A simple but profound Biblical ceremony where the believer is baptized by complete immersion in water for the remission of his or her sins.

God's judgment of each individual begins when God opens his or her mind to understand God's way of life. God the Father holds each believer personally responsible to grow in the knowledge of His Word and in the spiritual maturity of His Son Jesus Christ. As the believer loves God with all the heart and is obedience to His Word, he or she has the righteousness of Jesus Christ imputed to them. All who remain in this imputed righteousness of faith will be in the first resurrection and will receive eternal life at the return of Jesus Christ.

Those individuals through the ages who have had no opportunity for salvation during their lifetime will be restored to physical life in the second resurrection, which will take place after the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ (also known as the millennium). Everyone who is in the second resurrection will have the same opportunity for salvation as those who were in the first resurrection. All who knowingly reject their opportunity for salvation will be sentenced to the second death. The second death is God's total destruction of all the incorrigible wicked in the lake of fire, from which there is no resurrection.

The knowledge of and active belief in the existence and power of the living God and His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. Faith is the actual spiritual substance of God's Holy Spirit, which gives the believer the assurance and the confidence that what God has promised, He will perform.

The Bible reveals two distinct types of resurrection from the dead: 1) restoration to physical life as a fleshly human being, and 2) transformation to eternal life as an immortal spirit being.

When Jesus Christ returns to the earth, all true Christians who have died will be raised to eternal life as immortal spirit beings. All the saints will be composed of spirit, as God is composed of spirit, and will be full members of God's divine Family. They will rule with Jesus Christ as kings and priests on the earth. This resurrection is described in the Bible as the first resurrection.

After the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ (also known as the millennium) and His saints, there will be a resurrection to physical life of all who have died without having received the opportunity for salvation. During this second physical life, each person will have his or her first and only opportunity for salvation through Jesus Christ. Those who fully accept the salvation of God will enter into the Family of God as spirit beings. Those who reject salvation through Jesus Christ will be condemned to eternal death. They will be joined by all the incorrigible wicked who have died throughout history, who will be resurrected to physical life. All who have refused to accept salvation, and have knowingly and willfully committed the unpardonable sin, which is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit of God the Father, will be resurrected to receive the final judgment of God. Their sentence will be to die in the lake of fire. This death is the second and final death from which there is no resurrection.

The weekly Sabbath is the seventh day of the week or Saturday and is observed from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. The Sabbath is a memorial of creation and was made for all mankind. It was the commanded day of weekly worship before the Ten Commandments were given to Israel. The Fourth Commandment is a reminder to observe and keep holy the Sabbath day.

As Lord God of the Old Testament, Jesus Christ created the Sabbath by resting on the very first seventh day and by blessing and sanctifying it. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ proclaimed that He is Lord of the Sabbath day. During His ministry on earth, He reaffirmed the sacredness of the Sabbath and taught its proper observance. Jesus Himself showed by example that it is right to do good on the Sabbath day, in addition to resting from one's physical labor and secular business. The apostles and the early New Testament church observed the Sabbath.

The Bible teaches that there are seven annual feasts and holy days which were ordained by God to be observed as special commanded convocations or assemblies. These days portray God's plan of salvation for mankind. God's annual holy days were observed by His people during Old Testament times. Jesus' entire ministry was centered around the spiritual meaning of these holy days. The New Testament church faithfully observed God's annual feasts and holy days. The Bible reveals that the annual holy days will be observed by all mankind after the return of Jesus Christ.