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The One New Man Fullfilling God's Purpose in Creating Man
Sunday, Dec 8, 2019
Series: ITERO
Taking Christ as Our Person for the One New Man
At the church in McKinney, we hold the faith that is common to all believers. (Titus 1:4, Jude 3)
The Bible
The Bible is the divinely inspired (God-breathed) record of God’s revelation of Himself to and through man. It is complete, comprehensive and final. It is the authoritative and unique source for what is to be believed, taught and practiced by all Christians everywhere for all time.
(2 Pet. 1:21, 2 Tim. 3:16)
The Triune God
God is uniquely one, yet He is eternally and simultaneously triune — the Father, the Son, and the Spirit.
(2 Cor. 13:14, Matt. 28:19)
The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ
Jesus is the unique Son of God. God Himself was incarnated to be a man by the name, Jesus, also called Christ.
(John 1:1, John 1:14, Matt. 1:21)
The Work of Christ
In dying on the cross for our sins, Christ accomplished an eternal redemption for us (Rom. 3:24; Eph. 1:7; Heb. 9:12) and brought us back to God (1 Pet. 3:18). After His resurrection He ascended bodily to the Father, who exalted Him to His right hand as Lord of all (Acts 5:31; 10:36). Today He is in glory as the ascended Lord and as the Son of Man (Acts 7:56), still human and always God. We eagerly await His return when He will come back as the Bridegroom for His bride, the church (John 3:29; Rev. 19:7), and as the King of kings to rule over all the nations (Rev. 11:15; 19:16). With all believers we share the blessed hope of being glorified by God (Rom. 5:2; Col. 1:27) and of dwelling with Him eternally, having Him as our full enjoyment while He has us as His eternal expression (Rev. 21:1—22:5).
Salvation
Every human being is constituted a sinner by birth and by action (Rom. 5:19, 12). To be saved from the righteous judgment of God, a person must repent to God and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38; Acts 16:31; 26:20; John 3:15-16) to be forgiven of his or her sins and to be redeemed, justified, and regenerated (Acts 10:43; Rom. 3:24; Acts 13:39; John 3:6). Through regeneration we become the children of God (John 1:12) and members of Christ (1 Cor. 12:27). It is our great privilege as co-laborers with God to preach this gospel to all peoples.
The Church
Finally, we believe that for the accomplishment of His purpose and to make known His multifarious wisdom, God produced the church (Eph. 3:10), which is the Body of Christ (Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 1:24), composed of all persons irrespective of time and space who are believers in Christ. It is God’s intent that this mystical, universal Body be practically manifested on the earth in time and space as local churches, each of which encompasses all of the believers in a given city (Acts 2:44; 8:1).