16
God is Light - 1 John 1:5
God is Truth - Psalm 117:2

JESUS:

Jesus is the Son of God and the second persona of God - John 1:1,14; 10:30-33; 20:28; Col. 2:9; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 1:8
Jesus is God in flesh - John 1:1,14; 8:58 with Exodus 3:14; Col. 2:9; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 1:8
Jesus became a man - Phil. 2:5-8
Jesus has two natures: divine and human - Col. 2:9; 1 Tim. 2:5
Jesus was sinless - 1 Pet. 2:22
Jesus is the only way to God the Father - John 14:6; Matt. 11:27; Luke 10:22
Jesus died for all our sins - 1 John 2:2; 2 Cor. 5:14; 1 Pet. 2:24
Jesus' sacrifice was a substitution, for us - 1 Pet. 2:24
Jesus rose from the dead in His physical body - John 2:19-21
Jesus will return visibly to earth - Acts 1:11

THE HOLY SPIRIT:

The Holy Spirit the third persona of God - Acts 5:3-4
The Holy Spirit is not a force. He is alive - Acts 13:2

The WORD:

The Bible is inspired by God - 2 Tim. 3:16
The Bible is the Word of God - 2 Tim. 3:16

CREATION:

God created the physical and spiritual universe out of nothing - Gen. 1:1; Psalm 33:6; John 1:3; Rom. 4:17; 1 Cor. 1:28

CREATION OF MAN:

Man did not evolve, he was created - Gen. 1:26
Adam and Eve were real people - Gen. 3:20; 5:1; 1 Tim. 2:13

SIN:

All people have sinned - Rom. 3:23; 5:12
Death entered the world because of Adam's sin - Rom. 5:12-15
Sin separates us from God - Isaiah 59:2

LITERAL PLACE CALLED HELL:

Hell is a place of fiery punishment - Matt. 25:41; Rev. 19:20
Hell is eternal - Matt. 25:46
The unsaved go to hell forever - Rev. 21:8

SALVATION:

Salvation is a free gift of God - Rom. 4:5; 6:23; Eph. 2:8-9
Salvation is by faith, not by works - Rom. 3:21; Rom. 4:5; Gal. 3:21

BAPTISM:

By water and spirit - John 3:5
Washing away of sins - Acts 22:16; 1 Pet. 3:21; Tit. 3:5
In the nam of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spiri t- Matthew 28:19

GRACE:

We are under HIS grace - Romans 6; 1 Corinthians 3:10

NOT BY WORKS:

By faith and not by works - Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:9

JUSTIFICATION AND SANCTIFICATION:

Justification of being declared righteous before God - Rom. 4:5; 5:9
Sanctification is the growth in the life of the Christian in holiness in understanding, intent, thought, and action -1 Thess. 4:3-7
Sanctification is a transformation of the believer produced by the Holy Spirit - Eph. 5:22-23
Justification and Santification - Rom. 6:1-23; Eph. 5:10-Gal. 6:10; Eph. 4:17-6:18

THE CHURCH:

The church is called the body of Christ - Eph. 1:22-23
Christ as the head of the Church - Eph. 5:23
The church is to be united - Eph. 4:1-16
The Church is under one God - Eph. 4:4
The church is to be holy - 1 Cor. 1:1-2; Eph. 5:27; 1 Pet. 2:9.
The church is open to all - John 3:16
The Church is to preach the word of God - Matt. 28:19-20
The church is called the bride of Christ - Eph. 5:22-23; Rev. 19:7
The Church is God's building - 1 Cor. 3:9
The candlesticks are the Church - Revelation 1:20

GRAFTED IN:

Israel is the Olive tree, the root is the LORD and Christians are grafted in - Romans 11
Gentiles are grafted in as the Church- Ephesians 2:11-13

ISRAEL:

God's covenant with Israel is eternal - Exodus 6:4; Hebrews 8:10
The Two Olive trees, are the two branches of Israel - Zechariah 4

TWO WITNESSES:

The two witnesses will come from the Olive Tree (Israel) and the candlesticks (Church) - Revelation 11:3-4


THE SECOND COMING AND CATCHING AWAY:

Jesus will return visibly to earth - Acts 1:11
Christians will be raised from the dead when Jesus returns - 1 Thess. 4:14-17
There will be a rapture (being caught up into the clouds with Jesus) - 1 Thess. 4:14-17

FINAL JUDGEMENT:

There will be a final judgment - 2 Pet. 3:7
The damned will be thrown into a lake of fire - Rev. 20:15
Satan will be cast into the lake of fire - Rev. 20:10

THOUSAND YEAR RIEGN OF JESUS CHRIST:

1000 years - Rev. 20:2

NEW HEAVEN AND EARTH:

There will be a new heavens and a new earth - 2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1