He that cometh to God must believe that he
is. Heb. xi. 6
There is one God, and there is none other but he. Mark
xii. 32 To us there is
but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him. 1
Cor. viii. 6 I appeared
unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty.
Exod.
vi. 3 Through faith we
understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things
which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Heb.
xi. 3 Great and marvellous
are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King
of saints. Rev. xv.
3 - see also, Deut. iv. 29 - Psalm cxlvi.
5, 6 - Matt. xi. 25
... And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made:...
To us there is but one Lord Jesus Christ. 1
Cor. viii. 6 We beheld
his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father, full of grace
and truth. No man hath seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, which
is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. John
i. 14, 18 Thou art my Son,
this day have I begotten thee.
Psalm ii. 7 And he
is before all things and by him all things consist. Who is the image of
the invisible God. Col.
i. 17, 15 The brightness
of his glory, and the express image of his person. Heb.
i. 3 I am the light of
the world. John ix.
5 No man knoweth who the Father
is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. Luke
x. 22 Jesus said unto them,
Yet a little while is the Light with you; walk while ye have the light,
lest darkness come upon you: while ye have light, believe in the light,
that ye may be the children of light. John
xii. 35, 36 The same was
in the beginning with God. John
i. 2 God sent forth his
Son. Gal. iv. 4
Even his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God. 1
John v. 20 In him
dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. Col.
ii. 9 God sent his only
begotten Son into the world. 1
John iv. 9 Without
him was not any thing made that was made. John
i. 3 Believe me that I
am in the Father, and the Father in me. John
xiv. 11 I and my Father
are one. John x. 30
All things were made by him. John
i. 3 By him were all things
created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers;
all things were created by him, and for him. Col.
i. 16 - see also, Rev. xxi. 23 - xxii.
5
Who for us men, and for our salvation came
down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,
and was made man. ...
No man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that
came down from heaven. John
iii. 13 I came down from
heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. John
vi. 38 The Son of man came
not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom
for many. Matt. xx.
28 This is a faithful saying
and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners. 1 Tim.
i. 15 I came not to judge
the world, but to save the world. John
xii. 47 Neither is there
salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given
among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts
iv. 12 And the Word was
made flesh and dwelt among us.
John i. 14 The angel
Gabriel was sent from God to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary: and the
angel said unto her, Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring
forth a Son, and shalt call his name Jesus. Then said Mary unto the angel,
How shall this be, seeing I know not a man ? and the angel answered and
said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the
Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that holy thing which shall
be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Luke i. 26, 27, 30, 31, 34, 35
There is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ
Jesus. 1 Tim. ii.
5 Since by man came death, by
man came also the resurrection of the dead. 1
Cor. xv 21 Every
spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God;
and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh
is not of God. 1 John iv.
2, 3.
... And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead: Whose kingdom shall have no end. ...
The Pilate delivered him unto them to be crucified;
and they took Jesus, and led him away; and he bearing his cross went forth
into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew,
Golgotha: where they crucified him. John
xix 16, 17, 18. Jesus our
Lord was delivered for our offenses. Rom.
iv. 24, 25. Christ our passover
is sacrificed for us. 1
Cor. v. 7. Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani ? which is,
being interpreted, My God ! my God ! why hast thou forsaken me ? And Jesus
cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. Mark
xv. 34, 37. Christ hath
once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust. 1
Peter iii. 18. Joseph
of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom
of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus:
and he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen,
and laid him in a sepulchre. Mark
xv. 43, 46. I delivered
unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died
for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that he rose again the third
day according to the Scriptures. 1
Cor. xv. 3, 4. After
the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat
on the right hand of God. Mark
xvi. 19. If ye then be
risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth
on the right hand of God. Col.
iii. 1. When the Son of
man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall
he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all
nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth
his sheep from the goats; and he shall set the sheep on his right hand,
but the goats on the left. Matt.
xxv. 31, 32, 33. I charge
thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and
the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. 2
Tim. iv. 1. And of
his kingdom there shall be no end. Luke
i. 33. And he shall reign
for ever and ever. Rev.
xi. 15.
... And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord the Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the prophets. ...
Sanctified by the Holy Ghost. Rom.
xv. 16. Know ye not
that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you ? 1
Cor. vi. 19. What
agreement hath the temple of God with idols ? ye are the temple of the
living God. 2 Cor.
vi. 16. Now the Lord is
that Spirit. 2 Cor.
iii. 17. The Spirit of
life. Rom. viii.
2. It is the Spirit that quickeneth.
John vi. 63.
The Spirit giveth life. 2
Cor. iii. 6. Quickened
by the Spirit. 1 Peter
iii. 18. Darkness was upon
the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the
waters. Gen. i. 2.
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you,
he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies
by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Rom.
viii. 11. He that soweth
to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Gal.
vi. 8. When the Comforter
is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of
truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. John
xv. 26. Go ye therefore
and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Matt.
xxviii. 19. Holy, Holy,
Holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. Rev.
iv. 8. Thou shalt worship
the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matt.
iv. 10. Prophecy came not
in old time by the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were
moved by the Holy Ghost. 2
Peter i. 21. Well
spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers. Acts
xxviii. 25. David himself
said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right
hand. Mark xii. 36.
... And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church ...
The general assembly and Church of the firstborn,
which are written in heaven. Heb.
xii. 23. The Lord added
to the Church daily. Acts
ii. 47. I beseech you that
ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, endeavouring to
keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and
one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord,
one God and Father of all; who is above all, and through all, and in you
all. Eph. iv. 3
to 6. Ye are no more strangers
and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints and of the household
of God, and are built upon the foundations of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. Eph.
ii. 19, 20. And they continued
steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of
bread, and in prayers. Acts
ii. 42.
... And I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen.
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Titus ii. 13. Unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Heb. ix. 28. We, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 2 Peter iii. 13. For the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed: for this corruptible must put on incorruptible, and this mortal must put on immortality. 1 Cor. xv. 52, 53. I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works: and the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them; and they were judged every man according to their works. Rev. xx. 12, 13. He that raised up Christ from the dead, shall also quicken your mortal bodies. Rom. viii. 11. The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation. John v. 28, 29. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into life eternal. Matt. xxv. 46. The world to come. Heb. vi. 5. Behold, he cometh with clouds ! Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Rev. i. 7. and xxii. 20