Article I - The Triune God

The Holy Scriptures declare there is but one true and living God, ¹ an eternal being without a body, indivisible, of infinite power, wisdom and goodness. He is the Creator and Preserver of all things visible and invisible.² He rules with gracious regard for the well-being and salvation of all men, to the glory of His name. In this Godhead there is a Trinity³ of one substance and power, and coeternal, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

1 - Genesis 1:1; Exodus 3:14; Deuteronomy 6:4; John 8:58
2 - 1 Timothy 1:17
3 - Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14

Article II - Jesus Christ, The Son of God

The Holy Scriptures declare that Jesus Christ is truly God¹ and truly man,² in Whom the divine and human natures are perfectly and inseparably united. He is the eternal Word made flesh,³ the only begotten Son of the Father Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. ⁴ As ministering Servant, He lived, suffered and died on the cross. He was buried, rose from the dead⁵ and ascended bodily into heaven to be with the Father, from whence He shall return.⁶ He is eternal Savior and Mediator,⁷ Who intercedes for us, and by Him all men will be judged.⁸

1 - Acts 17:3; Colossians 2:9
2 - Hebrews 2:16, 17; Acts 2:22; 4:10
3 - John 1:14
4 - Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23
5 - Acts 1:3; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
6 - Acts 1:9-11; Acts 2:22-24
7 - Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 7:25; 1 Timothy 2:5
8 - 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20:11-15

Article III - The Holy Spirit

The Holy Scriptures declare that the Holy Spirit proceeds ¹ from and is one Being with the Father and the Son. ² He convicts the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment.³ He leads men, through faithful response to the Gospel, into the fellowship of the Church. He comforts, sustains, empowers and sanctifies the faithful, and guides them into all truth. ⁴

1 - John 15:26, 27; John 14:16, 17
2 - Acts 5:3, 4
3 - John 16:8-11
4 - John 16:7, 12, 13; John 14:26