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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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