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The Corporation accepts the
Scriptures as the revealed Will
of God, the all-sufficient rule
of faith and practice, and for
the purpose of maintaining
general unity, adopts these
Statements of Fundamental Truths
and Doctrine.
Section 1. The Scriptures
Inspired.
The Bible is the inspired Word of
God, a revelation from God to
man, the infallible rule of faith
and conduct, and is superior to
conscience and reason, but not
contrary to reason (2 Tim.
3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Heb.
4:12).
Section 2. The One True Godhead.
The triune Godhead is comprised
of 3 separate and distinct
personalities: The Father, The
Son and the Holy Spirit, who are
eternally self-existent,
self-revealed and function as one
entity. Jesus Christ, who is God
manifested in the flesh, is the
second member of the Godhead,
co-equal and co-eternal with The
Father and The Holy Spirit.
Section 3. Man, His Fall and
Redemption.
Man was created good and upright,
for God said, ALet us make man in
Our image, after Our Likeness.@
But, man, by voluntary
transgression, fell and his only
hope of redemption is in Jesus
Christ, the Son of God (Genesis
1:26-31, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12021).
Section 4. The Salvation of Man.
(A) Man=s only hope of redemption
is through the shed blood of
Jesus Christ. On the cross Jesus
Christ became sin and sickness
providing both salvation and
divine healing for all mankind,
(Psalm 103:3) being justified
freely by His Grace through the
redemption that is in Christ
Jesus. For by grace we are saved
through faith. AThe Word is near
you, in your mouth and in your
heart --that is, the word of
faith which we are preaching,
that if you confess with your
mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe
in your heart that God raised Him
from the dead, you shall be
saved; for with the heart man
believes, resulting in
righteousness, and with the mouth
he confesses, resulting in
salvation@ (Romans 3:24,
Ephesians 2:8, Romans 10:8-10).
(B) The Evidences of Salvation.
The inward evidence, to the
believer of his salvation, is the
direct witness of the Spirit
(Rom. 8:16). The outward evidence
to all men is a life of
righteousness and true holiness.
AAnd this is His commandment,
that we believe in the name of
His Son Jesus Christ, and love
one another, just as He commanded
us@ (1 John 3:23).
(C) Faith and Works. Salvation is
by faith in Jesus Christ and not
by human works; however, our
works will determine the rewards
in eternity. (Ephesians 2:8-10;
Galatians 2:16,
11 Corinthians 5:10)
Section 5. Baptism in Water.
The ordinance of baptism by a
burial with Christ should be
observed as commanded in the
Scriptures by all who have truly
repented and in their hearts have
truly believed on Christ as
Savior and Lord. In so doing,
they declare to the world that
they have died with Jesus and
that they have also been raised
with Him to walk in newness of
life. (Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4;
Acts 10:47-48)
Section 6. The Lord’s
Supper.
“And when He had given
thanks, He broke it, and said,
‘This is my body which is
broken for you. Do this in
remembrance of me.’ In the
same way also He took the cup,
after supper, saying, ‘This
cup is the new covenant in my
blood; Do this, as often as you
drink it, in remembrance of
me.’ Let a man examine
himself, and so eat of the bread
and drink of the cup.” (1
Corinthians 11:24-25, 28)
Section 7. The Promise of the
Father.
All believers are entitled to,
and should ardently expect and
earnestly seek, the promise of
the Father, the Baptism in the
Holy Spirit, according to the
command of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4-5; Acts
2:38). With it comes the
endowment of power for life and
service, the bestowment of the
gifts and their uses in the work
of the ministry. (Acts1:8, 1
Corinthians 12:1-31). This
wonderful experience is distinct
from and subsequent to the
experience of the new birth.
(Acts 2:38, 10:44-46, 11:14-16).
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