What We, Christians, Believe?

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What We, Christians, Believe?

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What We, Christians, Believe? ~ Saddleback Church

* About God

God is the creator and ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.

Genesis 1:1,26,27 3:22; Psalm 90:20; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14

* About Eternity

Man was created to exist forever. He will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is hell. To be eternally in union with him is eternal life. Heaven and hell are places of eternal existence.

John 3:16; 1 John2:25, 5:11-13; Romans 6:23; Revelation 20:15; Matthew 25:31-46

* About Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all men by dying on the cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate his power over sin and death. He ascended to heaven's glory and will return again to earth as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Matthew 1:22-23: Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5, 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14-15; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Romans 1:3-4; Acts 1:9-11; Timothy 6:14-15; Titus 2:13

* About Salvation

Salvation is a gift from God to man. Man can never make up for his sin by self-improvement or good works -- only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God's offer of forgiveness can man be saved from sin's penalty. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.

Romans 6:23, 5;1; Ephesians2:8-9; John 14:6, 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26

* About Eternal Security

Because God gives man eternal life through Jesus Christ, the believer is secure in salvation for eternity. Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian.

John 10:29; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 7:25; 10:10,14; Peter 1:3-5

* About The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. The Christian seeks to live under his control daily.

2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7-13, 14:16-17; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12, 3:16; Ephesians 1:13; Galatians 5;25; Ephesians 5:1

* About The Bible

The Bible is God's words to all men. It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christians beliefs and living. Because it is inspired by God, it is truth without any mixture of error.

2 Timothy 3:16, 1:13; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Psalm 119,105,160,12:6; Proverbs 30:5

* About Baptism

Baptism by immersion symbolizes the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus and is your public declaration that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Baptism does not save you, but shows the world that you have already been saved. And while baptism is not required for salvation, it is a biblical command and demonstrates your love and obedience to Christ.

Colossians 2:12; Acts 2;41; Ephesians 2:8-9, Matthew 28:19-20

* About Communion

Communion, or the Lord's Supper, is an ordinance given to all believers by Jesus Christ to remember his sacrifice for us and to symbolize the new covenant. The elements of bread and wine or juice are symbols of Christ's broken body and shed blood. Communion is not a means of salvation. Rather, it is a testament of a believer's faith in the atoning work of the cross.

Matthews 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26, Luke 22 19-20; Corinthians 11:23-29

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WHAT WE BELIEVE / Saddleback Church

What is The Bible?

The Holy Spirit inspired human authors to write the books of the Bible.

Every word of scripture is chosen by God himself. The Bible is God‘s

love letter to all of humanity and is the final authority in every issue

it communicates. It is complete truth, and we can trust it for all matters

in this life and eternity. (Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 4:1-2; 17:19;

Joshua 8:34; Psalm 19:7-10; 119:11,89,105,140; Isaiah 34:16; 40:8;

Jeremiah 15:16; 36; Matthew 5:17-18; 22:29; Luke 21:33; 24:44-46;

John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17; Acts 2:16ff.; 17:11; Romans 15:4; 16:25-26;

2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 1:19-21)

Who is God?

Many people have differing ideas about the nature of God. Most of those

ideas have one thing in common? they are the product of human

intellect! When it comes to our Creator, it matters very little who we

think God is. The Bible is the only trustworthy source for understanding

Him. Scripture teaches that God created everything we can see -- and

even everything we can‘t see -- out of nothing. Although it might be

difficult for the human mind to comprehend, the Bible teaches that He is

one yet has existed since the beginning of time as three distinct and

equal persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

(Genesis 1:1; 2:7; Exodus 3:14; 6:2-3; 15:11ff.; 20:1ff.; Leviticus 22:2;

Deuteronomy 6:4; 32:6; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalm 19:1-3; Isaiah 43:3,15;

64:8; Jeremiah 10:10; 17:13; Matthew 6:9ff.; 7:11; 23:9; 28:19;

Mark 1:9-11; John 4:24; 5:26; 14:6-13; 17:1-8; Acts 1:7; Romans 8:14-15;

1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1

Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:6; 12:9; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 John 5:7)

Who is Jesus?

Jesus Christ is God's Son and an equal of the Father. He has existed

from the beginning of time, yet lived on earth during the first century

A.D. Throughout His earthly life, he was completely God and completely

human at the same time. After living a perfect, sinless life, Jesus

offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for every human being who has

ever lived by dying on a Roman cross. After three days in the grave,

he defeated sin and death by rising from the grave. He then ascended

to Heaven and will return to earth one day to reign as King.

(Genesis 18:1ff.; Psalm 2:7ff.; 110:1ff.; Isaiah 7:14; 53; Matthew

1:18-23; 3:17; 8:29; 11:27; 14:33; 16:16,27; 17:5; 27; 28:1-6,19;

Mark 1:1; 3:11; Luke 1:35; 4:41; 22:70; 24:46; John 1:1-18,29; 10:30,38;

11:25-27; 12:44-50; 14:7-11; 16:15-16,28; 17:1-5, 21-22; 20:1-20,28;

Acts 1:9; 2:22-24; 7:55-56; 9:4-5,20; Romans 1:3-4; 3:23-26; 5:6-21;

8:1-3,34; 10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2:2; 8:6; 15:1-8,24-28; 2 Corinthians

5:19-21; 8:9; Galatians 4:4-5; Ephesians 1:20; 3:11; 4:7-10; Philippians

2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-22; 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18;

1 Timothy 2:5-6; 3:16; Titus 2:13-14; Hebrews 1:1-3; 4:14-15; 7:14-28;

9:12-15,24-28; 12:2; 13:8; 1 Peter 2:21-25; 3:22; 1 John 1:7-9; 3:2;

4:14-15; 5:9; 2 John 7-9; Revelation 1:13-16; 5:9-14; 12:10-11; 13:8; 19:16)

Who is the Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit is a full and equal part of the Trinity. He works in

the world to make all people understand their need for Jesus Christ.

The Holy Spirit lives inside every follower of Jesus from the moment

they decide to follow Him. The Spirit is our power source for life,

ministry and spiritual growth. To tap into that power, we must

continually yield to the Holy Spirit.

(Genesis 1:2; Judges 14:6; Job 26:13; Psalm 51:11; 139:7ff.; Isaiah 61:1-3; Joel 2:28-32;

Matthew 1:18; 3:16; 4:1; 12:28-32; 28:19; Mark 1:10,12; Luke 1:35;

4:1,18-19; 11:13; 12:12; 24:49; John 4:24; 14:16-17,26; 15:26;

16:7-14; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4,38; 4:31; 5:3; 6:3; 7:55; 8:17,39; 10:44;

13:2; 15:28; 16:6; 19:1-6; Romans 8:9-11,14-16,26-27; 1 Corinthians

2:10-14; 3:16; 12:3-11,13; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30;

5:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Timothy 3:16; 4:1; 2 Timothy 1:14; 3:16;

Hebrews 9:8,14; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 4:13; 5:6-7; Revelation 1:10; 22:17)

Who is Man?

Man is the pinnacle of God's creation and the only being on the

earth whom God made in His own spiritual image, with the moral

ability to choose right from wrong. Every person, although endowed

with the image of God, inherited a disobedient heart from Adam,

the very first man. This attitude of disobedience (called sin in the

Bible), unless rectified through Christ, forever keeps man from

forming a relationship with his Creator. This attitude also keeps

us from being the kind of person God created us to be.

(Genesis 1:26-30; 2:5,7,18-22; 3; 9:6; Psalm 1; 8:3-6; 32:1-5; 51:5; Isaiah 6:5;

Jeremiah 17:5; Matthew 16:26; Acts 17:26-31; Romans 1:19-32; 3:10-18,23;

5:6,12,19; 6:6; 7:14-25; 8:14-18,29; 1 Corinthians 1:21-31; 15:19,21-22;

Ephesians 2:1-22; Colossians 1:21-22; 3:9-11)

What is Salvation?

Our disobedient nature has eternally separated us from our Creator.

No matter how hard we try, we can never earn our way back into

God's presence. Our only hope is to trust Jesus as God's provision

for our disobedience. Whenever you make that decision, you step into

the eternal and abundant life Jesus promises for all believers.

(Genesis 3:15; Exodus 3:14-17; 6:2-8; Matthew 1:21; 4:17; 16:21-26;

27:22-28:6; Luke 1:68-69; 2:28-32; John 1:11-14,29; 3:3-21,36; 5:24;

10:9,28-29; 15:1-16; 17:17; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 15:11; 16:30-31;

17:30-31; 20:32; Romans 1:16-18; 2:4; 3:23-25; 4:3ff.; 5:8-10; 6:1-23;

8:1-18,29-39; 10:9-10,13; 13:11-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18,30; 6:19-20;

15:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Galatians 2:20; 3:13; 5:22-25; 6:15;

Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-22; 4:11-16; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians

1:9-22; 3:1ff.; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 2 Timothy 1:12; Titus

2:11-14; Hebrews 2:1-3; 5:8-9; 9:24-28; 11:1-12:8,14; James 2:14-26;

1 Peter 1:2-23; 1 John 1:6-2:11; Revelation 3:20; 21:1-22:5)

If I Accept Jesus Christ Is My Salvation Forever?

Definitely! Your salvation is through the most trustworthy being

in the universe, Jesus Christ! You didn't do anything to earn your

salvation, and you can't do anything to lose it. Your salvation is

maintained by God's trustworthiness and love not by what you do.

(John 3:16; John 10:27-29; Rom. 8:35-39; John 6:37,39; Eph. 1:13-14; John 5:24)

How do we grow as believers?

God has set us apart (sanctified us) for the purpose of growing us

to become more like His Son. Through our faith in the Bible and the

transforming work of the Holy Spirit, God changes our heart in order

to change our character and actions. God's promise is that when we

reach heaven, He will complete the process of making every believer

like Jesus.

(Deuteronomy 4:1,5,9,14; 6:1-10; 31:12-13; Nehemiah 8:1-8;

Job 28:28; Psalm 19:7ff.; 119:11; Proverbs 3:13ff.; 4:1-10;

8:1-7,11; 15:14; Ecclesiastes 7:19; Matthew 5:2; 7:24ff.; 28:19-20;

Luke 2:40; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Ephesians 4:11-16; Philippians 4:8;

Colossians 2:3,8-9; 1 Timothy 1:3-7; 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:14-17;

Hebrews 5:12-6:3; James 1:5; 3:17)

Why is evil present in the world?

While God will one day do away with all evil, He currently allows

evil in the world - which provides mankind a choice. Satan is the

source of all evil and will suffer an eternity of separation from God

for his choices. (Hell was originally prepared for the devil and his

demons.) Evil is present in the world because of mankind¡¯s choice

in the Garden of Eden. Because of Jesus, we have the opportunity to

choose the goodness of God's grace over evil. While God could

eliminate evil immediately, He endures the grief of waiting to do so

in order to give more people the opportunity to come to faith in Him.

God is able to cause all things, even the evil in this world, to work

together for the good of those who love Him.

(Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:1-24; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12; Psalm 100:5;

John 3:19; Psalm 81:12; Revelation 12:7-9; Revelation 20:10;

1 Corinthians 15:56; Colossians 2:15; 1 John 2:2; 1 Timothy 2:3-4;

2 Peter 3:9; Romans 8:28-29)

How Will I Spend Eternity?

God made you to exist forever. Heaven is a perfect place, and since

none of us is perfect we were all headed for an eternity of separation

from God. That¡¯s why God sent Jesus: to pay the price for our sins

so that we can spend eternity with Him. What you decide about

Jesus Christ in this life will determine where you will

spend eternity. If you reject Him, you¡¯ll spend it eternally separated

from God in Hell. If you accept Him, you¡¯ll spend it eternally

connected with Him in Heaven. Hell is a place of separation,

suffering and darkness. Heaven is a place of eternal joy in God's

presence.

(Isaiah 2:4; 11:9; Matthew 16:27; 18:8-9; 19:28;

24:27,30,36,44; 25:31-46; 26:64; Mark 8:38; 9:43-48; Luke

12:40,48; 16:19-26; 17:22-37; 21:27-28; John 14:1-3; Acts

1:11; 17:31; Romans 14:10; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 15:24-28,35-58;

2 Corinthians 5:10; Philippians 3:20-21; Colossians 1:5; 3:4;

1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 5:1ff.; 2 Thessalonians 1:7ff.; 2;

1 Timothy 6:14; 2 Timothy 4:1,8; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 9:27-28;

James 5:8; 2 Peter 3:7ff.; 1 John 2:28; 3:2; Jude 14; Revelation

1:18; 3:11; 20:1-22:13)

What is the church?

The Bible tells us that the church is the body of Christ in the

world today. The New Testament tells us the church is a local body

of baptized believers. The head of the church is Jesus Christ.

The biblical purposes of the church are worship, evangelism,

fellowship, discipleship and ministry to others. We state those

purposes in a process in Saddleback's Purpose Statement:

To bring people to Jesus and membership in His family, develop

them to Christ-like maturity, and equip them for their ministry

in the church and their life mission in the world, in order to

magnify God's name.

(Matthew 16:15-19; 18:15-20; Acts 2:41-42,47;

5:11-14; 6:3-6; 13:1-3; 14:23,27; 15:1-30; 16:5; 20:28; Romans 1:7;

1 Corinthians 1:2; 3:16; 5:4-5; 7:17; 9:13-14; 12; Ephesians 1:22-23;

2:19-22; 3:8-11,21; 5:22-32; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:18;

1 Timothy 2:9-14; 3:1-15; 4:14; Hebrews 11:39-40; 1 Peter 5:1-4;

Revelation 2-3; 21:2-3)

What is the second coming of Jesus?

God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to

its appropriate end. According to His promise, Jesus Christ will

return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will

be raised; and Christ will judge all men in righteousness.

(Isaiah 2:4; 11:9; Matthew 16:27; 18:8-9; 19:28; 24:27,30,36,44;

25:31-46; 26:64; Mark 8:38; 9:43-48; Luke 12:40,48; 16:19-26;

17:22-37; 21:27-28; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:11; 17:31; Romans 14:10;

1 Corinthians 4:5; 15:24-28,35-58; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Philippians

3:20-21; Colossians 1:5; 3:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 5:1ff.;

2 Thessalonians 1:7ff.; 2; 1 Timothy 6:14; 2 Timothy 4:1,8; Titus

2:13; Hebrews 9:27-28; James 5:8; 2 Peter 3:7ff.; 1 John 2:28; 3:2;

Jude 14; Revelation 1:18; 3:11; 20:1-22:13)

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January 13 BELIEVE IN GOD

Hebrews 11:6

Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must

believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him

The life of Wilma Rudolph, the great Olympic sprinter, is a remarkable

story of faith. Wilma was born with health problems that left her

crippled. "Will I ever be able to run and play like the other children?"

Wilma asked her parents.

"Honey, you have to believe in God and never give up hope," they responded.

"If you believe, God will make it happen." Taking her parents' counsel,

she painfully struggled to walk. By the time she was 12, to the delight

and surprise of many, Wilma no longer needed her braces. She went on to

play basketball on her championship high school team and win three gold

medals in the 1960 Olympics.

When you hear inspiring stories of faith like Wilma Rudolph's, do you

sometimes wonder, "What could I accomplish if I took God at His Word?"

Faith is the foundational principle of the Christian life. Believing

who God is, what He says, what He has done, and what He will do defines

the kingdom of God.

Furthermore, faith is the essence of the Christian's day-to-day activity.

Paul wrote: "As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk

in Him" (Colossians 2:6). How did you receive Christ? By faith. How then

are you to walk in Him? By faith. In Scripture, walking refers to the way

you conduct your everyday life. Victorious Christian living and spiritual

maturity are determined by our belief in God.

We tend to think of faith as some kind of mystical quality which belongs

only in the realm of the spiritual. But everybody walks by faith. It is

the most basic operating principle of life. The question is, in what or

in whom do you believe? We are challenged to believe in God and take His

Word seriously.

Prayer:

Thank You, Lord, that Your Word stands forever in heaven. I can trust in

You and Your Word despite my changing feelings and circumstances.

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