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Doctrine
The Alliance
Doctrinal
Statement
1. There
is one God,(1)
who is
infinitely
perfect,(2)
existing
eternally in
three persons:
Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit.(3)
([1] Deuteronomy
6:4, [2] Matthew
5:48, [3]
Matthew 28:19)
2. Jesus
Christ is the
true God and the
true man.(4) He
was conceived by
the Holy Spirit
and born of the
virgin Mary.(5)
He died upon the
cross, the Just
for the
unjust,(6) as a
substitutionary
sacrifice,(7)
and all who
believe in Him
are justified on
the ground of
His shed
blood.(8) He
arose from the
dead according
to the
Scriptures.(9)
He is now at the
right hand of
Majesty on high
as our great
High Priest.(10)
He will come
again to
establish His
kingdom,
righteousness
and peace.(11)
([4] Philippians
2:6–11, [5] Luke
1:34–38, [6] I
Peter 3:18, [7]
Hebrews 2:9, [8]
Romans 5:9, [9]
Acts 2:23–24,
[10] Hebrews
8:1, [11]
Matthew 26:64)
3. The
Holy Spirit is a
divine
person,(12) sent
to dwell, guide,
teach, empower
the
believer,(13)
and convince the
world of sin, of
righteousness,
and of
judgment.(14)
([12] John
14:15–18, [13]
John 16:13, Acts
1:8, [14] John
16:7–11)
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.(15)
([15] 2 Peter
1:20–21, 2
Timothy 3:15–16)
5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God:(16) he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature,(17) are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.(18) The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment;(19) and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss.(20) ([16] Genesis 1:27, [17] Romans 3:23, [18] 1 Corinthians15:20–23, [19] Revelation 21:8, [20] Revelation 21:1–4)
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.(21) ([21] Titus 3:4–7)
7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly,(22) being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service.(23) This is both a crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion.24 ([22] 1 Thessalonians 5:23, [23] Acts 1:8, [24] Romans 6:1–14)
8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body.(25) Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church in this present age.(26) ([25] Matthew 8:16–17, [26] James 5:13–16)
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, (27) which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations.(28) 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.(29) ([27] Ephesians 1:22–23, [28] Matthew 28:19–20, [29] Acts 2:41–47)
10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life;(30) for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.(31) ([30] 1 Corinthians 15:20–23, [31] John 5:28–29)
11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent(32) and will be personal, visible, and premillennial.(33) This is the believer's blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service.(34) ([32] Hebrews 10:37, [33] Luke 21:27, [34] Titus 2:11–14)
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