Membership Application
I. Trinity
God Is One God, eternally existent
in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Psalm 90:2; Matthew 3:16-17, 14:16-17, 28:18-20 ; 2 Corinthians 13:14;
1 Peter 1:2
II. God the Father
God the Father
holds all the attributes of God. He is the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ
through whom He adopts believers into relationship with Himself as their
Father.
Matthew 6:9; Romans 1:7, 8:15,
15:6; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 1:2-3; Galatians 1:1;
Ephesians 1:2-5, 4: 5-6, 6:23; Colossians 3:17
III.
Jesus Christ the Son
Jesus Christ holds all the
attributes of God. He is the only begotten Son of God, born of a virgin, lived
a sinless life, and by dying on the cross offered himself as the perfect
sacrifice for the sins of all people. After three days He arose from the dead,
demonstrating His power over sin and death. He ascended to heaven and is seated
at the right hand of the Father. He will return again to receive his own and
judge the living and the dead.
Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:22-23,
3:17, 16:16; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-5, 8:58,14:6, 11-16, 17:5; Acts 2:31-32; Romans 8:34; 1
Corinthians 15:3-4; Colossians 2:9-10, 3:1; 2 Timothy 4:1; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter
3:22,4:5; Revelation 1:8
IV. The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit holds all the
attributes of God. He convicts of sin, imparts new life to those who believe in
Christ through His indwelling presence and transforming power, gives assurance
of our salvation and equips believers for holy living and effective service.
The Holy Spirit indwells every Christian from the moment of salvation,
providing understanding of spiritual truths and guidance in doing what is
right.
Genesis 1:2; John 14:17, 26, 16:
8,13-16; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:9-11, 26-27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-
13, 3:16; Galatians
5:16-18,22-23; Ephesians 1:13, 5:18; 1 Thessalonians 1:5
V. Creation
God is the creator and ruler of
all things visible and invisible.
Genesis 1:1-2, 26-27, 2:3; Psalm 33:6; Jeremiah 32:17; John 1:3-4;
Romans 11;36; Ephesians 2:10;
Hebrews 11:3
VI. The
Bible
The Bible is the
inspired word of God, written by human authors. It is infallible, inerrant,
absolute truth in the original manuscripts, and is relevant for today.
Psalm 119: 9,-11, 105, 160;
Proverbs 30:5-6, 90:2; Ecclesiastes 3:11; 2 Timothy 3:15-
17; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Peter 1:19-21
VII. Man
God created man in His image, male
and female, to enjoy relationship with Him and with each other, reflecting
God’s glory. However, man disobeyed God, bringing the penalty of sin on all
mankind which alienated man from God.
Genesis 1:27, 3;5-8; Psalm 8:4-6, 139:13-14; Isaiah 53:6, 59:2; John
3:18; Romans 3:23, 6:23
VIII. Salvation
Jesus Christ
paid the penalty for all sin through his death on the cross. Salvation cannot
be earned by man’s efforts, good works, or by any other means. It is God’s free
gift of grace to everyone who repents and believes. God imputes Christ’s
righteousness for salvation which justifies believers in His sight.
John 3:16-17; Romans 3:23-25, 5:8, 6:23; 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9;
Titus 3:4-7; 1 John 5:12-13
IX. Heaven
and Hell
Heaven and Hell are real. Man will
either exist eternally separated from God by sin in Hell, or eternally in union
with God in Heaven.
Matthew 5:22, 29-30, 10:20,
23:33; Luke 12:5; John 3:16; Colossians 1:4-5; Hebrews 12:23;
1 Thessalonians 1:10, 4:16-17; 1
Peter 1:4, 2:4; Revelation 3:12, 20:12-15
X. The
Church
The Church universal consists of
all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood,
and born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church,
which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness,
preaching the gospel to all nations. The local church is a body of believers in
Christ who are joined together in worship of God for edification through the
word of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and for
observance of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s supper.
Matthew 16:15-20, 28:19-20; Acts
2:41-47, 8:1; Romans 16:1, 5, 23; 1 Corinthians 12:27-31;
Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 3:10,
21, 4:11-16, 5:23-30; Colossians 1:18 4:15-16; Hebrews 12:23
XI. Church Ordinances
RCC practices two ordinances: the
baptism of believers and the Lord’s Supper. Baptism represents being buried
with Christ and raised to new life. The Lord’s Supper represents the body and
blood of Christ and serves as a reminder to proclaim His death until He comes
again.
Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:12; Acts 19:3-5; Matthew 28:19; 1
Corinthians 10:16, 11:23-
30;
Matthew 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-24; Luke 22:17-20
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