The Church At Auckland

ARTICLES OF TRUTH

1. The Lord God Jehovah is. He is the Creator of the heavens and the Earth and all that is therein.

Gen 1:1 Ex 3:14, 20:11 Ps 90:2 Is 45:18 Neh 9:6 Acts 4:24, 14:15, 17:24-27

Rev 4:11

2. Jesus the Christ is the Son of God, born of flesh.

Is 7:14 Mt 1:18-25, 3:16-17, 16:15-17 Mk 3:11 Lk 1:31-32 Jn 1:14 Rom 1:1-4

Phil 2:5-8 Heb 1:1-5

3. Holy Spirit is the Living power of God on earth, convicting men of sin, of righteousness and of judgement.

Lk 24:49 Jn 14:16-17, 14:26, 15:26, 16:8 Acts 1:8 Rom 8:11, 15:19

1 Cor 2:4-5, 2:10-13, 12:3 2 Pet 1:21

4. Salvation and forgiveness of sins is possible only through believing and accepting Jesus Christ and His sacrifice, for without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin.

Mt 26:26-28 Jn 3:16,36, 5:24, 11:25, 14.6 Acts 4:12, 13:38 Rom 5:8-9, 10:8-10

Eph 1:7 Heb 9:22 1 Pet 3:18

5. The Spirit of Jesus Christ is the Spirit of everlasting life promised to every believer, and is given on acceptance of Jesus Christ as personal Saviour.

Rom 8:10 1 Cor 12:13 Gal 4-6

6. The Baptism Ordinance must be immersion in water.

Mt 3:13-15, 28:19 Acts 8:12,36-39 Rom 6:3-10 Co12:12-13

7. JUSTIFICATION is by faith in Jesus Christ; SANCTIFICATION by heeding God's word; GLORIFICATION at the resurrection.

Justification: Rom 3:24-28, 5:1 1 Cor 6:9-11 Gal 2:16

Sanctification: Ps 119.9 Mt 5:8 Jn 17:17 1 Pet 1: 14-16, 1:22 1 Jn 2:3-5

Glorification: Rom 8:18-25 1 Cor 15:50-53 Eph 2:6-7 1 Thess 4:16-17

8. The Ten Commandments are still in force and are not grevious.

Ex 20:1-7 Ps 119:1-2 Eccl 12:13 Mt 5:17-18 Jn 15:10 Rom 3:31 1 Cor 7:19

James 2:8-12 1 Jn 2:3-5, 5:24 Rev 14:12

9. The seventh day of each week, the Sabbath day, is holy unto God.

Gen 2:1-3 Ex 20:8-11, 31:16-18 Neh 9:14 Is 56:2, 58:13-14, 66:23 Mk 2:27

lO.The Baptism of Holy Spirit must be manifest in the believer by that which is called 'tongues'. All the spiritual gifts must have their rightful place in the assembly.

Mk 16:17-18 Jn 7:38-39 Acts 1:5, 2:4, 10:44-46, 19:2-7 1 Cor 12:1-10, 12:28

11.Man is mortal; immortality is promised only as a gift through Jesus Christ.

Gen 2:7 Ps 89:48 Eccl 3:19-20 Jn 3:16, 5:24, 11:25 Rom 6:23 1 Cor 15:22

2 Tim 1:10

12.The dead sleep and know nothing until the day of resurrection.

Eccl 9:5-10 Dan 12:2 Jn 5:27-29, 11:24 Acts 13:36, 24:15 1 Cor 15:20-22

1 Thess 4:13-17

13.The penalty of sin is death, not eternal torment.

Rom 6:232 Thess 1:92 Pet 3:7 Rev 20:13-14, 21:8

14.By the LIVING power of God the healing is obtained by anointing with oil and the laying on of hands with prayer, or by prayer and laying on of hands, or by prayer only.

Ex 15:26 Ps 103:2-3 Is 53:5 Mt 10:1 Mk 16:18 Acts 4:30 James 5:14

15.The Communion must be partaken of, the elements being unleavened bread and wine: the wine to be taken from one cup.

Ex 34:25 Mt 26:26-28 Mk 14:22-25 Lk 22:19-20 1 Cor 11:23-34

16.The preaching of the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and the poured-out blood is all important because the life is in the blood, therefore the omission of the blood leaves a lifeless message.

Lev 17:11 Mt 27:49 Jn 1:29 Eph 1:7 Heb 9:11-15, 9:22, 10:12 1 Pet 1: 18-21

Rev 1:6-7

17.Jesus the Christ will return one day to establish His Earthly Kingdom for the thousand years.

Mt 6:9-10, 24:29-30 Lk 22:28-30 Acts 1-9-11, 3:20 Rev 1:7, 20:4-6

18.At the end of the reign of Jesus the Christ the saints will be translated.

Jn 6:40,44,54 1 Cor I5:51-53 1 Thess 4:16-17

19.There can never be any compromise on the original inspired written Word of God as was given in the Hebrew and Greek scriptures.

Deut 4:2 Prov 30:5-62 2 Tim 3:16-17 2 Pet 1:20-21

20.The resurrection of Jesus the Christ took place in the last hours of the Sabbath day.

Mt 28:1

21.The ordinance of feetwashing must be performed as an example of humility. (Ministry only)

Jn 13:1-17