Essential

Christian

Doctrines

What Do Christians Believe?

What are the key doctrines of the Christian faith? The core teachings of the Bible have defined Christianity for 2000 years. Virtually all Christians who seek to have a faith that is biblical hold to some form of these basic doctrines. Christians may not always agree on how they work out the details of their faith, but they should agree on the essential doctrines - these core truths.

We can identify the essential doctrines of the Christian faith by looking at the core truth of the gospel, which is the salvation of humanity through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Salvation, as God has revealed to us through his Holy Scriptures, is defined as forgiveness of sins and everlasting life with God by confessing that “Jesus is Lord” and believing that God raised Jesus from the dead (Rom. 10:9). By examining the gospel message, we can identify fourteen doctrines that are necessary for salvation to be possible.

What Are the Essential Doctrines?

The essential doctrines of Christianity have to do with:

· Who God is.

· Who Jesus Christ is.

· God’s love for people and his desire to save them.

Here are the fourteen essential salvation doctrines that have to be true in order for anyone to know God and be saved.

1. God’s Unity

2. God’s Tri-unity

3. Human Depravity

4. Christ’s Virgin Birth

5. Christ’s Sinlessness

6. Chirst’s Deity

7. Christ’s Humanity

8. The Necessity of God’s Grace

9. The Necessity of Faith

10. Christ’s Atoning Death

11. Christ’s Bodily Resurrection

12. Christ’s Bodily Ascension

13. Christ’s Intercession

14. Christ’s Second Coming

In addition, two more essentials define how we know about salvation:

15. Inspiration of Scripture

16. Method Interpretation

So, How Do Other Groups Treat These Essential Christian Doctrines?

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