God is Creator of all things, and has revealed in
Scripture the authentic account of His creative activity. In six days the
Lord made "the heaven and the earth" and all living things upon
the earth, and rested on the seventh day of that first week. Thus He established
the Sabbath as a perpetual memorial of His completed creative work. The
first man and woman were made in the image of God as the crowning work
of Creation, given dominion over the world, and charged with responsibility
to care for it. When the world was finished it was ``very good,'' declaring
the glory of God. (

God the eternal Spirit was active with the
Father and the Son in Creation, incarnation, and redemption. He inspired
the writers of Scripture. He filled Christ's life with power. He draws
and convicts human beings; and those who respond He renews and transforms
into the image of God. Sent by the Father and the Son to be always with
His children, He extends spiritual gifts to the church, empowers it to
bear witness to Christ, and in harmony with the Scriptures leads it into
all truth. (
Genesis 1:1,2;

God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ.
Through Him all things were created, the character of God is revealed,
the salvation of humanity is accomplished, and the world is judged. Forever
truly God, He became also truly man, Jesus the Christ. He was conceived
of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived and experienced
temptation as a human being, but perfectly exemplified the righteousness
and love of God. By His miracles He manifested God's power and was attested
as God's promised Messiah. He suffered and died voluntarily on the cross

God the eternal Father is the Creator, Source,
Sustainer, and Sovereign of all creation. He is just and holy, merciful
and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
The qualities and powers exhibited in the Son and the Holy Spirit are also
revelations of the Father. (
Genesis 1:1;
Revelation 4:11;
1 Corinthians 15:28;

There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
a unity of three co-eternal Persons. God is immortal, all-powerful, all-knowing,
above all, and ever present. He is infinite and beyond human comprehension,
yet known through His self-revelation. He is forever worthy of worship,
adoration, and service by the whole creation. (
Deuteronomy 6:4;
Matthew 28:19;

The Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration through holy men of God who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. In this Word, God has committed to man the knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are the infallible revelation of His will. They are the
standard of character, the test of experience, the authoritative revealer of doctrines, and the trustworthy record of God's acts in history. (
2 Peter 1:20,21;