OUR DOCTRINES; STATEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS
0. I Peter 3:15 “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to
every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:”
It is called Fundamental Truths because they are the ________________of what we believe.
#1 The Bible is ____________________________.
II Peter 1:21 “For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they
were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
Scriptures don’t come alive until you are ___________ ______________.
II Cor. 4:3-4 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,…
Reasons we stand for the FULL inspiration of the Bible:
1. Jesus gave the O.T. His full _____________________.
2. The 2nd reason we believe in the full inspiration of the bible is because it is the product of one
_______________ mind.
3. The 3rd reason we believe in the full inspiration of the bible if because of all the ____________,
______________, __________________.
4. The 4th reason we believe in the full inspiration of the bible is because the ____________ contained in it
put their stamp on the book as being divine.
5. The 5th reason we believe in the full inspiration of the bible is because the ____________ standards of
the Bible prove it to be divine.
6. The 6th reason we believe in the full inspiration of the bible is because God is the ______________.
II Pet. 1:21
7. The 7th reason we believe in the full inspiration of the bible is because it reveals the only way of
_______________________. Jn. 14:6
8. The 8th reason we believe in the full inspiration of the bible is because even the _____________
recognizes the book as divine.
9. The 9th reason we believe in the full inspiration of the bible is by its ________________. Mt. 4:4
10. The 10th reason we believe in the full inspiration of the bible is because it will _______________ the
universe. Mt. 5:18.
#2 The _______________ __________________ God.
God _______________________ existed without anything bringing Him into being. Rev. 1:8
John 20:29 “….blessed are those who have not seen & yet have believed.”
Since God is infinite in His being, & since we are finite, we are not able to know Him exactly as He is. Yet
He has told us some things about Himself that help us understand in a limited way who He is.
1. God is ___________________. Jn. 4:24
2. God is __________________. Rev. 4:10
3. God is ______________. Mt. 19:26; Hab. 3:6
4. God is ________________. Ps. 139:7-10
5. God is __________________. Prov. 3:19
6. God is all ______________. Dan. 2:20-22
7. God is ___________________. Dan. 4:35
8. God is ____________. Lev. 19:2
9. God is _______________. II Thess. 3:3
10. God is ___________________ & __________________. Jn. 3:16
11. God is _____________________. Mk. 10:18
#3 The ___________________ of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus, the Son of God has always existed. He too is without _________________ or __________.
7 Reasons we believe in the Deity of Christ:
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The Scriptures declare that He is _________________. Jn. 10:30
His ________birth declares His deity. Mt. 1:23
His _________________ life. I Pet. 2:22; Heb. 7:26
His ________________. Acts 2:22; Jn. 21:25
His _______________________ work on the Cross. I Pet. 2:24
His bodily ______________________ from the dead. Mt. 28:5-6; I Cor. 6:14
His ________________________ to the right hand of God. Acts 2:33
I Tim. 3:16
#4 The _____________ of Man.
Man was created _______________ & ___________________.
Despite all their excuses, they were guilty of ____________________ sin.
Rom. 5:12
#5 THE ________________________ OF MAN.
Jn. 3:3 “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
I Cor. 1:22-23
God’s Word declares that a blood sacrifice was necessary for ______________________ to God.
Lev. 17:11 “..it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.”
Heb. 9:22 “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.”
God sent His Son, not as a second plan, but as the _______________of His initial plan.
I Pet. 19:20; Matt. 26:28
But the justified born again believer is declared _____________________. Isa. 43:25; Ps. 103:12
I.
Our justification has a certain order:
a. First the Holy Spirit _________________ of sin & made us ___________ of our sinfulness. Jn. 16:8
b. We had to _____________ we were lost. Rom. 3:10; 23
c. After admitting we were lost, we ___________ to God.. I Jn. 1:9; Rom. 10:10
Eph. 2:8
After you confess your sins, & believed by faith, there is a direct ____________ of the Holy Spirit inside of us that
lets us know we are born again. Rom 8:16
d. Finally, now that you are born again, you need to _______ ___________ you are born again.
Lk. 9:26 “For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he
shall come in his own glory,..”
II.
After you’re saved, you should have __________ ____________ of salvation too. II Cor. 5:17
When we think about salvation, it is in 3 tenses:
____________ - from the guilt & penalty of sin
____________ - sanctification process
____________ - heaven
‘Let this ‘mind’ be in you that was also in Christ Jesus.’ Phil. 2:5. ‘put on the new man’. Eph. 4:24
Eph 5:26b “…that he (Jesus) might sanctify it (Church-us), having cleansed it by the washing of water with the
word, …”
Rev. 3:5 “He that overcometh the same I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name
before my Father…”
We are responsible to _______________ our gift of salvation & to ________________ that treasure of salvation every
chance we get.
#6 THE ________________________ OF THE CHURCH.
Scripture shows us God established 2 ordinances for us, to remind us of _____________ & His _____________& as a
_________________ about things we believe concerning God’s provision for us.
The ordinances don’t _________________ your soul.
2 ordinances we uphold:
1) __________________ ____________________ by immersion.
3 Things Required for Water Baptism:
1) __________ ___________ Acts 2:38a “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one …..”
2) _________________ in water Rom. 6:4a “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death:
3) _______________ up Rom. 6:4b “that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
2) The 2nd ordinance of the Church is ________________ ________________________________, consisting
of the bread & the fruit of the vine. Matt. 26:26-28,
The bread represents the __________ of Jesus, He gave for us, & the cup represents the _________ He shed for
us.
Lk. 22:19 “And when He had taken some bread & given thanks, He broke it & gave it to them, saying, “This is
My body which is given for you, do this in remembrance of Me”
I Cor. 11:29: “For he that eateth & drinketh unworthily, eateth & drinketh damnation to himself…”
#7 ______________________ IN THE HOLY GHOST.
Acts 2:1-4
There are instances in the Bible where the disciples ‘laid hands’ on people to receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit, but
scripture shows us this is not a rule. On the day of Pentecost, 120 believers were filled w/ the Spirit & did not have anyone
lay hands on them.
I Cor. 14:2, I Cor. 12:7-11
# 8 EVIDENCE OF THE ______________________ OF THE HOLY GHOST.
The baptism of the Holy Ghost in believers is witnessed by the initial ____________ sign of speaking with other tongues
(which is an unlearned language) as the Spirit of God gave them utterance.
Acts 2:4
Some people think ‘once filled, always filled.” But we believe that each believer should experience one Spirit baptism, but
then ____________________ fillings. Our connection with the Holy Spirit must remain strong.
Gal. 5:22-23
# 9 _________________________________
Whatever was sanctified, was set apart for God’s _________________________ & ____________.
I Cor. 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow
you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be
able to bear it.”
I Pet. 2:5 “…you as living stones are being built up as a spiritual house,….”
So what are some things we need to do as Christians so we don’t hinder our sanctification process?
Immediately stop anything God has revealed to us that He is displeased with.
Read your Bible every day
Attend church regularly
Avoid relationships that drag you back into your old ways
Stay away from bad things on the internet. If you can’t control it, then your ‘way of escape’ is to get rid of it.
Guard your speech, & what you listen to other people talking about.
Avoid movies that have ungodly things in it
Ask yourself what you would really do w/ Jesus sitting right next to you.
Because you know He is…remember God is omnipresent…..He is everywhere, all the time.
#10 The __________________ of the _______________________.
The Church as described in the Bible consists of all people who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ as the only
___________________ for their ____________.
The Mandate of the Church: What we are supposed to do.
1- The Church should ______________ together to Worship God. Heb. 10:25 “Not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day
approaching.” I Cor. 16:29
2. We need to worship the Lord because He _________________ it. 1 Chr. 16:29
3. The Church Should ________________. Acts 1:8.
4- The Church should _____________________ other believers. Mt. 28:20 “Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you:” 2Th 3:9b “……..but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.”
5- The Church should be a _________________ body. Ps. 133:1 “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity!”
I Pet. 2:9 “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew
forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:”
I Pet. 2:12 “Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: (unbelievers) that, whereas they speak against you as
evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.”
Mission of the Church:
Worship God
Evangelize the World
Disciple new believers
Be a unified body of believers
# 11 The _________________________.
God has instructed that there be ______________________ __________________ who teach & lead the congregation.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Rom. 12:4-6a “For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many,
are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is
given to us,”
I Cor. 12:7-11 “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit
the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit. To another faith by the same Spirit; to another
the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of
spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues; But all these worketh that one and the
selfsame Sprit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”
#12 Divine ____________________
The act of disobedience in the Garden of Eden opened the door for sickness & physical death.
I Cor. 15:21-22 “Death came through man…...in Adam all die”.
Ex. 15:26 “I am the Lord who heals you.” The best example we have of God being a Healer comes from Jesus. “By his
wounds we are healed” Isa. 53:5
At times, God uses sickness or infirmities to accomplish His purposes.
Sickness can be used to test our ____________________ in God.
Sickness can be used as a tool for _____________________ growth.
Sickness can be used as a ______________________ for sin.
Sickness can be because we relied on _______________ & not on _________________.
Sickness can be used to keep us _________________. II Cor. 12:7-10
Sickness can be used so God’s power can be ___________.
Jn. 9:1-3 “And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi, who
sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind? Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents,
but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.”
#13 The ________________________
___________________________.
The word ‘rapture’ comes from the Latin word ‘rapere’ which means to ‘catch away’ or be ‘caught up’.
The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ & their translation together with those who are alive & remain
is the Blessed Hope of the Church.
The Lord is going to ___________________ in the clouds, the ___________________ will sound, a _______________
will go forth, & in the ____________________of an eye, the dead in Christ will rise __________, & then those
Christians who are alive will be caught up.
Rev. 20:5 “But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished.”
I Cor. 15:42-44 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body”
Romans 14:10 “For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every
knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.”
Jn. 5:22 says, “For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son;”
I Cor. 3:13-15 “Each one’s work will become manifest; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and
the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a
reward. If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved; yet so as through fire.”
Rev. 1:14 “….& His eyes were like a flame of fire.”
CROWNS:
Crown of ______________ Rev. 2:10 “Be faithful until death, and I will give you a crown of life.”
Crown of ______________ I Pet. 5:1-4 . “The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder & a witness of
the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed. Shepherd the flock of God which is among
you, serving as overseers, not by constraint, but willingly..and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive a
Crown of Glory that does not fade away.”
Crown of _______________ . I Thess. 2:19 “For what is our hope, or joy, or Crown of Rejoicing? Is it not even you in
the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
Crown of __________________ . II Tim. 4:8 “Finally there is laid up for me the Crown of Righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only, but also to all what have loved His appearing.”
_________________________ Crown
I Cor. 9:25 “And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things.
Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an Imperishable Crown.”
Rev. 19:7-9 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath
made herself ready.8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is
the righteousness of saints. 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of
the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Rev. 9:6 “And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it: and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from
them.”
Rev. 19:11-21 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and
True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew,
but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of
iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of
heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of
them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat
on the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived
them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake
of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth:
and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
#14 THE____________________________
_______________________ OF CHRIST.
The word ‘millennial’ means ___________________.
Rev. 20:3 “And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the
nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.”
Micah 4:3 “And He shall judge among many people and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords
into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more.”
Lk. 20:34-38 “But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither
marry, nor are given in marriage.”
Rev. 20:7-8 “And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison. And shall go out to
deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog & Magog, to gather them together to battle; the
number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the
saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.”
Rev. 20:9 “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false
prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”
#15 THE ______________ JUDGMENT.
After the _____________, the ___________Judgment, the _____________ Supper, the ____________________ , the
battle of _____________________________, the ____________ Coming, the 1,000 years of the
______________________ ________________, & after the final rebellion, then comes the Final Judgment.
The Final Judgment is for ______________________, from the beginning of time, both alive & dead, who have
_________________________________ Christ.
Rev. 20:10-15
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false
prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away;
and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was
opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books,
according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them:
and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
The Book of Life contains only the names of those who have _____________
________________ of their sins.
life because they have been
I Cor. 6:9-10 “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither
fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book” Ex. 32:33
Matthew 7:21-23
“Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of My
Father in Heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your Name? Cast
out demons in Your Name? And done many wonders in Your Name? And then I will declare to them, ‘I never
knew you: depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness’”
No amount of _______________
unrepentant person.
_________________ will ever erase the sinful rebellion in the heart of every
The Bible says that every knee will bow, & every tongue will ___________________that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Whoever is __________ found in the Book of Life will be consigned to everlasting ______________________ in the
Lake which burneth with fire & brimstone, along with the devil & his angels, the beast & the false prophet.
The spiritual death is called the _____________________ _______________________.
#16 THE NEW __________________ & NEW ________________________
After the Millennium, the existing Earth & Heavens will be ______________
II Peter 3:7, 10
up .
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire
against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a
great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein
shall be burned up.
Once the old earth & heavens are destroyed w/ fervent heat, the ‘city’ will come down out of heaven from God, prepared
as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
Rev. 21:1-3 “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the
sea is no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride
adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men,
and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God:”
In this eternal state there is no more devil, nor death, nor sin, nor effect of sin, nor trace of the curse, for God’s marvelous
redemption, planned before the foundation of the world, is now fully & absolutely fulfilled.
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him:” I Cor. 2:9
Rev. 21:6 “…I am the Alpha & Omega, the beginning & the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of life
freely.”