The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. The Bible is God's Word to us. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. (2 Tim. 3:15-17)
There is one and only one living and true God who reveals Himself in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The three are co-equal and are one God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. God is all powerful and all knowing; and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience.
Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus was born of a virgin— fully God and fully man— lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to heaven's glory and will return again someday to earth to reign as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. (John 1:1, 14) Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and necessities and identifying Himself completely with mankind yet without sin. (Col. 1:13-22)
The Holy Spirit is God. He is co-equal with the Father and the Son of God. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables men to understand truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He calls men to the Savior, and effects regeneration. At the moment of regeneration, He baptizes every believer into the Body of Christ. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and bestows the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer unto the day of final redemption. As Christians, we seek to live under His control daily. (Rom. 8:9-11; 1 Cor. 3:16; Ephesians 5:18; Luke 11:13; John 14:16-17; Acts 2:38)
People are created in the spiritual image of God and to be in a personal relationship with Him. We are the supreme object of God’s creation and were created for the Father's glory and the good of others. In the beginning man was innocent of sin and was endowed by his Creator with freedom of choice. Due to our sin nature and by free choice every person became sinful and therefore separated from God. Apart from the grace of God every person deserves death and to spend eternity separated from God. Only Jesus can restore the relationship between God and man. (Gen. 1:26-27; Gen. 3:8-24; 1 Cor. 10:31-33; Rom. 3:10-23; Eph. 2:8-9; 1 Cor. 15:21-22)
Salvation is God's gift to us, offered to those who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and turn from their sins. We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works, it is a work of God's grace. When we turn from our self-ruled life and turn to Jesus in faith, we are saved. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. (Rom. 6:23; Isa. 53:6, 59:2; 2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 5:8; Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 10:9-10; Acts 16:20)
Because God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ, the true believer is secure in that salvation for eternity. If you have been genuinely saved, you cannot “lose” your salvation. Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives us this security. (Jude 24; Eph. 4:30; Rom. 8:38-39; John 10:28-29)
People were created to exist forever in relationship with their Creator. We will either exist eternally separated from God because of our sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation in Jesus Christ. Heaven and hell are real places of eternal existence.
Jesus never asked His disciples to remember His birth. But He did instruct them to remember His death and resurrection. He gave the church two visible symbols - called ordinances - as reminders of His death and resurrection. These two ordinances are baptism and the Lord's Supper. Baptism is done by immersion in water as a public profession of faith in Christ. It does not make you a Christian, but shows the world that you already are! The Lord's Supper— also called Communion— is a simple act of obedience where we remember the death of our Savior and anticipate His return.
For further study, see The Baptist Faith and Message of 2000