The Truth Concerning God
The Bible teaches that God is One and also that there are three Persons in this One God.
The Bible says that the one who has the right teaching, has both the Father and the Son, and that those who deny either the Father or the Son have the spirit of the Antichrist (2 Jn. 9; 1 Jn. 2:22).
In Christian baptism, Jesus commanded us specifically that we were to baptize in the threefold Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19), the Son being identified as the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38).
The Truth Concerning Christ
The Scriptures teach that Jesus Christ existed as God and was equal with God from all eternity (Jn. 1:1) and that when He came to earth as a Man, He voluntarily chose NOT to exercise some of those powers that He had as God. This is what is meant by the expression, “He emptied Himself” (Phil. 2:6,7).
The Truth Concerning Salvation
The word of God speaks of “salvation” in three tenses – past (Eph. 2:8), present (Phil. 2:12) and future (Rom. 13:11) – or in other words, of justification, sanctification and glorification.
Salvation has a foundation and a superstructure. The foundation is forgiveness of sins and justification.
The Truth Concerning Holy Spirit
We can receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit, whereby we are endued with power to be witnesses for Christ by our life and our lips (Acts 1:8). The baptism (fullness) of the Holy Spirit is a promise to be sought for (Lk. 11:13).and received by faith, by all of God’s children (Matt. 3:11).
It is the privilege of every disciple to have the witness of the Spirit in his heart that he is indeed a child of God (Rom. 8:16) and also to know for certain that he has been filled with the Holy Spirit (Eph. 5:18).
The Truth Concerning The Church
The church is the body of Christ. It has only one Head – Christ; In the body of Christ, every member has a function (Eph. 4:16). While some members may have a more important or visible ministry than others, every member has something valuable to contribute.
The church also has a responsibility to preach the good news by all means possible, to all whom it can reach, with the aim of making disciples of Christ in all nations (Mk. 16:15 with Matt. 28:19). Evangelism without disciple-making, however, is not the will of God, and is a hindrance to the testimony of Christ on earth.
Every local church must also proclaim the Lord’s death through the `breaking of bread’ (1 Cor. 11:22-34).
Regarding offerings, All giving by believers must also be voluntary, and cheerful (Matt. 6:3; 2 Cor. 9:7).