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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FAITHWe endeavor to preach and teach in a systematic method; verse by verse through entire booksand teach thematically as an exception to our normal practice for a specific purpose to addressthe needs of the church body. (3)

**Please note:All who desire membership with Exalting Jesus Baptist Church of Hickory must agree with andaffirm those doctrines listed in this Detailed Statement of Faith that have the double cross besidethem () . Anyone who denies any of these articles of faith will not be accepted as a member of Exalting Jesus Baptist Church of Hickory because these are generally deemed essential doctrinesof historic Protestantism as well as specific essential doctrines held by all historic Particular Baptists and Reformed Theologians.

Introduction

1. The Holy Scripture2. God and the TrinityGod the FatherGod the SonGod the Holy Spirit

3. Creation4. Providence5. The Fall and Its Effects6. Man's Inability7. The Birth and Life of Christ8. The Death of Christ9. The Resurrection of Christ10. The Ascension of Christ11. Election and Responsibility12. Calling and Regeneration13. Justification14. Sanctification15. The Perseverance and Preservation of the Saints16. The Church17. Baptism18. The Lord's Supper19. Evangelism20. The Return of Christ

21. God's Covenants and The Law22. The Glory of God23. Spiritual GiftsScripture Proofs

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1. The Holy Scripture

God has revealed all that is necessary for life and salvation in the sixty-six books of the Bible,which is the Word of God (1). All Scripture is inerrant and infallible, transmitted through humanauthors by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (2). Scripture alone* is the final authority in allmatters of doctrine and practice. Its authority is derived from its Author and not from theopinions of men (3).

2. God and the Trinity

There is one true and living God (1) who is an infinite, eternal, self-existent, omniscient,omnipotent, omnipresent Spirit (2) who exists in three eternally distinct persons (3): the Father,the Son, and the Holy Spirit (4) each equally deserving worship and obedience. These three areone in essence (5), united in purpose (6), and equally worthy of honor (7). God is invisible,unchanging, dependent upon none, sovereign, righteous, holy, just, gracious, loving, merciful,

patient, and good, perfect and immutable in His being and attributes (8).

God the Father

We teach that God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, orders and disposes all thingsaccording to His own purpose (1). He is the creator of all things (2). As the only absolute andomnipotent ruler, He is sovereign in creation, providence, and redemption (3). His fatherhoodinvolves both His designation within the Trinity and His relationship with mankind. As Creator He is Father to all men (4), but He is spiritual Father only to believers (5).

We teach that God has decreed for His own glory all things that come to pass (6). The decree of God is His eternal purpose, based on His wise and holy will, whereby He foreordained for His

own glory all things which come to pass. His eternal purpose (decree) is immutable, free, andefficacious.

He continually upholds, directs, and governs all creatures and events (7). However, He is neither the author nor the approver of sin (8), nor does He abridge the accountability of moral, intelligentcreatures (9). He has graciously chosen from eternity past those whom He would have as Hisown (10); He effectually draws them to Himself (11) ; He saves from sin all those who come toHim; and He becomes, upon adoption, Father to His own (12).

God the Son

We teach that Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, possesses all the divine excellencies,and in these He is coequal, consubstantial, and coeternal with the Father (1).

We teach that God the Father created "the heavens and the earth and all that is in them"according to His own will, through His Son, Jesus Christ, by Whom all things continue inexistence and in operation (2).

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We teach that in the incarnation (God becoming man) Christ surrendered only the prerogatives of deity but nothing of the divine essence, either in degree or kind. In His incarnation, the eternallyexisting second person of the Trinity accepted all the essential characteristics of humanity and so

became the God-man (3).

We teach that Jesus Christ represents humanity and deity in indivisible oneness (4).

We teach that our Lord Jesus Christ was virgin born (5); that He was God incarnate (6); and thatthe purpose of the incarnation was to reveal God, redeem men, and rule over God's kingdom (7).

We teach that Jesus Christ occupies three offices - Prophet, Priest, and King. These three OldTestament offices foreshadowed the coming Messiahs own work in three different ways:

a. Prophet: As Prophet Jesus reveals God to us and speaks Gods words to us. Jesus fulfills the

prophecy of Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15 that a prophet like him (Moses) would arise. This wasultimately fulfilled in Christ (8). Consistent with this, Jesus claimed to be a prophet (9).

b. Priest: As Priest Jesus both offers a sacrifice to God the Father on our behalf and is Himself the sacrifice that is offered. The book of Hebrews portrays Christ as a priest forever according tothe order of Melchizedek. He fulfills the Day of Atonement and continues to make intercessionfor believers (10).

c. King: As King Jesus rules over His church and over the universe as well. The consummationof His kingship will be realized in the future (11).

We teach that, in the incarnation, the second person of the Trinity laid aside His right to the full prerogatives of coexistence with God and took on an existence appropriate to a servant whilenever divesting Himself of His divine attributes (12).

We teach that Jesus Christ was completely sinless. The impeccability of Christ not only meansthat He did not sin but that He could not sin and did not have a sinful nature as we do (13).

We teach that our Lord Jesus Christ accomplished the redemption of the elect through theshedding of His blood and His sacrificial death on the cross and that His death was voluntary,vicarious, substitutionary, propitiatory, redemptive, and efficacious (14).

We teach that Christs death was intended to infallibly and unfailingly save a particular people,the elect who were given to Him by the Father (15). The substitutionary death of Christ actuallysecured the salvation of specific individuals, namely those who were chosen by God before thefoundation of the world.

Therefore, we teach that Christs work of atonement was limited to the elect. Christ's redemptionsecured everything necessary for their salvation, including faith which unites them to Him. The

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We teach that the Holy Spirit administers spiritual gifts to the church. The Holy Spirit glorifiesneither Himself nor His gifts by ostentatious displays, but He does glorify Christ by regeneratingthe lost and building up believers in the most holy faith (19).

3. Creation

We believe and teach the special creation of the entire space-time universe and of every basicform of life, including all that now exists in six days and from nothing, and it was all very goodaccording to the Genesis creation record. The account of origins presented in Genesis is a simple

but factual presentation of actual events and therefore provides a reliable framework for scientific research into the question of the origin and history of life, mankind, the Earth, and theuniverse. The various original life forms (kinds), including mankind, were made by directcreative acts of God. The living descendants of any of the original kinds (apart from man) mayrepresent more than one species today, reflecting the genetic potential within the original kind.Only limited biological changes (including mutational degeneration) have occurred naturallywithin each kind since Creation (1). The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit acted together in thework of creation (2). Out of all living things, only man was created in God's image. God grantedhim dominion over all lesser forms of life and over the earth itself (3). We believe in thehistoricity of the biblical record of primitive history, including the special creation of Adam andEve as the literal progenitors of all people, the literal fall of Adam and Eve and resultant divinecurse on the creation, the worldwide flood, and the origin of nations and languages at the tower of Babel (4). We believe and teach that any apparent, perceived, or claimed evidence in any field,including history and chronology, cannot be valid if it contradicts the Scriptural record. Of

primary importance is the fact that evidence is always subject to interpretation by fallible human beings who do not possess all information (5).

4. Providence

God orders and directs His universe in every detail (1). Every event in nature and every humanaction and decision is according to His decree and purpose (2). In God's infinite wisdom and

power, all things work together for the benefit of His people (3), and for His glory (4).

5. The Fall and Its Effects

God made Adam perfect, innocent, and upright (1), appointing him representative and head of the human race (2). He fell from his original righteousness into sin when he disobeyed God'scommand (3). By his sinful act, Adam brought all people into a state of death and condemnation,

passing to each one of them a corrupt sinful nature (4).

6. Man's Inability

The Fall brought every man into a state of total depravity, meaning all aspects of his being aredistorted by sin (1). Apart from the grace of God, fallen man treats sin as his master (2), God asan enemy (3), and the message of the cross as foolishness (4). Until he is born again, he

possesses neither the desire nor the ability to love God, to keep His laws, to understand thegospel, to repent of sin, or to trust in Christ (5).

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7. The Birth and Life of Christ

God sent His Son into the world to save His people from their sins (1). Conceived of the HolySpirit and born of the virgin Mary (2), He was and is both God and man (3). He was tempted inevery way yet without sin (4), living the perfect life of righteousness on behalf of His people (5).

8. The Death of Christ

Christ died on the cross (1) as the perfect sacrifice for sin (2), forever finishing thesubstitutionary work of atonement (3) for His people, the church (4).

9. The Resurrection of Christ

On the third day, Christ rose bodily from the grave (1). The resurrection affirms the deity of

Christ (2) and assures believers of their future bodily resurrection (3). Raised for our justification(Rom 4:25)

10. The Ascension of Christ Jesus ascended into heaven (1) to appear in the presence of God as our perpetual High Priest,

presenting Himself as the only acceptable sacrifice for sin (2). He is the one and only Mediator between God and men (3), and Head of His church (4). He intercedes forever on behalf of His people (5) and rules over all things for their sake (6).

11. Election and Responsibility Before the foundation of the world, God elected a great multitude of men and women to eternallife (1) as an act of His free grace alone*. This election was in no way dependent upon Hisforesight of human faith, decision, works, or merit (2). In the unsearchable realm of God'ssovereign will (3), all men remain responsible beings, subject to God's commands to repent and

believe, and accountable to God for their rebellion, impenitence, and rejection of Christ (4).

12. Calling and Regeneration To accomplish God's redemptive purpose (1), the Holy Spirit works effectively through thegospel of Christ (2), regenerating elect sinners (3) and drawing them irresistibly to repentanceand saving faith (4).

13. Justification

The elect are declared righteous in the sight of God because of Christ's perfect life, Hissubstitutionary death, and the imputation of His righteousness (1). Justification can never be thereward or result of human works or merit (2), nor does it grow out of an infusion of Christ'srighteousness (3). It is granted through faith alone* (4) in the person and work of Christ alone*(5).14. Sanctification

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According to God's purpose in predestination, the justified are progressively conformed into theimage of Christ (1). All true believers direct their will and affections toward this purpose (2),

putting to death the desires and deeds of the flesh (3) by the enabling power of the Holy Spirit(4) as God's Word is more fully understood and applied (5). While sinless perfection will never

be attained in this life (6), it is a certainty in heaven (7).

15. The Perseverance and Preservation of the Saints

All who are chosen, called, regenerated, and justified shall be preserved in faith and never finallyfall away so as to lose their salvation (1). Believers can fall into grievous sins by inwardly lustingin response to outward worldly and demonic temptations (2). As the believer is seized by thisinner lust, it brings forth both inner and outer manifestations of sin that results in brokenfellowship with God, other believers, and potentially death, should persistence in sin bemaintained by the erring believer (3). Lack of rebuke, correction, and training in righteousnessfrom the Scriptures as accomplished through regular participation in the teaching of the Word of God through the local Church can cause them to remain in a weak and immature state, thusmaking them even more susceptible to their own fleshly desires and the temptations and trickeryof Satan (4).

Believers may continue in sin for some time so that they grieve His Holy Spirit, lose the joy of Gods comforts, cause their hearts to grow cold, and hurt and offend others thereby incurringGods discipline and divine correction (5). By this they will bring divine temporal judgments andthe discipline of the church upon themselves (6). Yet, despite all of this, they shall turn to God inrepentance and be preserved to the end through faith in Jesus Christ (7).

The perseverance of the believer is not a human accomplishment but a work of God through theindwelling presence of the Holy Spirit who creates, sustains, and nourishes a living, growing,transforming, and enduring faith in all true believers who are being faithfully taught the Word of God (2).

16. The Church

The universal church is the body of Christ and is under the authority of Christ alone (1). Nevertheless, qualified elders represent Him in the local assemblies as they care for His body(2). Qualified deacons are to assist the elders as needs arise (3). Each member of the church isuniquely gifted by the Holy Spirit to edify the body (4). The local church must recognize andfellowship with the universal body of Christ represented in other true churches (5).

17. Baptism

Baptism is the first act of Christian obedience (1). True baptism is immersion in water (2),signifying the believer's union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection to new life (3), aswell as cleansing from sin (4). Baptism may only be administered to those who demonstraterepentance from sin and make a credible profession of faith in Christ (5).

18. The Lord's Supper

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Following their baptism, Christians may, and indeed, must regularly partake of the Lord's Supper (1). By breaking and eating the bread and drinking the cup, believers commemorate the sufferingand death of Jesus on the cross (2). Through the Lord's Supper, they affirm and celebrate their oneness, their separation from the world, and their fellowship with Christ in the New Covenant(3).

19. Evangelism

It is the calling of every local church to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the nameof the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all that Christ hascommanded (1). It is a priority in evangelism to unite new believers with local churches (2).

20. The Return of Christ

The Lord Jesus Christ shall come again to raise the dead bodily, both righteous and unrighteous(1). The justified shall enjoy everlasting life in the presence of God in heaven, while theunjustified shall eternally endure God's wrath in hell (2).

21. God's Covenants and The Law

We believe that God has maintained one eternal purpose in Christ (1), which has been expressedthrough a multiplicity of distinct historical covenants (2). Prominent among these (3) are thosedesignated the Old Covenant, also known as the Mosaic or First Covenant (4) and the NewCovenant (5). The former, confined to the people of Israel alone (6), was established while thatnation was assembled before Mt. Sinai (7) and was later made obsolete (8) through its fulfillment

by the life and death of Jesus the Messiah (9). The Old Covenant was comprised wholly of

shadows (10) pointing ultimately to Jesus and His body, the Church (11). Therefore, the age inwhich it remained operative was at all times a period of immaturity (12) as compared to the ageof fulfillment, which was inaugurated with Christ's first advent (13).

We believe that the Old Covenant, containing a single, unified law code (14), was a legal,conditional covenant (15) requiring perfect and complete obedience of all those under it (16). Onthe one hand, it promised life to all who obeyed it (17), and, on the other hand, it pronounced acurse upon all its transgressors (18). Therefore, it inescapably brought death to all who sought to

be justified by it (19), not because of a deficiency in the law (20) which in itself is "holy, just,and good" (21), but because of the sinful inability of those under its charge (22). For this reason,it is variously described as a "killing letter," a "ministry of death," and a "ministry of

condemnation" (23), its distinct purpose being to illumine sin (24), to perform as aschoolmaster/tutor (Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that wemay be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. 25), so asto make manifest the Israelites' and, by implication, all men's need for a redeemer (26).

We believe that, in contrast to the Old Covenant (27), the New Covenant, by virtue of Christ's perfect obedience to the law (28), as well as His bearing of its curse (29) promises only blessingto all those who belong to it (30). This second covenant, the "everlasting covenant" (31) enacted

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upon better promises (32), has thus brought to realization all that was anticipated in thecovenants made with Abraham (33), Moses (34), and David (35).

We believe that, under the New Covenant, God's people, having entered the age of fulfillment(36), now stand as mature sons (37). Having been set free (38) from the tutelage and bondage of

the law code (39) written upon tablets of stone (40), they have subsequently been placed under the Spirit's management (41) having the new and greater Lawgiver's (42) own law (43) nowwritten upon their hearts (44).

We believe that, as a result, though many of the individual commandments given in theDecalogue and the eternal Ruling Principles upon which the Mosaic Covenant was founded stillapply to those under the New Covenant (45), God's people are now totally free from the OldCovenant as a covenant (46). The usefulness of the Mosaic commands is not therefore to bedenied, only that these are now understood to come to us through Christ (47), the mediator of the

New Covenant (48), whose divine authority underwrites both the Old and New Covenants. In particular, with the obsolescence of the Old Covenant, the fourth commandment, the seventh day

Sabbath observance, is no longer obligatory (49)---its relevance now pointing to that rest enjoyed by all those in Christ (50).

22. The Glory of God

Christians must live for God's glory alone* (1) through their awareness and enjoyment of HisPerson (2), submission to His authority (3), and reliance upon His goodness (4). In truth, allthings that have or will transpire, serve to glorify God as their highest purpose, "For of Him andthrough Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen." (Romans 11:36)

23. Spiritual Gifts

We believe that need of the church to submit to God as He accomplishes His purpose in theworld. To that end He gives the church spiritual gifts. He gives men chosen for the purpose of equipping the saints for the work of the ministry (1), and He also gives unique and specialspiritual abilities to each member of the body of Christ (2).

We believe that there were two kinds of gifts given the early church: miraculous gifts of divinerevelation and healing, given temporarily in the apostolic era for the purpose of confirming theauthenticity of the apostles' message (3); and ministering gifts, given to equip believers for edifying one another. With the New Testament revelation now complete, Scripture becomes thesole test of the authenticity of a man's message, and confirming gifts of a miraculous nature areno longer necessary to validate a man or his message. Miraculous gifts can even be counterfeited

by Satan so as to deceive even believers (4). The only gifts in operation today are those non-revelatory equipping gifts given for edification (5).

We believe that no one possesses the gift of healing today but that God does hear and answer the prayer of faith and will answer in accordance with His own perfect will for the sick, suffering,and afflicted (6).

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Scripture Proofs

Introduction (1) 1 Timothy 3:15 (2) Jude 3 (3) 1 Corinthians 1:21 (4) Acts 17:11 (5) Colossians 2:8(6) 2 Timothy 2:15

1. The Holy Scriptures (1) Matthew 4:4; Romans 1:16; 1 Timothy 4:16; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 4:12 (2) Psalm 19:7-9; 119:160; Proverbs 8:8; 30:5; John 17:17; 2Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21 (3) Isaiah 8:19-20; Psalm 138:2; Proverbs 30:6; Acts 17:11;Galatians 1:8-9; 1 Timothy 1:3; 6:3-5,20-21; 2 John 9-11

2. God and the Trinity (1) Deuteronomy 4:39; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:6; 45:5-7; 46:9; 1Corinthians 8:4 (2) Exodus 3:14; Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalm 90:1-2; 139:7-10; Matthew 6:8; 10:30;John 5:26; 1 John 3:20; Revelation 1:8; 4:8; John 4:24 (3) Matthew 28:19; Titus 3:4-6 (4) TheFather: Matthew 3:17; 6:9; John 17:1,5,11,21,25; The Son: Matthew 1:23; 3:17; John 1:1,14; 5:19-23; 8:58 (cf. Exodus 3:14); John 10:31-33; 17:1,5,11,21,25; Romans 9:5; Philippians 2:5-6;Colossians 2:9; Titus 2:13; 3:4,6 (cf. Isaiah 43:11; 45:21); 2 Peter 1:1; The Holy Spirit: Matthew1:18 (cf. Luke 1:35); John 14:16-17; Acts 5:3-4; Romans 8:9-11; 1 Corinthians 2:10-12; 12:11,18(5) Genesis 1:26-27; 3:22-24; Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Timothy 3:16 (6) Isaiah 42:1; 48:16; 61:1-3;Matthew 28:19; John 5:19,30; 14:26; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Titus 3:4-6 (7) Matthew 12:31-32; John4:24; 5:23; 17:5; Hebrews 1:6; 10:29; Revelation 4:11 (cf. Job 33:4); Revelation 5:12-14 (8)Invisible - John 1:18; 4:24; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 John 4:12; unchanging - Malachi 3:6;Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17; dependent upon none -Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:25; sovereign - 1 Chronicles29:11-12; Psalm 47:2; 115:3; Proverbs 21:1; Lamentations 3:37-38; Isaiah 46:9-11; John 19:10-11;Ephesians 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:15; righteous - Ezra 9:15; Nehemiah 9:8; Psalm 89:14; 92:15; John

17:25; holy - Psalm 99:3,5,9; Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8; just - Psalm 89:14; Isaiah 45:21; Romans3:26; gracious - Exodus 34:6; Jonah 4:2; 1 Peter 2:3; loving - John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 John 3:1;4:8-10 (cf. Malachi 1:2-3; Romans 9:10-15; Hebrews 12:5-8); merciful - Exodus 34:6; Numbers14:18; Psalm 136; Lamentations 3:22 (cf. Exodus 33:19; Romans 9:15); patient - Exodus 34:6;Numbers 14:18; Jonah 4:2; 2 Peter 3:9; good - Exodus 34:6; Psalm 34:8; Luke 18:19, Malachi 3:6;James 1:17.

God the Father (1) Psalm 145:8-9; 1 Corinthians 8:6 (2) Genesis 1:1-31; Ephesians 3:9 (3) Psalm103:19; Romans 11:36 (4) Ephesians 4:6 (5) Romans 8: 14; 2 Corinthians 6:18 (6) Ephesians 1:11(7) 1 Chronicles 29:11 (8) Habakkuk 1: 13 (9) 1 Peter 1:17 (10) Ephesians 1:4-6 (11) John 6:39, 44;Romans 8:29-30 (12) John 1:12; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:5; Hebrews 12:5-9

God the Son (1) John 10:30; 14:9; Hebrews 1:3 (2) John 1:3; Colossians 1:15-17; Hebrews 1:2-3(3) Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 2:9 (4) Micah 5:2; John 5:23; 14:9-10; Colossians 2:9 (5) Isaiah

7:14; Matthew 1:23, 25; Luke 1:26-35 (6) John 1:1, 14 (7) Psalm 2:7-9; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:29;Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 7:25-26; 1 Peter 1:18-19 (8) Acts 3:22-24 (9) Matthew 13:57; Mark6:4; Luke 4:24; 13:33; John 4:44 (10) Hebrews 2:18; 4:16; Romans 8:34 (11) Luke 19:38; John18:36-37; Acts 17:7; Philippians 2:9-11; Revelation 19:16 (12) Philippians 2:5-8 (13) Matthew 3:17;John 8:46-49; 14:30; Acts 3:14; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 4:15; 7:26; 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19; 2:22;1 John 3:5, 7 (14) John 10:15; Romans 3:24-25; 5:8; 1 Peter 2:24 (15) Ephesians 1:3-7; John 1:29;17:2, 6, 9, 24 (16) Romans 3:25; 5:8-9; 2 Cor. 5:14-15; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:18 (17) Matthew 28:6; Luke24:38-39; Acts 2:30-31; Romans 4:25; 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 9:24; 1 John 2:1 (18) John 5:26-29;14:19; Romans 4:25; 6:5-10; 1 Corinthians 15:20, 23 (19) 1 Timothy 2:5 (20) Ephesians 1:22; 5:23;Colossians 1:18 (21) Isaiah 9:6-7; Ezekiel 37:24-28; Luke 1:31-33 (22) Matthew 25:.14-46; Acts

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17:30-31 (23) Matthew 25:31-46; John 5:22-23; Acts 17:30-31; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 2 Corinthians5:10; Revelation 20:11-15

God the Holy Spirit (1) Matthew 28:19; Acts 5:3-4; 28:25-26; 1 Corinth 12:4-6; 2 Corinth 13:14;and Jerem 31:31-34 with Hebrews 10:15-17 (2) 1 Corinth 2: 10-13 (3) Ephe 4:30 (4) 1 Corinthians12:11 (5) Hebrews 9:14 (6) Psalm 139:7-10 (7) Isaiah 40:13-14 (8) Romans 15:13 (9) John 16: 13(10) Genesis 1:2 (11) Matthew 1:18 (12) 2 Peter 1:20-21 (13) John 3:5-7 (14) John 16:13; 2 Peter1:19-21 (15) John 16:7-14; Acts 1:5; 2:4; Romans 8:29; 2 Corinth 3:18; Ephesians 2:22 (16) 1Corinth 12: 13 (17) Romans 8:9; 2 Corinth 3:6; Ephesians 1:13 (18) John 16:13; Romans 8:9; Ephes5:18; 1 John 2:20, 27 (19) John 16: 13-14; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinth 12:4-11; 2 Corinth 3:18

3. Creation (1) Genesis 1:1-31; Exodus 20:11; Mark10:6; 31:17; Acts 17:24; Romans 4:17;Hebrews 11:3; Revelation 4:11 (2) Genesis 1:1-2,26-28; Job 33:4; Psalm 33:6,9; 104:30; Jeremiah10:12-13; John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:15-17; Hebrews 1:2; 11:3 (3) Genesis 1:26-28; 9:6; Psalm 8:6-8; Colossians 3:10; James 3:9 (4) Gen. 1-11 (5) Ps. 118:8; 1 Cor. 2:5; 2 Cor. 4:7

4. Providence (1) Numbers 23:19; Job 38:4-41; Proverbs 16:33; Isaiah 46:9-11; Ephesians 1:11;Acts 17:25,28; Hebrews 1:3 (2) Exodus 7:3-4; Proverbs 16:9; 21:1, Daniel 4:25,35; Matthew 10:29;John 6:37-40; Acts 4:27-28; 13:48; Philippians 2:12-13 (3) Romans 8:28; 2 Corinthians 7:10 (cf.Romans 2:4); Hebrews 12:5-11 (4) Exodus 9:16; Isaiah 60:21; Ezekiel 28:20-23; Romans 9:22-23;11:33-36; Ephesians 1:11-14

5. The Fall and Its Effects (1) Genesis 1:26-31; Ecclesiastes 7:29 (2) Romans 5:12-19; 1Corinthians 15:22 (3) Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-24 (4) Psalm 51:5; 58:3; Isaiah 48:8; Romans 3:19,23;5:12,18,19; 6:23; 1 Corinthians 15:22

6. Man's Inability (1) Genesis 6:5; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 1:28-32; 3:9-18; Titus 1:15 (2) Romans6:16-22; Ephesians 2:1-3; Colossians 1:13; 2 Timothy 2:26; Titus 3:3 (3) Deuteronomy 32:41;Romans 5:10; 8:7; Colossians 1:21; James 4:4 (4) Acts 17:32; 26:22-24; 1 Corinthians 1:18,21; 2Corinthians 2:15-16; Philippians 3:18-19 (5) Deuteronomy 5:29; Jeremiah 4:22; John 3:19-20;6:44,65; 8:43,45,47; 14:17; 15:5; Romans 1:21; 3:9-18; 8:6-8; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 2:1;4:17-19; Colossians 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 3:2 (cf. 1 Corinthians 4:7; Hebrews 11:6)

7. The Birth and Life of Christ (1) Matthew 1:21; John 1:29; 3:16-17; Philippians 2:7 (2) Isaiah7:14; Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 1:26-35 (3) John 1:1; 20:28; Romans 9:5; Philippians 2:7-8; Titus2:13; Hebrews 1:8; John 1:14; Romans 5:15, 18-19; 1 Corinthians 15:47-49; 1 Timothy 2:5;Hebrews 2:17 (4) John 8:46; Hebrews 4:15; 7:26-28; 1 Peter 2:21-22; 1 John 3:5 (5) Galatians 4:4-5; 2 Corinthians 5:21

8. The Death of Christ (1) Mark 15:37,44; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Revelation 1:18; Romans 10:9 (2)2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 2:10; 9:9-14; 10:10-14 (3) John 19:28-30; Romans 3:23-25; 2Corinthians 5:18-19 (4) John 10:15; Acts 20:28; Romans 8:28-34; Ephesians 5:25; Hebrews 10:12-14

9. The Resurrection of Christ (1) Matthew 28:5-7; Luke 24:5-8, 39, 42-43 (2) Romans 1:4; John2:19-21 (cf. 5:21,26); Acts 17:30-31 9. The Resurrection of Christ (contd) (3) Romans 6:5; 1Corinthians 6:14; 15:12-19,22; 2 Corinthians 4:14; Philippians 3:20-21 (4) Rom 4:25

10. The Ascension of Christ (1) Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9-11 (2) Romans 4:25-5:1; Hebrews 7:23-25;9:11-12,24; 10:4,14 (3) 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 8:6; 9:15; 12:24 (4) Matthew 16:18; Ephesians5:23; Colossians 1:18 (5) Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:23-25; 1 John 2:1 (6) 1 Corinthians 15:24-26;Romans 8:37-39; Philippians 2:9-11

11. Election and Responsibility (1) Ephesians 1:3-6,11-12; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Acts 13:48 (2)Romans 9:10-12; 11:5-10; Ephesians 2:8; Philippians 1:29; 2 Timothy 1:9 (3) Deuteronomy 29:29;Job 11:7-9; 36:22-23; Isaiah 55:8-11; Romans 11:33-35; 1 Corinthians 2:16 (4) Mark 1:15; John3:36; 6:37; Acts 17:30-31; Romans 1:18-21; 9:19-21; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-10

12. Calling and Regeneration (1) Isaiah 55:10-11; Ezekiel 34:11-13,16 (cf. Luke 19:10); 2

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Thessalonians 2:13 (2) Romans 1:16; 10:14-17; 1 Corinthians 1:21; 1 Peter 1:22-25; 1Thessalonians 1:4-5; 2 Thessalonians 2:14 (3) Deuteronomy 30:6; Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel 36:26-27; John 1:13; 3:3-8; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 5:17; Ephesians 2:10; Titus 3:5b;James 1:18 (4) John 6:37,44-45,65; 10:16; Romans 8:30; 1 Corinthians 1:26-29; Hebrews 9:15

13. Justification (1) Isaiah 53:11; Romans 4:5-8,11,16,20-25; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 1:18-19(2) Romans 3:20-21,27-28; 4:1-4; Galatians 3:10-14; Titus 3:4-5 (3) Romans 4:5; 1 Timothy 1:15(4) Genesis 15:6; John 1:11-12; Romans 1:17; 3:20,26-28; 4:5,20-21,24; 5:1; Galatians 2:20-21;3:2-3,5-9,11-13, 5:1-6; Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 3:9 (5) John 3:14-18,36; 14:6; Acts 4:12; 2John 9; 1 Corinthians 16:22

14. Sanctification (1) Proverbs 4:18; Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 4:16; 1 Thessalonians 3:10; 4:3;5:23 (2) Matthew 7:21; John 14:21,23a; 2 Timothy 2:19b; Hebrews 12:14; James 2:14-26; 3 John11; 2 Peter 1:5-11; 1 John 3:3 (3) Psalm 119:9-11; Matthew 5:6; Phil 3:14; Romans 8:13; Galatians5:24; Colossians 3:1-11 (4) Ezekiel 36:27; Romans 8:8-14; Philippians 2:13 (5) Psalm 1:1-3; 19:7-8;119:9,11,133; Proverbs 2:1-9; John 17:17; Acts 20:32; Ephesians 5:26; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2Timothy 3:15-17; James 1:21-25; 1 Peter 2:1-3 (6) Proverbs 20:9; Philippians 3:12-14; James 3:2; 1John 1:8,10 (7) 1 Corinthians 13:9-12; Ephesians 4:13; 5:27; Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:24;Hebrews 10:14; 12:1-2; Jude 24; Revelation 21:27

15. The Perseverance and Preservation of the Saints (1) John 5:24; 10:27-29; Romans 8:1-2;28-39; Hebrews 3:14; 1 John 2:19 (2) Rom. 7:15-25; Gal. 5:17; Jas. 1:13-15; 1 John 2:15-17 (3)Isa. 59:2; Matt. 5:27-28; Jas. 1:14-15; Rom. 6:23; Rom. 6:23; 1 Cor. 11:30-31 (4) 2 Tim. 3:16-17;Heb. 10:24; 1 Cor. 3:1-3; 1 John 2:15-17 (5) Eph. 4:30; Ps. 51:10-12; Gal. 5:15; Rev. 3:15-16; Heb.12:5-11; Rev. 3:19 (6) Heb. 12:7-11; Matt. 18:15-17; 1 Cor. 5:3 (7) Luke 22:32; Phil. 1:6; Heb.10:39; 1 Thess. 5:23-24; 2 Peter 3:9 (8) Romans 1:16-17; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:13; 2Timothy 1:12; 1 Peter 1:3-5

16. The Church (1) 1 Corinthians 12:12-14; 1 Peter 2:4-5; Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 1:22-23;5:23-24a (2) Acts 20:17,28; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 5:2-4 (3) Acts6:1-4; 1 Timothy 3:8-13 (4) 1 Corinthians 12:7,11; 14:12,26b, Romans 12:3-8; Ephesians 4:11-16;1 Peter 4:10-11 (5) Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; Romans 8:16-17; Galatians 3:26 (cf. 1:2); 2 Corinthians11:28; Colossians 4:16

17. Baptism (1) Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38,41; 8:37-38; 9:18; 10:47-48; 16:14-15,31-34; 18:8 (2) Matthew 3:16; Mark 1:10; John 3:23; Acts 8:36-38 (3) Acts 19:3-5; Romans 6:3-6;

Galatians 2:20; Colossians 2:11-14 (4) Acts 2:38; 22:16; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Titus 3:5; Hebrews10:22 (5) Matthew 28:19; John 1:12-13; Acts 2:38; 8:37

18. The Lord's Supper (1) Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:25 (2) Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:26(3) Matthew 26:27-28; Acts 2:41-47; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17,21; 11:25

19. Evangelism (1) Matthew 9:36-38; 28:19-20; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 (2) Ezekiel 34:11-14 (cf. Acts 20:28); Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:47; 1 Corinthians 3:9; Ephesians 4:14-16; 1 Peter 2:5

20. The Return of Christ (1) John 5:28-29; 14:3; 1 Corinthians 15:51-55; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18;Hebrews 9:28 (2) Matthew 25:31-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9; Hebrews 9:27-28; Revelation 20:15;21:4; 22:3-5

21. Gods Covenants and the Law (1) Eph. 3:11 (2) Eph. 2:12; Rom. 9:14 (3) Gal. 4:24 (4) Heb.8:7; 9:1 (5) Heb. 8:13; Luke 22:20 (6) Deut. 5:3 (7) Deut. 5:2-3; 1 Kings 8:9; Gal. 3:17 (8) Luke5:36-38; Heb. 8:13; 7:12; Gal. 3:19; 2 Cor. 3:1-9 (9) Eph. 2:14-15; Matt. 5:17; Rom. 8:3, 10:4 (10)Col. 2:16-17; Heb. 10:1 (11) Heb. 11:9-10; Gal. 3:8; Jn. 8:56 (12) Gal. 3:23-25; 4:3 (13) Matt.1:22; 2:17; 4:14; Luke 1:68-79; Acts 26:22-23 (14) Gal. 5:3 (15) Ex. 19:5 (16) Deut. 5:32-33; Gal.3:12; Jas. 2:10-11 (17) Lev. 18:5; Luke 10:28; Rom. 7:10, 10:5 (18) Deut. 11:26-28; 30:15-20; Gal.3:10 (19) Rom. 3:20; 7:5, 10; Gal. 2:16; 3:11; 1 Cor. 15:56 (20) Deut. 11:26-28; 30:15-20; Gal.3:10 (21) Rom. 7:12 (22) Rom. 8:3; Heb. 8:8 (23) 2 Cor. 3:6-9; Rom. 4:15 (24) Rom. 7:13 (25) Gal3:24-25 (26) Rom. 3:19-20; 5:19-21 (27) Heb. 8:9 (28) Rom. 5:19, cf. Ex. 19:5-6 with 1 Peter 2:9

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(29) Gal. 3:13 (30) Heb. 7:22; Eph. 1:3; Gal. 3:9 (31) Heb. 13:20 (32) Heb. 8:6 (33) Gal. 3:29 (34)Ex. 19:5-6; 1 Pet. 2:9 (35) Acts 2:29-31 (36) 1 Cor. 10:11 (37) Gal. 4:4-7 (38) Acts 13:39; Gal. 5:1;Rom. 8:2 (39) Rom. 6:14; 7:6; Gal. 3:25 (40) Deut. 4:13 (41) Rom. 7:6, 8:14 (42) Heb. 3:3 (43)Isa. 42:4; Heb. 7:12 (44) Jer. 31:33; Heb. 8:10; 2 Cor. 3:3 (45) Jas. 2:11; Eph. 6:1-2; 2 Cor. 6:17(46) Gal. 4:30; Rom. 10:4 (47) Matt. 5:21ff., 17:5; Acts 3:22; 1 Cor. 9:21 (48) Heb. 8:6; 12:24 (49)Col. 2:16-17; Gal. 4:9-11 (50) Matt. 11:28-12:8; Heb. 4:3

22. The Glory of God (1) Leviticus 10:3; Matthew 5:16; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Philippians 1:9-11 (2)Psalm 23:4; 46:1; 139:7-10,17-18; Proverbs 15:3; Jeremiah 16:17; Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5(3) 1 Samuel 15:22-23; Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Micah 6:8; John 15:14-16 (cf. John 15:8; Ephesians2:10); Acts 5:32; Hebrews 12:28-29 (4) Psalm 23; 34:7-10; Isaiah 41:10; Matthew 6:25-32; Luke11:11-13; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Philippians 4:6-7; Acts 17:28

23. Spiritual Gifts (1) Ephesians 4:7-12 (2) Romans 12:5-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-31; 1 Peter 4: 10-11 (3) Hebrews 2:3-4; 2 Corinthians 12:12 (4) Matthew 24:24; 1 Corinthians 13:13-14:12 (5)Romans 12:6-8 (6) John 5:7-9; 2 Corinthians 12:6-10; James 5:13-16; 1 John 5:14-15, Luke 6