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As a church in the Christian and Missionary Alliance, we hold to these beliefs: 1. There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in
three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man. He was conceived by
the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the
Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe
in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the
dead according to the Scriptures. He is now at the right hand of Majesty
on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His
kingdom, righteousness and peace. 3. The Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to dwell, guide, teach, empower
the believer, and convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of
judgment. 4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally
inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation
of men. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and
practice. 5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God: he fell
through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death.
All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of
God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus
Christ. The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever
in conscious torment; and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and
bliss. 6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and
those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit,
receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God. 7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the
Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin and the
world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power
for holy living and effective service. This is both a crisis and a progressive
experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion. 8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ
for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing
with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church
in this present age. 9. The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit.
Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, which has been commissioned
by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to
all nations. The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are
joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word
of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance
of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. 10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust;
for the former, a resurrection unto life; for the latter, a resurrection
unto judgment. 11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, visible, and premillennial. This is the believer's blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service. |
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