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Belief |
Scriptural Reason |
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Bible is God's
Word and is truth |
2 Tim. 3:16,
17; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; John 17:17 |
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Bible is more
reliable than tradition |
Matt. 15:3;
Col. 2:8 |
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God's name is
Jehovah |
Ps. 83:18; Isa.
26:4; 42:8, AS; Ex. 6:3 |
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Christ is God's
Son and is inferior to Him |
Matt. 3:17;
John 8:42; 14:28; 20:17; 1 Cor. 11:3; 15:28 |
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Christ was
first of God's creations |
Col. 1:15; Rev.
3:14 |
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Christ died on
a stake, not a cross |
Gal. 3:13; Acts
5:30 |
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Christ's human
life was paid as a ransom for obedient humans |
Matt. 20:28; 1
Tim. 2:5, 6; 1 Pet. 2:24 |
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Christ's one
sacrifice was sufficient |
Rom. 6:10; Heb.
9:25-28 |
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Christ was
raised from the dead as an immortal spirit person |
1 Pet. 3:18;
Rom. 6:9; Rev. 1:17, 18 |
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Christ's
presence is in spirit |
John 14:19;
Matt. 24:3; 2 Cor. 5:16; Ps. 110:1, 2 |
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We are now in
the 'time of the end' |
Matt. 24:3-14;
2 Tim. 3:1-5; Luke 17:26-30 |
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Kingdom under
Christ will rule earth in righteousness and peace |
Isa. 9:6, 7;
11:1-5; Dan. 7:13, 14; Matt. 6:10 |
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Kingdom will
bring ideal living conditions to earth |
Ps. 72:1-4;
Rev. 7:9, 10, 13-17; 21:3, 4 |
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Earth will
never be destroyed or depopulated |
Eccl. 1:4; Isa.
45:18; Ps. 78:69 |
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God will
eliminate present system of things in the battle at Har-Magedon |
Rev. 16:14, 16;
Zeph. 3:8; Dan. 2:44; Isa. 34:2; 55:10, 11 |
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Wicked will be
eternally destroyed |
Matt. 25:41-46;
2 Thess. 1:6-9 |
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People God
approves will receive everlasting life |
John 3:16;
10:27, 28; 17:3; Mark 10:29, 30 |
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There is only
one road to life |
Matt. 7:13, 14;
Eph. 4:4, 5 |
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Human death is
due to Adam's sin |
Rom. 5:12; 6:23 |
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The human soul
ceases to exist at death |
Ezek. 18:4;
Eccl. 9:10; Ps. 6:5; 146:4; John 11:11-14 |
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Hell is
mankind's common grave |
Job 14:13, Dy;
Rev. 20:13, 14, AV (margin) |
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Hope for dead
is resurrection |
1 Cor.
15:20-22; John 5:28, 29; 11:25, 26 |
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Adamic death
will cease |
1 Cor. 15:26,
54; Rev. 21:4; Isa. 25:8 |
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Only a little
flock of 144,000 go to heaven and rule with Christ |
Luke 12:32;
Rev. 14:1, 3; 1 Cor. 15:40-53; Rev. 5:9, 10 |
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The 144,000 are
born again as spiritual sons of God |
1 Pet. 1:23;
John 3:3; Rev. 7:3, 4 |
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New covenant is
made with spiritual Israel |
Jer. 31:31;
Heb. 8:10-13 |
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Christ's
congregation is built upon himself |
Eph. 2:20; Isa.
28:16; Matt. 21:42 |
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Prayers are to
be directed only to Jehovah through Christ |
John 14:6, 13,
14; 1 Tim. 2:5 |
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Images should
not be used in worship |
Ex. 20:4, 5;
Lev. 26:1; 1 Cor. 10:14; Ps. 115:4-8 |
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Spiritism must
be shunned |
Deut. 18:10-12;
Gal. 5:19-21; Lev. 19:31 |
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Satan is
invisible ruler of world |
1 John 5:19; 2
Cor. 4:4; John 12:31 |
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A Christian
ought to have no part in interfaith movements |
2 Cor. 6:14-17;
11:13-15; Gal. 5:9; Deut. 7:1-5 |
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A Christian
should keep separate from world |
Jas. 4:4; 1
John 2:15; John 15:19; 17:16 |
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Obey human laws
that do not conflict with God's laws |
Matt. 22:20,
21; 1 Pet. 2:12; 4:15 |
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Taking blood
into body through mouth or veins violates God's laws |
Gen. 9:3, 4;
Lev. 17:14; Acts 15:28, 29 |
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Bible's laws on
morals must be obeyed |
1 Cor. 6:9, 10;
Heb. 13:4; 1 Tim. 3:2; Prov. 5:1-23 |
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Sabbath
observance was given only to Israel and ended with Mosaic Law |
Deut. 5:15; Ex.
31:13; Rom. 10:4; Gal. 4:9, 10; Col. 2:16, 17 |
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A clergy class
and special titles are improper |
Matt. 23:8-12;
20:25-27; Job 32:21, 22 |
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Man did not
evolve but was created |
Isa. 45:12;
Gen. 1:27; Matt. 19:4 |
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Christ set example
that must be followed in serving God |
1 Pet. 2:21;
Heb. 10:7; John 4:34; 6:38 |
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Baptism by
complete immersion symbolizes dedication |
Mark 1:9, 10;
John 3:23; Acts 19:4, 5 |
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Christians
gladly give public testimony to Scriptural truth |
Rom. 10:10;
Heb. 13:15; Isa. 43:10-12 |