The Church of God believes the whole Bible
to be completely and equally inspired and that it is the written Word of God.
The Church of God has adopted the following Declaration of Faith as its standard
and official expression of its doctrine.
We Believe:
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In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
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In one God eternally existing in three
persons; namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
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That Jesus Christ is the only begotten
Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary.
That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended
to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor.
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That all have sinned and come short of
the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary
for forgiveness of sins.
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That justification, regeneration, and the
new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
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In sanctification subsequent to the new
birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy
Ghost.
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Holiness to be God's standard of living
for His people.
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In the baptism with the Holy Ghost
subsequent to a clean heart.
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In speaking with other tongues as the
Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of
the Holy Ghost.
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In water baptism by immersion, and all
who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost.
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Divine healing is provided for all in the
atonement.
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In the Lord's Supper and washing of the
saints' feet.
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In the premillennial second coming of
Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living
saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
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In the bodily resurrection; eternal life
for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.
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