IV. Salvation: All who receive Jesus Christ as Savior by faith are born again by the Holy Spirit and thus become children of God. Eternal life through Christ is the gift of God for all who repent of sin and believe in the only begotten of the Heavenly Father, Repentance and grace are two inseparable graces wrought in the soul by the quickening of the Spirit of God. Salvation involves grace, repentance, forgiveness, redemption, regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification.
Luke 13:3,5; John 1:11-14; John 3; Acts 2:21; Rom 1:16-18; Eph. 2:8-9; Rev. 20.

V. Eternal Security of the Believer: Salvation is a gift of grace from the Lord for all who believe by faith and sustained by the Lord. Therefore salvation is wholly of the Lord and apart from the works or merits of people. The believer is kept eternally by the power of God upon justification of the soul.
John 5:24; 10:28; Rom. 8:29; Heb. 7:25; 1 John 2:1-2

VI. Christian Works: Salvation is secured by faith alone. However, faith is never found alone. Faith is accompanied by Christian works. All true believers are servants for the Lord Jesus Christ. It is by our works that we show our love and faith in Him.
Luke 6; 1 Cor. 9; Heb 6:1; Jam. 2; 1 Pet. 1:16

VII. Priesthood of the Believer: The priesthood of all believers is such that every Christian has direct access to God in prayer through Jesus Christ our great High Priest and only mediator between God and man.
Matt 5; Matt 6; Rom. 8:15; Heb 4:16; 1 Pet. 2:9

VIII. Stewardship: God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual. All that we have and are we owe to Him. Christians have a spiritual debtorship to God and the whole world, which includes a holy trusteeship in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Christians should contribute of their time, talents, gifts and resources for the advancement of the Kingdom of God. The storehouse tithe or liberal (grace) giving is to be considered a beginning in stewardship.
Mal. 3; Matt. 23; Matt. 25; Matt. 28; Luke 6; 12; Rom 12; 1 Cor. 4.

IX. Second Coming: There will be a literal pre-millennial, pre-tribulational return of Jesus Christ in the clouds known as the rapture of His people. At this event, the dead in Christ and living believers shall be caught up to meet Him in the air. At the end of a seven year tribulation, Christ shall visibly descend with the saints to establish His earthly millennial kingdom.
Matt. 24; Acts 15:16-17; 1 Thes. 4:16-17; Rev. 20.

X. Satan: Satan was originally created a perfect being. He rebelled against God. As a result, he became depraved and was cast out from heaven with many angels who also fell. Satan has been judged and defeated at the cross and awaits his ultimate doom at the Second Advent of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gen 3; Isa. 14:12; matt. 4; 13:39; 1 Pet. 5:8; Rev. 20.

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