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WHAT IS OUR BASIS?
We believe that the
Holy Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, is the Word of God,
against which nothing can be alleged, to which nothing can be added, and from
which nothing can be taken (Revelation 22:18,19). This Word has no equal,
because it is:
Inspired by the Holy Spirit who
moved different men to write it over a considerable
period of time (2 Peter 1:21). As such, it is...
Infallible,
that is, a completely reliable and trustworthy Book which should not and
need not be doubted, and which is without error, contradiction or
misrepresentation.
Sufficient, for it fully contains
the will of God and reveals all that we need to believe in order to glorify God and be saved (2
Timothy 3:16,17).
We hold the Word of
God as the final rule of faith and life in our churches. We receive it for the
regulation, foundation and
confirmation of our faith. It serves as the basis for all authority in our
churches.
The Creeds and
Confessions
The Creeds and Confessions
The main teachings of
the Bible have been summarized in documents called creeds and confessions. Of
the many creeds that have appeared throughout the history of the Christian
church, we have chosen to adopt six as our own. They are found in our Book of Praise,
pages 437 and following.
Three of these creeds
have come to us from the time of the early church, namely:
Three more have come
to us from the time of the Reformation in the 16th century, namely:
We consider these
creeds and confessions to be faithful summaries of the Word of God, and
abundantly useful for the preservation and unity of
the church. As human documents, however, they do not possess divine authority
like the Word of God. The contents of our creeds or confessions are always
subject to and to be tested by the standard of the Word (1 John 4: 1). Most of the creeds and confessions were
formulated in response to false teachings which deviated from the Word of God
(2 John 1:10), and therefore we deny that doctrine divides.