RightNow Ministries operates under the grace of Almighty God. We serve local churches that represent diverse traditions and denominational affiliations. Our desire is to work in harmony on the basis of the essential doctrines listed below.
There is one God who eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen 1:1) and the fountain of divinity (1 Cor 8:6).
Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1–4, 14, 18). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18), born of a virgin (Luke 1:26–27, 34), and is fully God and fully man (Heb 2:17; 1 John 5:20). He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21) yet suffered, died, and was buried for our sin (John 19; 1 Pet 2:24, 3:18). He rose physically from the dead (Mark 16:6), ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9), and is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb 10:12), from where he will one day physically return to judge the living and the dead (John 5:26–29; Acts 1:11).
God created humanity—both male and female—in his own image (Gen 1:27), bestowing on them equal dignity, worth, and value, and charging them to imitate his ways in the world (Gen 1:28).
Adam and Eve’s original sin fractured humanity’s relationship with God (Gen 3:6–8, 10), with one another (Gen 3:12, 16), with themselves (Gen 3:7), and with the rest of creation (Gen 3:17–19). In Adam, all humanity is sinful by birth and action (Rom 5:12). The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23). Therefore, every human, Christ excluded, is in need of salvation (Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 2:4).
The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death.
Salvation is a gift of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 5:15–17; 6:22–23; Eph 2:8), fully cleansing us of our sin (1 John 1:7) and uniting us with both God (Rom 6:5; Gal 2:20) and his people, the church (1 Cor 12:12–27; Eph 2:11–22).
Everyone, both the righteous and unrighteous, will be resurrected from the dead (Acts 24:15). The unrighteous—those who did not turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus—will be raised to condemnation (John 5:28–29; Rev 20:12–15). The righteous—those who renounced their sin and turned to Jesus, receiving the gift of salvation—will be raised to eternal reward (John 5:28–29; 1 Thess 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52). The righteous will physically dwell with God in the new, glorified creation forever (Rev 21:1–4).
There is one God who eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen 1:1) and the fountain of divinity (1 Cor 8:6).
Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1–4, 14, 18). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18), born of a virgin (Luke 1:26–27, 34), and is fully God and fully man (Heb 2:17; 1 John 5:20). He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21) yet suffered, died, and was buried for our sin (John 19; 1 Pet 2:24, 3:18). He rose physically from the dead (Mark 16:6), ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9), and is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb 10:12), from where he will one day physically return to judge the living and the dead (John 5:26–29; Acts 1:11).
God created humanity—both male and female—in his own image (Gen 1:27), bestowing on them equal dignity, worth, and value, and charging them to imitate his ways in the world (Gen 1:28).
Adam and Eve’s original sin fractured humanity’s relationship with God (Gen 3:6–8, 10), with one another (Gen 3:12, 16), with themselves (Gen 3:7), and with the rest of creation (Gen 3:17–19). In Adam, all humanity is sinful by birth and action (Rom 5:12). The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23). Therefore, every human, Christ excluded, is in need of salvation (Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 2:4).
The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death.
Salvation is a gift of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 5:15–17; 6:22–23; Eph 2:8), fully cleansing us of our sin (1 John 1:7) and uniting us with both God (Rom 6:5; Gal 2:20) and his people, the church (1 Cor 12:12–27; Eph 2:11–22).
Everyone, both the righteous and unrighteous, will be resurrected from the dead (Acts 24:15). The unrighteous—those who did not turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus—will be raised to condemnation (John 5:28–29; Rev 20:12–15). The righteous—those who renounced their sin and turned to Jesus, receiving the gift of salvation—will be raised to eternal reward (John 5:28–29; 1 Thess 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52). The righteous will physically dwell with God in the new, glorified creation forever (Rev 21:1–4).
There is one God who eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen 1:1) and the fountain of divinity (1 Cor 8:6).
Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1–4, 14, 18). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18), born of a virgin (Luke 1:26–27, 34), and is fully God and fully man (Heb 2:17; 1 John 5:20). He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21) yet suffered, died, and was buried for our sin (John 19; 1 Pet 2:24, 3:18). He rose physically from the dead (Mark 16:6), ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9), and is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb 10:12), from where he will one day physically return to judge the living and the dead (John 5:26–29; Acts 1:11).
God created humanity—both male and female—in his own image (Gen 1:27), bestowing on them equal dignity, worth, and value, and charging them to imitate his ways in the world (Gen 1:28).
Adam and Eve’s original sin fractured humanity’s relationship with God (Gen 3:6–8, 10), with one another (Gen 3:12, 16), with themselves (Gen 3:7), and with the rest of creation (Gen 3:17–19). In Adam, all humanity is sinful by birth and action (Rom 5:12). The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23). Therefore, every human, Christ excluded, is in need of salvation (Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 2:4).
The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death.
Salvation is a gift of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 5:15–17; 6:22–23; Eph 2:8), fully cleansing us of our sin (1 John 1:7) and uniting us with both God (Rom 6:5; Gal 2:20) and his people, the church (1 Cor 12:12–27; Eph 2:11–22).
Everyone, both the righteous and unrighteous, will be resurrected from the dead (Acts 24:15). The unrighteous—those who did not turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus—will be raised to condemnation (John 5:28–29; Rev 20:12–15). The righteous—those who renounced their sin and turned to Jesus, receiving the gift of salvation—will be raised to eternal reward (John 5:28–29; 1 Thess 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52). The righteous will physically dwell with God in the new, glorified creation forever (Rev 21:1–4).
There is one God who eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen 1:1) and the fountain of divinity (1 Cor 8:6).
Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1–4, 14, 18). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18), born of a virgin (Luke 1:26–27, 34), and is fully God and fully man (Heb 2:17; 1 John 5:20). He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21) yet suffered, died, and was buried for our sin (John 19; 1 Pet 2:24, 3:18). He rose physically from the dead (Mark 16:6), ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9), and is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb 10:12), from where he will one day physically return to judge the living and the dead (John 5:26–29; Acts 1:11).
The Holy Spirit is the Helper (John 15:26), sent to give new life to believers (John 6:63), unite them with God (1 John 4:13), dwell in them (1 Cor 3:16), guide them into all truth (John 16:13), create Christlikeness in them (Gal 5:22–25), and equip them for every good work (1 Cor 12:7–11; 2 Tim 3:16–17).
God has made himself known to us generally in creation (Ps 19; Rom 1:19–20) and specifically in the incarnation of Jesus of Nazareth (John 1:1, 14; Col 1:15; Heb 1:2–3) and the Scriptures. The Scriptures, or the Bible, is the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God, “profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16).
God created humanity—both male and female—in his own image (Gen 1:27), bestowing on them equal dignity, worth, and value, and charging them to imitate his ways in the world (Gen 1:28).
Adam and Eve’s original sin fractured humanity’s relationship with God (Gen 3:6–8, 10), with one another (Gen 3:12, 16), with themselves (Gen 3:7), and with the rest of creation (Gen 3:17–19). In Adam, all humanity is sinful by birth and action (Rom 5:12). The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23). Therefore, every human, Christ excluded, is in need of salvation (Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 2:4).
Salvation is a gift of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 5:15–17; 6:22–23; Eph 2:8), fully cleansing us of our sin (1 John 1:7) and uniting us with both God (Rom 6:5; Gal 2:20) and his people, the church (1 Cor 12:12–27; Eph 2:11–22).
Everyone, both the righteous and unrighteous, will be resurrected from the dead (Acts 24:15). The unrighteous—those who did not turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus—will be raised to condemnation (John 5:28–29; Rev 20:12–15). The righteous—those who renounced their sin and turned to Jesus, receiving the gift of salvation—will be raised to eternal reward (John 5:28–29; 1 Thess 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52). The righteous will physically dwell with God in the new, glorified creation forever (Rev 21:1–4).
There is one God who eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen 1:1) and the fountain of divinity (1 Cor 8:6).
Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1–4, 14, 18). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18), born of a virgin (Luke 1:26–27, 34), and is fully God and fully man (Heb 2:17; 1 John 5:20). He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21) yet suffered, died, and was buried for our sin (John 19; 1 Pet 2:24, 3:18). He rose physically from the dead (Mark 16:6), ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9), and is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb 10:12), from where he will one day physically return to judge the living and the dead (John 5:26–29; Acts 1:11).
The Holy Spirit is the Helper (John 15:26), sent to give new life to believers (John 6:63), unite them with God (1 John 4:13), dwell in them (1 Cor 3:16), guide them into all truth (John 16:13), create Christlikeness in them (Gal 5:22–25), and equip them for every good work (1 Cor 12:7–11; 2 Tim 3:16–17).
God has made himself known to us generally in creation (Ps 19; Rom 1:19–20) and specifically in the incarnation of Jesus of Nazareth (John 1:1, 14; Col 1:15; Heb 1:2–3) and the Scriptures. The Scriptures, or the Bible, is the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God, “profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16).
God created humanity—both male and female—in his own image (Gen 1:27), bestowing on them equal dignity, worth, and value, and charging them to imitate his ways in the world (Gen 1:28).
Adam and Eve’s original sin fractured humanity’s relationship with God (Gen 3:6–8, 10), with one another (Gen 3:12, 16), with themselves (Gen 3:7), and with the rest of creation (Gen 3:17–19). In Adam, all humanity is sinful by birth and action (Rom 5:12). The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23). Therefore, every human, Christ excluded, is in need of salvation (Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 2:4).
Salvation is a gift of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 5:15–17; 6:22–23; Eph 2:8), fully cleansing us of our sin (1 John 1:7) and uniting us with both God (Rom 6:5; Gal 2:20) and his people, the church (1 Cor 12:12–27; Eph 2:11–22).
Everyone, both the righteous and unrighteous, will be resurrected from the dead (Acts 24:15). The unrighteous—those who did not turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus—will be raised to condemnation (John 5:28–29; Rev 20:12–15). The righteous—those who renounced their sin and turned to Jesus, receiving the gift of salvation—will be raised to eternal reward (John 5:28–29; 1 Thess 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52). The righteous will physically dwell with God in the new, glorified creation forever (Rev 21:1–4).
There is one God who eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen 1:1) and the fountain of divinity (1 Cor 8:6).
Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1–4, 14, 18). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18), born of a virgin (Luke 1:26–27, 34), and is fully God and fully man (Heb 2:17; 1 John 5:20). He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21) yet suffered, died, and was buried for our sin (John 19; 1 Pet 2:24, 3:18). He rose physically from the dead (Mark 16:6), ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9), and is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb 10:12), from where he will one day physically return to judge the living and the dead (John 5:26–29; Acts 1:11).
The Holy Spirit is the Helper (John 15:26), sent to give new life to believers (John 6:63), unite them with God (1 John 4:13), dwell in them (1 Cor 3:16), guide them into all truth (John 16:13), create Christlikeness in them (Gal 5:22–25), and equip them for every good work (1 Cor 12:7–11; 2 Tim 3:16–17).
God has made himself known to us generally in creation (Ps 19; Rom 1:19–20) and specifically in the incarnation of Jesus of Nazareth (John 1:1, 14; Col 1:15; Heb 1:2–3) and the Scriptures. The Scriptures, or the Bible, is the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God, “profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16).
God created humanity—both male and female—in his own image (Gen 1:27), bestowing on them equal dignity, worth, and value, and charging them to imitate his ways in the world (Gen 1:28).
Adam and Eve’s original sin fractured humanity’s relationship with God (Gen 3:6–8, 10), with one another (Gen 3:12, 16), with themselves (Gen 3:7), and with the rest of creation (Gen 3:17–19). In Adam, all humanity is sinful by birth and action (Rom 5:12). The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23). Therefore, every human, Christ excluded, is in need of salvation (Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 2:4).
Salvation is a gift of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 5:15–17; 6:22–23; Eph 2:8), fully cleansing us of our sin (1 John 1:7) and uniting us with both God (Rom 6:5; Gal 2:20) and his people, the church (1 Cor 12:12–27; Eph 2:11–22).
Everyone, both the righteous and unrighteous, will be resurrected from the dead (Acts 24:15). The unrighteous—those who did not turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus—will be raised to condemnation (John 5:28–29; Rev 20:12–15). The righteous—those who renounced their sin and turned to Jesus, receiving the gift of salvation—will be raised to eternal reward (John 5:28–29; 1 Thess 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52). The righteous will physically dwell with God in the new, glorified creation forever (Rev 21:1–4).
There is one God who eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen 1:1) and the fountain of divinity (1 Cor 8:6).
Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1–4, 14, 18). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18), born of a virgin (Luke 1:26–27, 34), and is fully God and fully man (Heb 2:17; 1 John 5:20). He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21) yet suffered, died, and was buried for our sin (John 19; 1 Pet 2:24, 3:18). He rose physically from the dead (Mark 16:6), ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9), and is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb 10:12), from where he will one day physically return to judge the living and the dead (John 5:26–29; Acts 1:11).
The Holy Spirit is the Helper (John 15:26), sent to give new life to believers (John 6:63), unite them with God (1 John 4:13), dwell in them (1 Cor 3:16), guide them into all truth (John 16:13), create Christlikeness in them (Gal 5:22–25), and equip them for every good work (1 Cor 12:7–11; 2 Tim 3:16–17).
God has made himself known to us generally in creation (Ps 19; Rom 1:19–20) and specifically in the incarnation of Jesus of Nazareth (John 1:1, 14; Col 1:15; Heb 1:2–3) and the Scriptures. The Scriptures, or the Bible, is the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God, “profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16).
God created humanity—both male and female—in his own image (Gen 1:27), bestowing on them equal dignity, worth, and value, and charging them to imitate his ways in the world (Gen 1:28).
Adam and Eve’s original sin fractured humanity’s relationship with God (Gen 3:6–8, 10), with one another (Gen 3:12, 16), with themselves (Gen 3:7), and with the rest of creation (Gen 3:17–19). In Adam, all humanity is sinful by birth and action (Rom 5:12). The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23). Therefore, every human, Christ excluded, is in need of salvation (Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 2:4).
Salvation is a gift of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 5:15–17; 6:22–23; Eph 2:8), fully cleansing us of our sin (1 John 1:7) and uniting us with both God (Rom 6:5; Gal 2:20) and his people, the church (1 Cor 12:12–27; Eph 2:11–22).
Everyone, both the righteous and unrighteous, will be resurrected from the dead (Acts 24:15). The unrighteous—those who did not turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus—will be raised to condemnation (John 5:28–29; Rev 20:12–15). The righteous—those who renounced their sin and turned to Jesus, receiving the gift of salvation—will be raised to eternal reward (John 5:28–29; 1 Thess 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52). The righteous will physically dwell with God in the new, glorified creation forever (Rev 21:1–4).
There is one God who eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen 1:1) and the fountain of divinity (1 Cor 8:6).
Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1–4, 14, 18). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18), born of a virgin (Luke 1:26–27, 34), and is fully God and fully man (Heb 2:17; 1 John 5:20). He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21) yet suffered, died, and was buried for our sin (John 19; 1 Pet 2:24, 3:18). He rose physically from the dead (Mark 16:6), ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9), and is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb 10:12), from where he will one day physically return to judge the living and the dead (John 5:26–29; Acts 1:11).
The Holy Spirit is the Helper (John 15:26), sent to give new life to believers (John 6:63), unite them with God (1 John 4:13), dwell in them (1 Cor 3:16), guide them into all truth (John 16:13), create Christlikeness in them (Gal 5:22–25), and equip them for every good work (1 Cor 12:7–11; 2 Tim 3:16–17).
God has made himself known to us generally in creation (Ps 19; Rom 1:19–20) and specifically in the incarnation of Jesus of Nazareth (John 1:1, 14; Col 1:15; Heb 1:2–3) and the Scriptures. The Scriptures, or the Bible, is the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God, “profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16).
God created humanity—both male and female—in his own image (Gen 1:27), bestowing on them equal dignity, worth, and value, and charging them to imitate his ways in the world (Gen 1:28).
Adam and Eve’s original sin fractured humanity’s relationship with God (Gen 3:6–8, 10), with one another (Gen 3:12, 16), with themselves (Gen 3:7), and with the rest of creation (Gen 3:17–19). In Adam, all humanity is sinful by birth and action (Rom 5:12). The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23). Therefore, every human, Christ excluded, is in need of salvation (Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 2:4).
Salvation is a gift of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 5:15–17; 6:22–23; Eph 2:8), fully cleansing us of our sin (1 John 1:7) and uniting us with both God (Rom 6:5; Gal 2:20) and his people, the church (1 Cor 12:12–27; Eph 2:11–22).
Everyone, both the righteous and unrighteous, will be resurrected from the dead (Acts 24:15). The unrighteous—those who did not turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus—will be raised to condemnation (John 5:28–29; Rev 20:12–15). The righteous—those who renounced their sin and turned to Jesus, receiving the gift of salvation—will be raised to eternal reward (John 5:28–29; 1 Thess 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52). The righteous will physically dwell with God in the new, glorified creation forever (Rev 21:1–4).
There is one God who eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen 1:1) and the fountain of divinity (1 Cor 8:6).
Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1–4, 14, 18). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18), born of a virgin (Luke 1:26–27, 34), and is fully God and fully man (Heb 2:17; 1 John 5:20). He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21) yet suffered, died, and was buried for our sin (John 19; 1 Pet 2:24, 3:18). He rose physically from the dead (Mark 16:6), ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9), and is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb 10:12), from where he will one day physically return to judge the living and the dead (John 5:26–29; Acts 1:11).
The Holy Spirit is the Helper (John 15:26), sent to give new life to believers (John 6:63), unite them with God (1 John 4:13), dwell in them (1 Cor 3:16), guide them into all truth (John 16:13), create Christlikeness in them (Gal 5:22–25), and equip them for every good work (1 Cor 12:7–11; 2 Tim 3:16–17).
God has made himself known to us generally in creation (Ps 19; Rom 1:19–20) and specifically in the incarnation of Jesus of Nazareth (John 1:1, 14; Col 1:15; Heb 1:2–3) and the Scriptures. The Scriptures, or the Bible, is the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God, “profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16).
God created humanity—both male and female—in his own image (Gen 1:27), bestowing on them equal dignity, worth, and value, and charging them to imitate his ways in the world (Gen 1:28).
Adam and Eve’s original sin fractured humanity’s relationship with God (Gen 3:6–8, 10), with one another (Gen 3:12, 16), with themselves (Gen 3:7), and with the rest of creation (Gen 3:17–19). In Adam, all humanity is sinful by birth and action (Rom 5:12). The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23). Therefore, every human, Christ excluded, is in need of salvation (Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 2:4).
Salvation is a gift of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 5:15–17; 6:22–23; Eph 2:8), fully cleansing us of our sin (1 John 1:7) and uniting us with both God (Rom 6:5; Gal 2:20) and his people, the church (1 Cor 12:12–27; Eph 2:11–22).
Everyone, both the righteous and unrighteous, will be resurrected from the dead (Acts 24:15). The unrighteous—those who did not turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus—will be raised to condemnation (John 5:28–29; Rev 20:12–15). The righteous—those who renounced their sin and turned to Jesus, receiving the gift of salvation—will be raised to eternal reward (John 5:28–29; 1 Thess 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52). The righteous will physically dwell with God in the new, glorified creation forever (Rev 21:1–4).
There is one God who eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth (Gen 1:1) and the fountain of divinity (1 Cor 8:6).
Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1–4, 14, 18). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18), born of a virgin (Luke 1:26–27, 34), and is fully God and fully man (Heb 2:17; 1 John 5:20). He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21) yet suffered, died, and was buried for our sin (John 19; 1 Pet 2:24, 3:18). He rose physically from the dead (Mark 16:6), ascended into heaven (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9), and is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb 10:12), from where he will one day physically return to judge the living and the dead (John 5:26–29; Acts 1:11).
The Holy Spirit is the Helper (John 15:26), sent to give new life to believers (John 6:63), unite them with God (1 John 4:13), dwell in them (1 Cor 3:16), guide them into all truth (John 16:13), create Christlikeness in them (Gal 5:22–25), and equip them for every good work (1 Cor 12:7–11; 2 Tim 3:16–17).
God has made himself known to us generally in creation (Ps 19; Rom 1:19–20) and specifically in the incarnation of Jesus of Nazareth (John 1:1, 14; Col 1:15; Heb 1:2–3) and the Scriptures. The Scriptures, or the Bible, is the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God, “profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16).
God created humanity—both male and female—in his own image (Gen 1:27), bestowing on them equal dignity, worth, and value, and charging them to imitate his ways in the world (Gen 1:28).
Adam and Eve’s original sin fractured humanity’s relationship with God (Gen 3:6–8, 10), with one another (Gen 3:12, 16), with themselves (Gen 3:7), and with the rest of creation (Gen 3:17–19). In Adam, all humanity is sinful by birth and action (Rom 5:12). The deserved penalty for sin is physical and spiritual death (Gen 2:17; Rom 6:23). Therefore, every human, Christ excluded, is in need of salvation (Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 2:4).
Salvation is a gift of God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom 5:15–17; 6:22–23; Eph 2:8), fully cleansing us of our sin (1 John 1:7) and uniting us with both God (Rom 6:5; Gal 2:20) and his people, the church (1 Cor 12:12–27; Eph 2:11–22).
Everyone, both the righteous and unrighteous, will be resurrected from the dead (Acts 24:15). The unrighteous—those who did not turn from sin and place their faith in Jesus—will be raised to condemnation (John 5:28–29; Rev 20:12–15). The righteous—those who renounced their sin and turned to Jesus, receiving the gift of salvation—will be raised to eternal reward (John 5:28–29; 1 Thess 4:16; 1 Cor 15:52). The righteous will physically dwell with God in the new, glorified creation forever (Rev 21:1–4).
