NWBC Articles of Faith (with reference hyperlinks)

The following document contains hyperlinks that provide Bible references for the NWBC Articles of Faith.

NWBC Articles of Faith

 A.    The Trinity.  God exists in three^{Isa 48:16; Matt 3:16-17} eternal^{Gen 21:33; Psa 90:2; Rev 4:8} coequal persons,^{Phil 2:5-7; Tit 2:13;  Rev 4:11 & Rev 5:13} the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.^{Gen 1:26; John15:26; 1 Pet 1:2; Matt 28:19; 2 Cor 13:14; 2 Cor 3:17 & Rom 8:9; 1 Cor 3:16 & Gal 2:20}

B.    The Person of Christ.  Undiminished deity (true God)^{John 1:1 & John 1:14; John 13:13; Luke 2:11; Col 2:9;} and complete humanity^{Luke 2:52; Matt 4:2; John 4:6; John 11:35; Matt 26:12; John 19:28} are united in one, sinless,^{1 Pet 1:18-19; Heb 4:15} virgin-born^{Luke1:26-35; Luke 2:6-12; Matt 1:18-25} person,^{Heb 2:14-18; Phil 2:5-11} the Lord Jesus Christ, forever.^{Heb 13:8; Luke 1:33; Heb 1:2-3}

C.    The Work of Christ.  The death^{Matt 20:28; Phil 2:8; Rev 5:12; Eph 1:7} of Christ served as a perfect,^{Heb 9:11-15; 1 Tim 2:5-6} God-satisfying,^{Rom 4:24-25; 1 John 2:2} substitute^{2 Cor 5:21; 1 Pet 3:18; 1 Cor 1:30; Gal 3:13; Col 1:12-14} payment of the penalty^{Rom 6:21} for the sins^{Rom 3:10-12; Rom 3:23} of the world.^{Isa 53:6; John 1:29; John 3:16; 2 Cor 5:18-19; 1 John 2:1-2} His bodily resurrection ^{John 20:11-21:14; 1 Cor15:4-8} guarantees^{John 11:25; Heb 4:14-16} the hope^{1 Cor 15:20-25; Rom 4:24-5:11} of life eternal^{Eph 2:1-7; John 14:2; 2 Cor 4:14-18} for all who believe in Him.^{Rom 5:6-9; John 5:24; John 6:44-51;1 Pet 1:3-5}
   

D.    Personal Salvation.  One can be assured of God's forgiveness^{1 John 4:9-10; Rom 5:11-21} and deliverance from eternal separation in hell from God^{Eph 2:1-3; Matt 13:40-42; Matt 25:41-46; Rev 20:11-15} and of the sure hope of eternal life only^{Acts 4:12; John 14:6} through personal trust^{1 John 5:11-13; John 1:12; Rom 10:9-13} in the Lord Jesus Christ^{Rom 3:21-26; Tit 3:5-7; 1 John 5:20} and acceptance of God's free gift^{Rom 5:11-21; Rom 6:23; Eph 2:8-9} of life through Christ.^{John 3:16}

E.    Revelation.  God has revealed Himself^{John 1:1,14; John 6:63; Rom 10:17; Isa 55:8-11; Rev 19:13} and His will^{2 Tim 3:16-17; Rom 15:4;  Psa 119:1-16; Psa 119:105; John 8:31-32; Eph 1:7-12} through Scripture.