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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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