My Testimony.

God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. ("Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," Matthew 28:19, NIV).

Jesus Christ's deity, sinless humanity, virgin birth, atoning death on the cross, bodily resurrection, and ascension into heaven. ("For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures," 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, NIV).

The Holy Spiritseals the hearts of believers, indwells and empowers them to live the Christian life on earth, illuminates truth, convicts, guides, and teaches God's children His ways. ("When you believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit," Ephesians 1:13, NIV; "If you love Me, keep My commands. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever," John 14:15-16, NIV; “When He comes, He will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment,” John 16:8, NIV; also see John 16:9-15).

Christ will personally return to gather true believers, and we will be with Him forevermore. ("We who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever," 1 Thessalonians 4:17, NIV; "Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star," Revelation 22:12-16, NIV).

True believers will rise again, receive a glorified body, and experience eternal life in heaven. Unbelievers will receive eternal separation from God—a living hell. ("Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on them," John 3:36, NIV; "He who was seated on the throne said, 'I am making everything new!' Then He said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.' He said to me: 'It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be My children. But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death,'" Revelation 21:5-8, NIV).

Jesus is the only way to heaven — salvation is by faith alone, through grace alone, in Christ alone. ("Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me,'" John 14:6, NIV; "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast," Ephesians 2:8-9, NIV; "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved," Acts 4:12, NIV).

The church is not a structure, but a body built up from all true believers of every tribe, tongue, and nation. ("For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free," 1 Corinthians 12:13, NIV; "And God placed all things under His feet and appointed Him to be head over everything for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way," Ephesians 1:22-23, NIV; "After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb," Revelation 7:9, NIV).

Jesus commands all believers to glorify God by telling others the good news of the gospel — so they may be saved eternally, know Jesus personally, and live their lives reMARKably! ("Therefore go and make disciples of all nations… teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you," Matthew 28:19-20, NIV).