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3. THE PERSONS OF THE GODHEAD

THE DOCTRINE OF GOD

We believe that God created all exi te!ce a!d "itho#t Hi$ "a !ot

a!%thi!& $ade. We believe that there i b#t o!e God' "ho i de(!itel%)er*ect' exi ti!& exter!all% i! three )er o! + Father' So! a!d Hol% S)irit.

Who i God, What i God li-e, Ho" a!d "here i God at "or- i! the"orld, What doe the ord thi!- abo#t # ' do *or # ' a!d "a!t *ro$ # ,What are "et o thi!- o* God/ relatio! to !o!0di ci)le a!d to the "orldo#t ide o* the ch#rch, All o* the e 1#e tio! are co!crete a )ect o* therelatio! a!d di ti!ctio! bet"ee! God the Father' God the So!' a!d Godthe Hol% S)irit.

ONE GOD 2 THE FATHER

Hear' O I rael+ The ord o#r God i o!e ord4 5De#t. 6+78. Thi "a thecreed o* a!cie!t I rael' it ce!tral co!*e io! o* *aith i! a ti$e "he!$o t )eo)le believed i! $a!% &od . I a$ the ord th% God9 Tho# halthave !o other &od be*ore $e4 5Ex. :;+:038. I a$ the ord+ That i $%!a$e+ $% &lor% "ill I !ot &ive to a!other4 5I a. 7:+!der !o circ#$ ta!cedo "e allo" other &od to ta!d over or alo!& ide the ord.

Other &od 4 i!cl#de !ot o!l% the "ood a!d &old idol o* )ri$itive)eo)le' b#t the $ore o)hi ticated idol o* $oder! ti$e ' called i $ 4+Sociali $' a!d i!divid#ali $' co$$#!i $ a!d ca)itali $' ec#lari $a!d )irit#ali $. To -!o" the o!e ord "ho alo!e i God $ea! that "e

do !ot have to' !or are "e allo"ed to' be do$i!ated or co!trolled b% a!%o* the *orce o* thi "orld+ )olitical ideolo&% or el*0i!tere t ' "orldl% orother "orldl% co!cer! ' br#te *orce or dor$a!t "ea-!e ' )h% ical !eedor de ire .

THE FO>NDER0=ES>S CHRIST


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We believe that Chri t Hi$ el* i! tit#ted Hi Ch#rch a!d that Hereceived *#ll a#thorit% *ro$ God to do o 5?ar- @+ 8. I! ?atthe" B6+B


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THE PERSONS OF THE GODHEAD

The Doctri!e o* God

We believe that God created all exi te!ce a!d "itho#t God "a !ota!%thi!& $ade. We believe that there i b#t o!e God' "ho i i!(!itel%)er*ect' exi ti!& exter!all% i! three

Per o! + Father' So!' a!d Hol% S)irit.

THE WORD OF GODWe believe that the doctri!e o* the Ch#rch o* Chri t i cri)t#rall% a!d

)irit#all% ba ed o! the Word o* God 5?atthe" B6+B


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!a$ed ?ar%. =e # ca$e to *or&ive $e! a!d "o$e! o* i!' heal o*ic-!e ' &ive ab#!da!t li*e' ave o* it hortco$i!& ' a!d to i!trod#ce

the Hol% S)irit. We believe Chri t died o! a cro i! Calvar%' a!d the!He ro e *ro$ both death a!d the &rave. We believe that Chri t i activei! the live o* all "ho "or hi) Hi$. We believe that He i )re)ari!& are ti!& )lace *or Hi Ch#rch 5=oh! B7+38.

THE DOCTRINE OF THE HO K SPIRIT

The Hol% S)irit 5Hol% Gho t8 i a Per o!. The Hol% S)irit i the S)irit o*God Hi$ el*' there*ore the Hol% S)irit i o$eo!e a!d !ot o$ethi!&. Receivi!& the Hol% S)irit bri!& abo#t co!victio!' a!cti(catio!'re&e!eratio!' ado)tio!' alvatio!' ida!ce' co$*ort' teachi!&' &i*t '

*r#it' a!d eter!al li*e. The Hol% S)irit' e$)o"er the believer to $a!i*e tthe &i*t o* the Hol% S)irit L "or-i!& o*L li ted i! Cori!thia! B: a!d 5"ord o* "i do$' "ord o* -!o"led&e' *aith' heali!&' $iracle ' )ro)hec%'di cer!i!& o* )irit ' to!e' i!ter)retatio! o* to!e' a!d the te!th &i*t'the &i*t o* love 5to "hich Pa#l devote the e!tire B3th cha)ter o* BCori!thia! 8. eliever al o &ai! the *r#it o* the )irit a!d *r#it 5love' Jo%')eace' lo!&0 # eri!&' &e!tle!e ' &ood!e ' *aith' $ee-!e ' a!dte$)era!ce li ted i! Galatio! +::0:3.

THE ORDINANCES OF THE CH>RCH OF CHRIST

THE GREAT CO??ISSION

The Ch#rch o* Chri t' Di ci)le o* Chri t I!ter!atio!al reco&!iMe)reachi!& a!d teachi!& the Go )el a it (r t )riorit% i! obedie!ce to theco$$a!d &ive! to the (r t di ci)le b% =e # Hi$ el*. Go %e there*ore'a!d teach all !atio! ' ba)tiMi!& the$ i! the !a$e o* the Father' a!d o*the So!' a!d o* the Hol% Gho t+ Teachi!& the$ to ob erve all thi!&"hat oever I have co$$a!ded%o# 5?atthe" :


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a "ater ba)ti $. a)ti $ %$boliMe death a!d !e" li*e i! Chri t =e # . We are b#ried "ith Hi$ b% ba)ti $ i!to death+ that li-e a Chri t"a rai ed #) *ro$ the dead b% the &lor% o* the Father' eve! o "e al o

ho#ld "al- i! !e"!e o* li*e 5Ro$a! 6+78.

THE ORD S S>PPER

The read a!d the Fr#it o* the i!e

We believe that the ob erva!ce o* the ord S#))er 5Co$$#!io!8 b% allbeliever i e e!tial. The ord S#))er %$boliMe God love *or #thro#&h Chri t # eri!& a!d death *or o#r alvatio!. We believe that ao*te! a "e -ee) thi ob erva!ce' "e ho" *orth 5 %$boliMe8 Hi death

a!d # eri!& 5=oh! B3+B =oh! B3+B0 #-e ::+B@0:;8.

FEET WASHING

We believe that' accordi!& to cri)t#re' Chri t de$o! trated o!e o* the&reate t act o* h#$ilit%' love' a!d el*0 acri(ce b% lo"eri!& Hi$ el* to"a h Hi Di ci)le *eet. While "e a&ree that *eet "a hi!& i !ot i! a!do* it el* a )rere1#i ite to alvatio!' "e do believe that all "hoco!*e alvatio! 5ba)ti $ o* the Hol% S)irit8 ho#ld )arta-e i! theordi!a!ce o* the "a hi!& o* o!e a!other *eet.

ON SA ATION AND GRACE

We believe that $e! a!d "o$e! are car!al a!d' thereb%' i!*#l. eca# e"e are bor! i! i!' there !eed to be a! ato!i!& a!d redee$i!& )roce#!derta-e! bet"ee! Chri t a!d the i!divid#al. We ca! o!l% be re toredto divi!e *avor thro#&h alvatio!. Thi rede$)tive o)eratio!' "hichco$e o!l% thro#&h the i!itiatio! o* the Hol% S)irit' i bro#&ht abo#t b%

re)e!ta!ce 5a cha!&e o* heart8 to"ard God a!d *aith i! o#r ord =e #Chri t' "hich bri!& abo#t co!ver io! a!d a!cti(catio! 5)#ri*%i!&85Ro$a! B;+

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