Persecuted Shuozhou Church Releases Confession of Faith
This is part of a Press Release from our friends at China Aid. To read the full release, click here.
February 8, 2010
SHANXI--In the aftermath following the detention of six Shuozhou pastors and the destruction of Brother Gao Mao's home, members of Shuozhou have issued a Confession of Faith, affirming their doctrine and taking a stand in defense of their faith. (See the latest report on the attacks, from 1/28/10.) Click here for a PDF version, or read the full text below.
Confession of Faith
--Word of Life Christian House Church
Introduction:
I believe in God, Father Almighty, Creator of heavens and the earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord, conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, given birth through Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and buried, was descended into the Death, and the third day risen from the dead; He ascended into the Heaven, seated at the right hand of Father Almighty, and will come back from there to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy universal Church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen!
1. Our belief
Based on the revelations of the Bible, we believe God created the heaven and earth and all the creatures (including humans). The first man God had created sinned; and his sin is inherited by all his descendants. God let His only son Jesus Christ died on the cross to be the redemption of the sinners. Those who believe in Him and His resurrection will not be judged and will enter into the eternal life. The Bible is the only authoritative standard. We carry on religious activities according to the Bible, e.g. fellowship, prayer, sharing, and baptism. We discipline our acts based on the teach of the Bible; our belief is consistent with the authentic Christian beliefs. We are not heresy or cult and our belief is not antisocial or antihuman; instead, we provide a foundation of harmonious social morality, which benefits the nation and the society. It can be witnessed in the churches and the community they live in that Christians are good citizens.
2. Our Understandings of the Government
2.1. We love the Lord, the people, and the churches; we love our own country and we support to maintain the unity of the nation and the harmonious relationship between different ethnicities.
2.2. We obey the Constitutions and the People’s government authorities; they are authorized by God in China.
2.3. We never act disobediently although we have always been misunderstood and persecuted by the government.
2.4. We never act against the nation or the people; we do everything to help others.
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