II. What We Believe
A.
Believing that Jesus, who became flesh to die on
the cross for the redemption of the sinners, resurrected on the third day and
ascended to heaven. He is the only Savior of mankind, the ruler of the
heavens and earth and the only true God.
1.
The Word became flesh,
a.
The Word was God. Jesus is God who
manifested in flesh (Jn
1:1, 14; 1 Tim ).
b.
Jesus was born through the virgin Mary, who had
conceived Him through the Holy Spirit. He was both truly man and truly God (Mt
1:18-23; Isa 7:14).
c.
God had to become flesh to shed His blood
for the redemption of sinners (Heb ,
, 10:4-10).
2.
To die on the cross for the
redemption of sinners.
a.
All
men have sinned (Rom ).
(a)
The sin of not fearing God (Mt 22: 36-40; Ex 20:
3-11).
(b)
The sin of not loving mankind (Mt 22: 39-40; Ex
20: 12-17).
b.
After
death, the sinners will be judged and will be sent to hell for eternal
punishment (Heb ; Rev 21: 8).
Jesus died for us.
(a)
A sinner cannot save himself (Jer ;
Gen 3:7).
(b)
The blood of bulls and goats cannot take away
sins (Heb 10:1-4).
(c)
The Lord who is sinless died for
us (2 Cor ;
Mt ; 1 Cor 15:1-3).
3.
He resurrected on the third day and ascended to
heaven.
a.
The Lord had prophesied that He would
resurrect on the third day after His death (Mt ,
).
b.
The Lord indeed resurrected on the 3rd day
after His death. After 40 days He ascended to heaven (Jn 20:1-8; Acts 1:1-11).
c.
He
is now in heaven holding great authority to deliver all those who rely on Him
(1 Pet ; Heb -16).
4.
Jesus is the only Savior of mankind.
a.
He was born to deliver mankind (Lk 2:8-11).
b.
He now saves us from all evils (Mt ;
1 Tim ).
c.
On the Last day He will lead us to the
heavenly kingdom (2 Tim ; Mt
25:31-34).
5.
Jesus is the ruler of the heaven and earth and
the only true God.
a.
All things were created by Him (Jn 1:1-3; Col 1:16).
b.
All
life is in His hand (Jn
, 1:4; -45).
c.
He and the Father are one (Jn ;
14:9-11)
d.
He is the only true God (Rom 9:5; Isa 9:6; 1 Tim ).
