First Order Doctrines
) The Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Infallibility of the Scriptures
2) The Triunity of the Godhead as Father, Son, & Holy Spirit (only the Trinity is Uncreated)
-The Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God (One God, Three Persons)
3) The Incarnation: the Son took on flesh (Hypostatic Union: fully God/fully Man)
-The Virgin Birth (born of a virgin, Jesus did not inherit a sin nature and He remained sinless)
4) The Supremacy of the Gospel as the most important message to all mankind
-All of humanity is sinful (with the exception of the Godman Jesus)
-Jesus’ death on the Cross as the exclusive atonement & remedy for sin (Jesus died for all)
-Sinful man is saved by grace through faith in Christ alone (Justification)
-Through the Holy Spirit the believer is made into an image of Christ (Sanctification)
-Eternal security of the believer (always saved if saved: salvation cannot be earned nor lost)
5) The bodily resurrection of Jesus
6) The bodily return of Jesus
-All Christ-followers will receive resurrected bodies when Jesus returns (Glorification)
7) The eventual overthrow of Satan & evil in the eschaton with Jesus and His followers reigning
2) The Triunity of the Godhead as Father, Son, & Holy Spirit (only the Trinity is Uncreated)
-The Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God (One God, Three Persons)
3) The Incarnation: the Son took on flesh (Hypostatic Union: fully God/fully Man)
-The Virgin Birth (born of a virgin, Jesus did not inherit a sin nature and He remained sinless)
4) The Supremacy of the Gospel as the most important message to all mankind
-All of humanity is sinful (with the exception of the Godman Jesus)
-Jesus’ death on the Cross as the exclusive atonement & remedy for sin (Jesus died for all)
-Sinful man is saved by grace through faith in Christ alone (Justification)
-Through the Holy Spirit the believer is made into an image of Christ (Sanctification)
-Eternal security of the believer (always saved if saved: salvation cannot be earned nor lost)
5) The bodily resurrection of Jesus
6) The bodily return of Jesus
-All Christ-followers will receive resurrected bodies when Jesus returns (Glorification)
7) The eventual overthrow of Satan & evil in the eschaton with Jesus and His followers reigning
