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The Bible
  The Old and New Testaments are both Yahweh's revelation to man, and are both equally authority. They are wholly inspired an infallible. The New Testament supplements the Old, its teaching being based exclusively upon it (Luke 24:27; 1 Thessolonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:19-21).


The Godhead
  Yahweh is one, not three. He as revealed Himself as the Father of Yahshua the Christ and of all who are related to in Him faith (Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29-32; 1 Corinthians 8:5-6; Ephesians 4:6; 1 Timothy 1:17, 2:5).

  The Spirit is the power of Yahweh by which He created all things and by which they subsist (Genesis 1:1-2; Psalms 104:30; Acts 17:25-28).
  It is also used to describe the power of Divine truth upon the mind of a believer, for the revelation of such came by inspiration of the Holy Spirit upon these selected to reveal it (Hebrews 1:1; John 6:63; 1 John 5:6; Ephesians 6:17).
  The Holy Spirit though sometimes personified (as are many inanimate things such as wealth, wisdom, sin, etc.) is not a person, but the "one spirit" of Yahweh used for special purposes , such as the performance of "miracles, signs and wonders" (Acts1:8, 2:14, 2:22, 10:38).
  The Manifestation (gifts) of the Spirit were bestowed on believers for a testimony to the Truth, by the laying on of hands, of the Apostles (Acts 8:18).
  
   Yahshua is not Yahweh the Son, but is the Son of Yahweh, begotten of the virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:31-35; Galatians 4:4). He was a man of our race, identical in nature with all Mankind (1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 2:14-17).
  He is the central figure of Yahweh's plan of redemption, being the Son promised in Eden (Genesis 3:15; Galatians 4:4), to Abraham, David and others, through whom the promises are to be realized and the inhabitants of the earth blessed (Genesis 22:17-18; Galatians 3:8, 16; Psalms 89:34-37 with Acts 13:22-23; Galatians 3:14, 19:26-28; Acts 4:12; Romans 15:8). 
  Yahshua is to return personally and visibly to the earth at the end of Gentile times (Acts 1:11, 3:20-21; 2 Timothy 4:1; Revelation 11:15).
  He will set up the Kingdom of Yahweh (1 Corinthians 15:25; Daniel 2:44, 7:13-14; Revelation 11:15).
  Yahshua will be King of Kings, for He will have as his associate kings and priests, those who have been faithful in all preceding ages, and who will be clothed upon with immortality (Revelation 5:9, 19:16, 20:4; 1 Timothy 2:12; Psalms 149:5-9).

The Nature of Man
  Man is a creature of the dust, energized by the breath of life (Genesis 2:7, 3:19, 7:21-22, 18:27; Psalms 103:14). Apart from the resurrection he is without hope (1 Corinthians 15:17-18; Ephesians 2:12).
  The soul, in its primary meaning stands for the creature. It is rendered variously "life", "living", "man", "persons", "self", "body" and "beast". It can eat, live, die, corrupt and perish, and it can be slain, strangled and destroyed (Genesis 2:7; Joshua 10:28; Job 7:15; Psalms 56:13, 78:50, 89:48, 116:8; Isaiah 29:8, 53:12; Ezekiel 18:4 & 20; Acts 3:23).
  In the death state, man is entirely unconscious and (apart from a resurrection) must inevitably perish (Ecclesiastes 3:16-21, 9:5 & 19; Isaiah 38:18; Psalms 6:5, 49:12 & 14 & 19-20, 146:3-4; 1 Corinthians 15:13-18).
  "Hell" is the place of the dead and the word is equivalent of the Hebrew word "Sheol" and the Greek word "Hades". Both words signify "a hidden place" and are mostly rendered "grave" or "pit". The Revised Version Bible and marginal references show "grave" and "hell" as the translation of "sheol" and "hades". Both words should be consistently rendered as "grave" (Psalms 9:17, 30:3, 31:17; Acts 2:27 & 30-32).
  "Gehenna" (hell) is the name of a place outside Jerusalem where a fire was kept burning to consume the refuse from the city. The term symbolizes the everlasting destruction (i.e. perishing in death) of the wicked (Mark 9:47-48).
  
The Cause of Sin
  "Devil" comes from the Greek word "Diabolos", signifying "false accuser" or "slanderer". It is translated "slanderer" in 1 Timothy 3:11, and "false accusers" in 2 Timothy 3:3 and Titus 2:3. Its general meaning is sin or lawlessness, whether manifested individually or politically. It is not a supernatural being (1 John 3:8; James 4:1; Hebrews 2:14; 1 Corinthians 15:56; Romans 5:12 & 21, 6:23).

  "Satan" is a Hebrew word signifying "adversary", "enemy", or "accuser". It is sometimes applied to a good adversary (1 Chronicles 21:1, 2 Samuel 24:1). It is used of an angel (Numbers 22:22 & 32 where the word is rendered "adversary" and "withstand").
  The Apostle Peter was a "satan" on a certain occasion when he opposed his Master (Matthew 16:23). Kings and powers have been adversaries or "satans" (See 1 Samuel 29:4, 2 Samuel 19:22, 1 Kings 11:14, 23 & 25, where the word "adversary" is "satan" in Hebrew. 1 Timothy 1:20). A "satan" is any ​adversary and is not a supernatural being.

The Plan of Redemption
  A law was given to the first man (Adam) whom Yahweh had created "very good", and continuance of life was dependent upon obedience to it (Genesis 2:17, 3:1-3).
  Death become the inheritance of mankind due to the transgression of Yahweh's law by Adam and Eve, so that man is now inherently mortal (Genesis 3:17-19, Romans 5:12 & 18, 1 Corinthians 15:21-22, Psalms 6:5, 89:48, Job 3:15-19, 4:17, Ecclesiastes 3:19-20, 9:5-6, Isaiah 38:18-19, Acts 2:29, 13:36).
  Reconciliation and redemption were ordained by Yahweh in His mercy, to be manifested through a promised Son who would bruise the "serpent" (figurative of sin and death) in the head. Christ was therefore manifested to effect the abolition of sin an death (Genesis 3:14-16, Hebrews 2:14, Romans 7:24, 8:14, 1 Peter 1:19-20, 1 John 3:5).
  Abraham and David were promised that this Seed would be among their descendants and were given "great and precious promises" which constitute the plan of Yahweh for the redemption of man. It is necessary to become related to them, otherwise we are without hope (2 Peter 1:4, Genesis 12:3, 2 Samuel 7:12-16, Romans 4:13, Ephesians 2:11-13, 4:18, Hebrews 11:10-13 & 39-40).


  Personal Responsibility 
  Belief is a first essential to salvation, for to become related to the promises of Yahweh we must understand them and their relation to Yahshuah the Christ (Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 15:1-3, Acts 8:12).
  Baptism must follow a knowledge of Yahweh's will and purpose. It is burial or immersion in water after believing the Gospel and is necessary for the remission of sins and relationship to Christ (Mark 16:15-16, Acts 2:38, 8:12 & 36-37, 10:6 & 47, 22:16, Romans 6:3-5, Colossians 2:12).
  Obedience to the commandments of our Lord must follow baptism (Luke 19:13, John 14:15 & 23, Romans 2:6-7, Philippians 2:12, 2 Peter 1:3-11).
  The resurrection of those who are responsible to Yahweh (and a knowledge of His will bring responsibility- John 12:48) will take place at the return of Christ (Daniel 12:2, John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15, Psalms 49:19-20, Isaiah 26:14, Jeremiah 51:39 & 57- which teach that many will not rise from the grave). Those found approved will experience a change from mortality to immortality (John 6:39, 1 Corinthians 15:50-53, Philippians 3:21, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 2 Timothy 4:8, Matthew 5:5, 25:31-34). 


The Kingdom of Yahweh
  The Gospel consists of the things concerning the Kingdom of Yahweh and the name of Yahshuah (Luke 9:2 & 6, Acts 8:12, 19:8) and was preached to Abraham in the promises given him (Galatians 3:8).
  The Kingdom of Yahweh will be a Kingdom established on earth. It will overthrow all existing kingdoms, supersede them and last forever (Isaiah 2:2-4, 11:12, 24:3, 51:3, Jeremiah 3:17, 31:10, Ezekiel 37:21-22, 39:25-29, Joel 3:17, Amos 9:11-15, Micah 4:6-8, Matthew 5:35, Luke 1:32-33).
  The Millennium relates to the thousand years reign of peace that will follow the return of Yahshuah and the setting up of his kingdom (Revelation 20:6). The mission of Christ will be to subdue all enemies, the last being death. At the conclusion of the 1000 years reign, there will be a further resurrection of those who have died during that period and those worthy will be given eternal life, those unworthy will be consigned to "the second death". Death itself will then be eliminated and the Kingdom will then be delivered to the Father Who will then become "all and in all" (Isaiah 25:6-8, 1 Corinthians 15:24-28, Revelation 20:7 & 11-14).


  Thus the plan of Yahweh that commences with the statement...
    "In the beginning, Yahweh..." (Genesis 1:1), 
      ends with the final picture of glory:
     "Yahweh all and in all" (1 Corinthians 15:28).

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