The Church’s one foundation

is Jesus Christ her Lord.

She is His new creation,

by water and the word.

From Heaven He came and sought her

to be His holy bride.

With His own blood He bought her,

and for her life He died.

Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith

Christ was revealed in a human body
    and vindicated by the Spirit.
He was seen by angels
    and announced to the nations.
He was believed in throughout the world
    and taken to heaven in glory.

1 Timothy 3:16 NLT

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.  God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”

John 3:16-17 NLT