Jesus Christ

We believe in the identification of Jesus Christ as the impeccable (able not to sin and not able to sin) Son of God and God the Son (Matt. 16:13-16Open Link in New Window; John 10:36Open Link in New Window); His incarnation (Heb. 10:5Open Link in New Window); that he was begotten of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary (Isa. 7:14Open Link in New Window; Matt. 1:18-25Open Link in New Window); his vicarious atonement for the sins of the world (Isa. 53:1-12Open Link in New Window; John 3:16Open Link in New Window; Gal. 4:4-5Open Link in New Window), the resurrection of his body from the tomb (Matt. 28:5-7Open Link in New Window; Luke 24:46Open Link in New Window; I Cor. 15:3-4Open Link in New Window); his ascension into heaven (Mark 16:19Open Link in New Window; Luke 24:51Open Link in New Window), as our High Priest (Heb. 4:14-16Open Link in New Window) and Advocate (I John 2:1-2Open Link in New Window), before the throne of God (Heb. 1:3Open Link in New Window; Rev. 3:21Open Link in New Window); that he is both God (Isa. 9:6Open Link in New Window; Phil. 2:6Open Link in New Window) and man (Matt. 20:28Open Link in New Window; Phil. 2:7-8Open Link in New Window), the two natures being inseparably united in one glorious Person without sin; and that he is the only sufficient mediator between God and humanity (I Tim. 2:5-6Open Link in New Window).