The Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith Believes and Teaches

1. The Bible is the inspired Word of God: 2 PE 1:21 & 2 TI 3:16.

2. There is but "one God": DU. 6:4; MK 12:29, 30; 1 CO 8:6; EP 4:6; 1 TI 2:5; "None other God but one": 1 CO 8:4; MT 19:17; JN 17:3; MK 12:32.

3. Jesus Christ is God's "only begotten son": JN 1:18; 3:16, 18; MT 3:7; 16:16; 17:5; “my Father is greater than I” JN 14:28 & our "mediator": GA 3:20; 1 TM 2:5; JN 8:17, 18; “made flesh: JN 1:14; GA 4:4.

4. The Holy Spirit is God's power: It was used to create: GE 1:2; LK 1:35; and available today: AC 2:38, 39 & RO 8:9, 11, 14.

5. Man is wholly mortal: “God created man in his own image” GE 1:27; "Thou shalt die, and not live," IS 38:1; 9:5, 6, 10; EZ 18:4, 20, death is a sleep: JN 11:11-13; 1 KG 2:1, 10; AC 7:60.

6. The return of Christ is literal: MT 24:27, AC 1:11; TI 2:13; JN 14:3 and near: MT 24:32-34; 16:27; LK 21:11, 25-32.

7. Salvation is only obtained through Jesus Christ: AC 4:12; JN 11:25. Confession: MT 10:32; RO 10:9, 10; 14:11; PH 2:11; 1 JN 1:9; 2 JN 1:7. Immersion in the name of Jesus Christ for remission of sins: AC 2:38, RO 6:3-5; GA 3:27 8. Christian Living and Christian works [action] are essential for salvation: JA 2:14-17; RO 12:1, 2; GA 5:19-25; CL 3:17; HE 13:21; 1 PE 1:15, 16; JN 9:4; and to show love and forgiveness to our fellow man: MT 18:21, 22; LK 6:37.

9. The literal Resurrection of the dead: 1 CO 15:16-23; JB 14:14; 19:23-27; JN 5:28.

10. Belief of the Truth: JN 3:21; 4:24; 8:31,32; 14:6; 17:17; 18:37; RO 1:18; 1 CO 5:8; 2 CO 6:7; EP 4:15; 1 JN 1:6-8; 2 JN 1:1-4; 3 JN 1:8 12.

11. There is ONE true Doctrine/Teaching: GA 1:6-9; EP 4:5, 13-15; 2 TH 2:11-15; 2 TM 4:3,4; 2 PE 3:16, 17.

12. Immortality is given at Christ's 2nd coming: 1 CO 15:23, 53, 54; RO 2:7.

13. Total Destruction of the wicked: MT 7:13, 14; RE 21:8; ML 4:1; PS 37:20; 2 TH 1:8, 9 OB 16; EC 9:5.

14. The Restoration of Israel: EZ 36:26; 37:; JE 32:37-40; Zech. 8:21-23; 14:16-18; ZP 3:9.

15. The Kingdom of God on earth: God's Covenant with Abraham: GE 12:1-3; GA 3:26-29; God's Covenant with David: 2 SM 7:12, 13, 16; EZ 21:27; LK 1:31-33; The one Thousand year reign of Christ: RV 20;4, 6; IS 11:1-10; 65:17-25; 1 CO 15:24-28; The Eternal Age: RV 11:15; 21:1-3; 22:1-13; DA 2:44; RV 5:10; MT 19:27,

28; "The Restitution of all things:" IS 11:1-16; AC 3:21; RV 21:5.

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