FEATURES
ARTICLE
2: JESUS CHRIST
“Son
of God/Son of Man”
by Tim Green
The divine Word became flesh and blood and lived a real human
life.
ARTICLE
3: THE
HOLY SPIRIT
“The Lord
and Giver of Life”
by Craig Keen
The Holy Spirit is God’s
life-giving entry into a world that otherwise would be dead
and damned.
ARTICLE
4: THE
HOLY SCRIPTURES
“The Breath
of God”
by Roger L. Hahn
The very life-giving breath of God is at work in the Bible.
ARTICLE
5: SIN,
ORIGINAL AND PERSONAL
“Know Your
Disease, Know Your Cure”
by William M. Greathouse
Have we truly died to sin and self? Our most desperate need
is to be saved from ourselves!
ARTICLE
6: ATONEMENT
“Two ‘at
One’”
by Thomas A. Noble
The Priest was also the Lamb! He offered himself
to God, a voluntary self-sacrifice.
ARTICLE
7: PREVENIENT
GRACE
“Preparing
the Way”
by Al Truesdale
Long before we are aware of God’s
activity in our lives, Christ through the Spirit works to
lead all persons to conversion and creates the conditions
for conversion to occur.
ARTICLE
8: REPENTANCE
“From Now
On Sin No More”
by Michael E. Lodahl
Human beings are called to turn around, reorient their
hearts and lives, and live in a radically new way in the light
of the kingdom Jesus introduced into the world. God’s
always-coming kingdom demands change!
ARTICLE
9: JUSTIFICATION,
REGENERATION, AND ADOPTION
“The Lifelong
Adventure”
by Thomas Jay Oord
Justification, regeneration, and adoption intertwine
and interrelate. Together they describe some of the benefits
available from a right relationship with God.
ARTICLE
10: ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION
“Our Distinguishing
Doctrine”
by John A. Knight
A “pure
heart”
is obtained in an instant, the result of entire sanctification;
a “mature
character”
is the result of growth in grace, requiring time.
ARTICLE
11: THE
CHURCH
“God’s
Own People”
by Henry W. Spaulding II
The Church enables God to have an address, a door,
an altar, and hands and feet.
ARTICLE
12: BAPTISM
“Welcome to
the Church Universal”
by Stan Ingersol
Baptism signifies initiation into the Church Universal, uniting
us with a larger fellowship of believers.
ARTICLE
13: THE LORD’S
SUPPER
“Participating
In the Presence of Christ”
by Rob L. Staples
The 12 disciples had no great advantage over us. At the Communion
table we too are in Christ’s
presence, very much like they were. Good news indeed.
ARTICLE
14: DIVINE
HEALING
“Body and
Soul”
by Timothy J. Crutcher
When we exhort our people to pray for those who are ailing,
we do so believing that God is concerned about the things
that cause us pain and disrupt our life in this world.
ARTICLE
15: SECOND
COMING OF CHRIST
“I Shall Return”
by Frank Moore
Jesus admonishes us to live our Christian lives as salt and
light in our world with the hope of His return drawing us
ever onward.
ARTICLE
16: RESURRECTION,
JUDGMENT, AND DESTINY
“Significance,
Consequence, and Hope”
by Carl M. Leth
Like the rest of God’s
story for us, the end of the story is good news. God honors
us, blessing us with real potentiality and indescribable hope.
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