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2.  There is only one true God, who exists in three persons:  Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

3.  Sin is living out of relationship with God, not living according to God’s will, and thus violating His holy will in thought, word and deed.

4.  God sent His Son, Jesus, into the world.  He is both true God and true man.  He lived to fulfill God’s law for us, died on the cross to pay the penalty our sins deserved, and rose from the dead so that we might have eternal life. 

5.  Faith in Jesus is a gift of God, given by the power of the Holy Spirit; thus all the glory belongs to God.

6.  Jesus will come again to take all believers to Himself.  On the final day, all the dead will be raised.  Those who are still alive will be bodily transformed.  After this, the final judgment will take place.  Unbelievers will go into a Christless eternity and believers into Christ's perfect presence.

7.  The true Christian church is made up of all believers of all times who believe in the Triune God and in Jesus Christ as their only Savior.

8.  Christians are called to tell others that the only way of salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ and to show their faith by their deeds of love toward others.

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