DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

We believe:

1                     In the verbal inspiration of the original scriptures.

2                     In the absolute trinity of the eternal Godhead.

3                     In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ.

4                     In the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit.

5                     In the reality and personality of the devil.

6                     In the natural depravity of the human race.

7                     In the substitutionary atonement.

8                     In the propitiation for sin only by the blood of Christ.

9                     In the full salvation by grace through faith and not of works.

10                 In the divine healing through the atonement.

11                 In the anointing of oil and prayer for the sick.

12                 In the personal Baptism of the Holy Spirit as received by the Apostles.

13                 In the necessity of the new birth.

14                 In water Baptism by immersion at age of accountability.

15                 In the one and only true Church composed of blood washed believers.

16                 In the evangelisation of the heathens and the nations of the world.

17                 In a middle–of–the–road policy in pubic worship, between extreme fanaticism and ultra–ritualism.

18                 In obedience to civil government.

19                 In divorce only on New Testament scriptural grounds.

20                 In Church government, loyalty and obedience to those in authority over us in the Lord

21                 In tithing as God ‘s financial plan.

22                 In restitution for past wrongs whenever possible.

23                 In the open table of the Lord’s Supper.

24                 In the free moral will power of man, who can apostatise, backslide, and be lost.

25                 In the maintenance of good works and holy living.

26                 In the victorious life over sin, self, and had habits by Bible study and an incessant prayer life.

27                 In Christian perfection and holiness, through absolute surrender and consecration.

28                 In Christian modesty in the matter of dress, wearing apparel and Jewellery.

29                 In the keeping of the Lord’s Day as a matter of privilege rather than law.

30                 As regards recreation liberty of conscience and a godly example to the world.

31                 In the immorality and conscious existence of the soul.

32                 In the resurrection of our literal bodies, the just and the unjust.

33                 In a literal heaven and life everlasting for all believers.

34                 In a final day of judgement for the incorrigibly wicked.

35                 In the personal, literal, bodily pre-millennial coming of Jesus Christ.

36                 In the everlasting punishment of the impenitent.

37                 In a future, literal, 1,000 years reign of Christ on earth with all His saints.

38                 In the judgement seat of Christ where the saints will be finally rewarded for their deeds of a commission and omission.

39                 In Christian tolerance to all denomination of the Christian faith.

40                 In essentials – unity, in non-essential – liberty, in all things –charity.  

Composed by Aimee Semple McPherson

 
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