From time to time, it is helpful to list some of the main teachings of the Bible along with some of the main passages where these teachings are found:
The one, true God is the Triune God – one God in three Persons
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:15
The Scriptures are the verbally inspired and inerrant Word of God
John 10:35; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:21
The Law shows us our sin and the Gospel shows us our Savior
John 1:17; John 3:16; Romans 3:21-24; Romans 6:23
God created all things in six normal days and rested on the seventh
Genesis, chapters 1-2; Exodus 20:11; Hebrews 11:3
Since Adam and Eve fell into sin, all people are born sinful
Genesis 6:5; Genesis 8:21; Psalm 51:5; John 3:6; Ephesians 2:1
Our Savior Jesus Christ is true God and true Man in one Person
Luke 1:35; John 1:1-18; Romans 9:5; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 5:20
Jesus Christ lived, suffered, died and rose bodily to save us
Isaiah 53; Matthew 20:28; John 3:14-18; Rom. 4:25; 5:18-19; 1 Cor. 15:1-4
God has justified (declared not guilty) all people for the sake of Christ
John 1:29; John 3:16; Romans 5:18; 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
This justification or forgiveness only becomes ours personally by faith
Mark 16:16; John 3:16; Romans 3:28; Romans 4:5; Ephesians 2:8-9
The Holy Spirit gives us this faith through the Gospel (Means of Grace)
John 15:16; Romans 1:16; Romans 10:17; 1 Corinthians 12:3; James 1:18
Faith in Christ naturally produces a life of good works and prayer
Matthew 7:7-8; John 15:5; James 2:17; Galatians 5:22-25
Amid Changes In Society, God’s Moral Will Does Not Change
Matt. 5:17-20; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Cor. 6:9-20; Gal. 5:16-21; Jude 3-7
Through the Gospel in Baptism, God begins and sustains faith
Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:16; John 3:5-6; Acts 2:38; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 3:21
Christ’s true body and blood in Holy Communion convey forgiveness
Matthew 26:26-28; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
The invisible, holy Christian Church consists of all believers in Christ
1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 1:23; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 4:12
We are to fellowship with a visible Church only on the basis of pure doctrine
Matthew 7:15-23; John 8:31; Romans 16:17-18; Titus 3:10; 2 John 10-11
Jesus will come again to judge the living and the dead
Matt. 24-25; John 5:16-29; John 14:1-6; Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 1 Cor. 15