The Bible is the authority for faith and
practice.
2 Samuel 22:31
2 Corinthians 4:1-2
2 Timothy 3:16-17
2 Timothy 4:1-4
Hebrews 4:12
James 1:22-25
God made the world and it was good.
Genesis 1:1-31
2 Kings 19:15
Psalms 33:6-9
John 1:1-3
Colossians 1:15-18
1 Timothy 4:4
Revelation 4:9-11; 14:7
Sin entered the world and its damaging effects
are broad, deep, and disruptive, engendering
selfishness, spawning poverty in all its
dimensions, and dashing hope.
Psalms 14:1-3; 53; 140:1-3
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Romans 1:18-32
Romans 7:20
The world is broken, damaged, and
poverty-stricken in all relationships (God,
others, cosmos, self).
Psalms 14:6; 40:7; 68:5-6
Isaiah 1:15-17; 3:13-15; 58:1-14
Galatians 2:10
James 1:27
God’s redemptive work through his Son Jesus is
as broad as is the corrosive effects of sin.
Exodus 22:16-27
Isaiah 65:18-2
Romans 8:18-25
1 Corinthians 15:24-28
Ephesians 1:9-10
Philippians 3:20-21
Colossians 1:19-20; 3:15
Revelation 21:1-5
Jesus is the only redeemer and hope of
the world, and God’s redemption through his Son
is to restore all relationships (God, others,
cosmos, self).
John 3:16-17; 14:6
Acts 4:12; 10:43
Romans 3:21-24; 10:9-10
2 Corinthians 5:17
Ephesians 2:11-18
God distributes gifts, abilities, opportunities,
experiences, and resources to his followers in
order for them, in a variety of ways, to serve
God’s redemptive plan in the world.
