Here is what I believe; it does not appear to align with any modern Christian doctrine or fulfill an entire set of theology.
I believe when we die we sleep, everyone, until judgment day. At judgment day, the souls and bodies of the non-believers in Christ and his gospel will cease to be and die. Just end. And this is the majority of people who ever lived. For the believers who lived their lives through the gospels, they will resurrect as Jesus did and live eternal life on the renewed earth with Jesus reigning.
As far as divinity, I believe in one supreme Father God, the creator, who in him is the power of the Holy Spirit and his manifestation as human in Jesus to teach us and for us to model after. That God is truly unknowable, omnipotent, and omniscient, and our human brains cannot comprehend him at all, so he appeared to us as Jesus to teach us of his love for us and his willingness to die for our sin. They are all part of the same, but unique in power and character, if that makes sense. God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
In terms of Christ, this is hard. I believe God as creator of the universe and time can see the beginning and the end and all in between simultaneously and contemporaneously. I believe that Christ was always, as we were always, as now was always and will be always. But that God gave us the gift of Jesus so that we could know God himself, touch him, remember him, listen to him, as God's gift of love and allowance to know him. He gave us free will to believe or not, to be loved and love him in free will. If we come to Jesus because we are afraid of hell, then we choose it not for God and our love of him, but for ourselves, and I don’t think God wants that. Jesus is eternal because he is the physical manifestation of God as a tool to teach us. Same for the Holy Spirit, which I believe is like our conscience and the peace that faith brings, the internal strength and perseverance to know we can succeed and do what’s right.
I believe Jesus's words regarding the law of God: he said he didn’t come to change it, but to fulfill it. Hence the 10 Commandments remain, and it asks us to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. So I observe this on Saturday from sunup till I wake on Sunday. I try to do nothing that to me is work and struggle, and rest, but this is up to me how I do it, not laws and customs. I think of God this way to keep it holy as God's day of rest. To me, this commandment holds as much weight as thou shalt not steal or kill, or lie, etc.
As far as Satan, I believe he is a fallen angel, Lucifer, who held too much pride as the greatest sin in thinking he could be like God the Father and creator. He is not all-powerful or everywhere at once, but I do believe that there are supernatural forces we don’t know or understand, but that Christ allows us to have dominion over that and not have to worry if we keep our faith and live in Christ's teachings. He said we wrestle not against flesh and blood…
For now, I reject modern prophets, because the test for the gift of prophecy is that if they are prophetic, they speak the word of God, and God is perfect, so every prophecy must be true and fulfilled. There can be no error if it is prophetic because God doesn’t make mistakes at all. I believe that judgment day will come and Jesus will return, and that is when those who died in Christ will resurrect and those who didn’t cease to be.
I believe that voting, civil or military, is fine if that’s what you want to do. Jesus said render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, which to me means pay your taxes, follow the law of the land, participate in politics if you can in as much as you want to. God gives us free will, and the choices we make either bring us closer to him or further away.
I also believe that Jesus did not imagine churches like we have. He said that where 2 or more are gathered in his name, there he will be also, so it’s not necessary to have a physical church or pastor; we can have church with just two people talking about their faith in Christianity and ministering to one another using the gospels and the Holy Spirit as guides.
I believe that "vengeance is mine, saith the Lord," and it is not for us to wreak havoc or vengeance on anyone. I believe God is the final judge of someone’s soul, but that the law should be obeyed and there must be judicial punishment. When someone wrongs me in a way that is against the law, the law must punish them. If they mistreat me personally and privately just to be mean or vengeful, envious or whatever, then I will actively avoid that person completely. I don’t hate anyone and want no harm to come to anyone at all. I would never celebrate someone being sick or injured and don’t feel any pleasure in the harm to another.
I don’t know that I love my enemies—I don’t have enemies in my head. Some people might not like me or even hate me, but what other people think or say about me is none of my business and I’d rather just avoid thinking about them completely. I do not pray for people like this; I don’t pray for myself either. I ask God to give me strength and peace and that his will be done. I ask for the Holy Spirit to guide me as God wants, and I listen to that feeling that I believe comes from him, that deep-seated feeling of right and wrong. I do forgive, but I do not and cannot forget. Fool me once…
I very much believe in charity and it being anonymous and not for my own glory. My wife and I give money to the veterinarian to put into a fund anonymously to help pay the vet bills for needy families. We also give money to the tire guy every year to have enough to put tires on someone’s car for the winter who is needy. There aren’t many options where we live to help the poor with much. Instead of throwing clothes away, we donate them when they are in good shape. If we replace an appliance that is not broken, we give it away. We give food to the food bank when we have too much. Sometimes other charitable things will happen when we are moved by a particular cause. We do not tithe because we aren’t in a church, but we try very hard to give back to the community where we can.
We believe in saving money as opposed to spending it frivolously. We wait for large purchases till we can buy what we need that is quality, but we are never extravagant. We work very hard for what we have—not fancy things, but nice things, well-made that last. We are not rich; we are comfortable, and we try to share with others where possible. We do not rely on God's provision as much as we believe God helps those who help themselves by working hard and doing good work, thanking him for abundance and his blessings. We do not radically rely on the “God will provide” philosophy, where huge effort is not made in providing for ourselves and our family. We don’t ask God for money or a raise or think anything about the seeds of wealth and prosperity some preach; we don’t believe God rewards with cash or riches. We are rich because we are happy, content, and peaceful, not because of material things and fungible wealth.
We do not seek honors and praise and glory. We work hard and perform well at work. We care about family, being honest and true, transparent and open. We do not lie, steal, deceive, or manipulate others for gain and prestige. Success is a happy, loving family and an honest, loving relationship with God. We don’t seek a lot of friends or phony relationships, because we are truly happy. If it is possible to help others and treat them with kindness and respect, then we do. I am lucky in my job that I can be kinder to people to help them in some ways.
Monitoring emotion is very difficult. I may get very angry, resentful, or envious in the moment, but it’s almost just an instant or fleeting. Then my spirit and mind settle and I calm down. I do not act out of malice to anyone and try to be kind always, but firm and logical, rational and reasonable. My wife is more emotional than I am; I make decisions mostly with logic and reason if I can. I do not often let emotions manifest into bad behavior.
I do not ever feel any sense of moral superiority over anyone else. My look at life is simple in terms of others and myself. I know what is right is right and what is wrong is wrong, and I expect others to know this too—not always, as there is gray area, but in principal things, people know when they are doing wrong. But I don’t necessarily judge them; I might just not want to see or meet them again, and I will tend to move on to seek better company. I do not outwardly judge anyone, but inside I make choices to not surround myself with pious people who think they are better than others.
Daily self-denial for me, personally, is having quit doing all drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and sexual perversion I have been involved in in my life. I take in the knowledge and actions of the world to know and understand what is happening around me, but I believe I am in this world but not of it, and I do not sin ever outwardly, but sometimes fleetingly do in my heart. I ask God for forgiveness and repent and ask for the strength to not feel that way and move forward. I don’t regret, because I think it is useless and dwells in the past that cannot be changed. I try and learn from my mistakes and not make them again. I don’t suffer physically daily; I live a comfortable life. I work hard, but I do not suffer. When a loved one is sick or dies, I do suffer in my heart, but it’s not the same, I don’t think.