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The C&MA Doctrinal Statement 1.
There is one God,(1) who is infinitely perfect,(2) existing
eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.(3) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 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) 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) 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) 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) |