Scripture teaches that the risen Jesus will return personally and visibly to raise the dead, judge evil, save his people completely, and renew creation; the church must watch faithfully without setting dates.

The resurrection body will be truly embodied, imperishable, glorious, powerful, and fitted for the Spirit’s life, continuous with our present identity yet wondrously transformed.

Original sin names humanity's fallen condition and guilt connected to Adam's first rebellion. People are not born morally neutral; yet each person also commits willing sins, and the gospel announces a new humanity under Christ, the last Adam.

Being made in God’s image means every human is created to represent God’s rule, reflect his character as a creature, and live in relationship with him and others; therefore every person has God-given dignity.

God’s providence is his wise, holy, and purposeful preservation and government of creation, including real human choices, without making him morally guilty of evil.

God's attributes are the perfections Scripture reveals as truly belonging to the one living God—his holiness, love, justice, mercy, wisdom, power, knowledge, faithfulness, and more. They are not competing parts but the harmonious fullness of who God is.

Matthew 6:33 calls disciples to make God’s reign and righteousness their governing priority, trusting the Father for daily needs instead of letting anxiety or possessions rule them.

First John 1:9 assures believers that God faithfully forgives and cleanses those who confess their sins because Jesus Christ is the righteous advocate and atoning sacrifice.

James calls believers to count trials as an occasion for deep joy because God uses tested faith to produce endurance and maturity. He does not command delight in evil, deny grief, or promise that pain itself is good.

Proverbs 22:6 gives a wisdom principle that formative training normally shapes a child’s future; it is not an unconditional promise that faithful parenting guarantees a child will never wander.

Psalm 139 praises God’s complete knowledge, inescapable presence, and purposeful creation, then asks him to search and lead the worshiper.

The Lord's Prayer is Jesus' pattern for God-centered, dependent prayer: approach the Father, seek his name and kingdom, ask for daily provision, forgiveness, and protection, and learn to want God's will above self-display.

The Beatitudes announce God’s favor on people who depend on him and embody his kingdom: the poor in spirit, mourners, the meek, the merciful, the pure, peacemakers, and those persecuted for righteousness.

First Corinthians 13 defines love as patient, truthful, self-giving action that governs every spiritual gift; without love, impressive ministry is spiritually empty.

Genesis 1 reveals the one sovereign God creating an ordered, good world by his word and appointing humanity—male and female—as his image-bearers. Human purpose is to represent God's wise rule, cultivate creation, and worship the Creator.

Isaiah 53 portrays the Lord’s righteous Servant suffering voluntarily for the sins of others, being vindicated, and bringing many into a right relationship with God; the New Testament identifies this mission with Jesus.

Hebrews 4:12 says God’s spoken message is living and effective: it exposes the heart and summons hearers to persevering faith before the God who sees all.

To be crucified with Christ is to have the old life under sin's rule judged in Christ's death, so that the believer now lives by faith in the Son of God. Paul is describing union with Christ, not literal self-destruction or loss of personhood.

Second Corinthians 5:17 means that everyone united to Christ belongs to God’s new-creation work: the old order of sin and alienation has lost its rule, and a reconciled life has begun.

Romans 6:23 contrasts what sin pays—death—with what God freely gives—eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.