The Bible was given by inspiration (II Timothy 3:16) and is absolute in authority. No authority exists which may edit or supersede the precepts given through Scripture (Galatians 1:8, Revelation 22:18-19).
There is one God which exists eternally as a single person (Isaiah 45:6) and Jesus Christ is the expressed image of that single person (Hebrews 1:3).
Only through faith (Ephesians 2:8) in Jesus Christ (John 14:6) and obedience to the instruction of Acts 2:38 (repent and be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ) can a person be born again into the Kingdom of God (John 15:14, John 3:3) and gain eternal life.
There is but one form of water baptism required by God (Mark 16:16, Ephesians 4:5). In Scripture, we see the disciples carrying out the instruction of Jesus (Matthew 28:19) and baptising by immersing in water in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord (Acts 2:38, Acts 8:16, Acts 19:5) unto the remission of sins (Hebrews 10:18).
It is only by the leadership of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14), which is also the Spirit of Truth (John 16:13), that we can identify a born again child of God (I Peter 1:22-23). A born again child of God is one that is filled with the Love of God and expresses the very life of Jesus Christ each and every day (Matthew 7:17-20). Tongues and prophecies, while gifts from God, may fail (I Corinthians 13:8) but the seal of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13) seals the Child of God until the day of redemption (Ephesians 4:30).
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