All Episodes
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Fundamental Belief 1: The Godhead
God the Father is an eternally existing Spirit, a perfect, personal Being of supreme love, intelligence, knowledge, justice, power and authority. It was through the Wo...
Fundamental Belief 2: The Angelic Realm and Satan
The angelic realm, consisting of various types of spirit beings, was created by God. A former “covering cherub,” Lucifer, rebelled against God’s authority and became S...
Fundamental Belief 3: Humanity
Human beings, both male and female, were created in the image of God with the potential to partake of God’s divine nature as children in His eternal family. Humans are...
Fundamental Belief 4: The Purpose of Human Life
God’s purpose for human beings is to add them as children to His eternal family. While it is clear that eternal life is a gift from God, He expects His children to res...
Fundamental Belief 5: The Word of God
Scripture, both the Old and the New Testaments of the Holy Bible, is the Word of God and contains God’s complete revelation of His will and plan for humanity. Directly...
Fundamental Belief 6: Sin and God's Law
Sin is the transgression of the law of God, which is spiritual, perfect, holy, just and good. God’s law is based upon the two great principles of love toward God and l...
Fundamental Belief 7: The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son so humans may have eternal life. In God’s perfect righteousness, the penalty for our sins must be paid in ful...
Fundamental Belief 8: Three Days and Three Nights
Jesus Christ was raised from the dead by the Father after His body lay for three days and three nights in the grave. The length of time that He was in the grave was th...
Fundamental Belief 9: Repentance
Repentance is a gift from God—a gift that is necessary for salvation and a proper relationship with God. All who wish to be pardoned from the death penalty that comes ...
Fundamental Belief 10: Water Baptism
Water baptism by immersion after repentance pictures the forgiveness of sin, the burial of the old man and the beginning of a new life in Christ. Through prayer and th...
Fundamental Belief 11: The Seventh-Day Sabbath
The seventh day of the week is the Sabbath of the Lord our God, and on this day humans are commanded to rest from their labors and worship Him. Established and blessed...
Fundamental Belief 12: The Passover
The Passover is to be observed in the evening, at the beginning of the 14th of Nisan (Abib) in accordance with the Hebrew calendar as preserved by the Jews. The New Co...
Fundamental Belief 13: The Festivals of God
The seven annual festivals are special times of assembly. Given to ancient Israel by God through Moses and kept by Christ, the apostles and the New Testament Church, t...
Fundamental Belief 14: Biblical Food Laws
Meat identified as “unclean” in the Bible is not to be consumed by humans. Lists of “clean” and “unclean” meats are found in God’s instructions concerning what should ...
Fundamental Belief 15: Tithing
Tithing is commanded by God. Through tithing, one honors God with his material goods and assists in preaching the gospel, providing for the physical needs of the Churc...
Fundamental Belief 16: Military Service and War
Because of Jesus’ teaching that we are to love our enemies and the instruction of God to respect human life, Christians should not serve in the military. The biblical ...
Fundamental Belief 17: The Church of God
The Church of God is a spiritual body composed of believers who have and are being led by the Holy Spirit. The Church is not a denomination, a human organization or a ...
Fundamental Belief 18: Promises to Abraham
God’s fulfillment of His promises to Abraham, a man called the father of the faithful, represents God’s enduring faithfulness and provides important keys to understand...
Fundamental Belief 19: The Return of Jesus Christ to Earth
At the end of this present evil age, Jesus Christ will visibly return to earth to establish the Kingdom of God and reign forever and ever, beginning with a 1,000-year ...
Fundamental Belief 20: The Resurrections
Being resurrected from the grave is the only hope of eternal life for deceased human beings. The Scriptures reveal that there will be three distinct future resurrectio...