| Doctrinal Statement
of the Christian and Missionary Alliance
- There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing
eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He was conceived
by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died
upon the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary
sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on the
ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according
to the Scriptures. He is now at the right hand of the Majesty
on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to
establish His kingdom of righteousness and peace.
- The Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to indwell, guide,
teach, empower the believer, and convince the world of sin,
of righteousness, and of judgment.
- 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.
- Man was originally created in the image and likeness of
God, he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both
physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful
nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved
only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The portion of the impenitent and unbelieving is existence
forever in conscious torment; and that of the believer,
in everlasting joy and bliss.
- 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.
- It is the will of God that each believer should be filled
with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, being separated
from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of
God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective
service. This is both a crisis and a progressive experience
wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion.
- Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus
Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the
sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures
and are privileges for the Church in this present age.
- 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, which has been commissioned by Him to go into
all the world as a witness, preaching the Gospel to all
nations. 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.
- There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of
the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life; for
the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.
- The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent
and will be personal, visible, and premillennial. This is
the believer's blessed hope and is a vital truth which is
an incentive to holy living and faithful service.
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