Constitution, Article III
Confession de foi
The Mission affirms the divine inspiration, truthfulness, and authority of the Bible as the Word of God. It holds to the essential doctrines of historical and classical Christianity, including:
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The Godhead in the person of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.
One God, eternally existing in three Persons, revealed from the first page of Scripture to the last.
Ancien Testament
- “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”Genesis 1:1-2 · KJV
- “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”Genesis 1:26 · KJV
- “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:”Deuteronomy 6:4 · KJV
- “I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.”Psalm 2:7 · KJV
- “By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.”Psalm 33:6 · KJV
- “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”Isaiah 6:8 · KJV
- “Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.”Isaiah 48:16 · KJV
- “In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.”Isaiah 63:9-10 · KJV
Nouveau Testament
- “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”Matthew 3:16-17 · KJV
- “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”Matthew 28:19 · KJV
- “And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”Luke 1:35 · KJV
- “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”John 1:1-3 · KJV
- “I and my Father are one.”John 10:30 · KJV
- “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”John 14:16-17 · KJV
- “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”John 14:26 · KJV
- “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, {even} the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:”John 15:26 · KJV
- “But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back {part} of the price of the land? {to lie to: or, to deceive} Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.”Acts 5:3-4 · KJV
- “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ {be} in you, the body {is} dead because of sin; but the Spirit {is} life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. {by: or, because of}”Romans 8:9-11 · KJV
- “But to us {there is but} one God, the Father, of whom {are} all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom {are} all things, and we by him. {in: or, for}”1 Corinthians 8:6 · KJV
- “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, {be} with you all. Amen. «{The second epistle} to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, {a city} of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.»”2 Corinthians 13:14 · KJV
- “{There is} one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who {is} above all, and through all, and in you all.”Ephesians 4:4-6 · KJV
- “But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, {love: or, pity} Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; {abundantly: Gr. richly}”Titus 3:4-6 · KJV
- “But unto the Son {he saith}, Thy throne, O God, {is} for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness {is} the sceptre of thy kingdom. {righteousness: Gr. rightness, or, straightness}”Hebrews 1:8 · KJV
- “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”1 Peter 1:2 · KJV
- “John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace {be} unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, {who is} the faithful witness, {and} the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,”Revelation 1:4-5 · KJV
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The full divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ.
Very God and very man: the Word who was God became flesh, born of a virgin, growing, hungering, dying, and yet the image of the invisible God.
Ancien Testament
- “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. {shall call: or, thou, O virgin, shalt call}”Isaiah 7:14 · KJV
- “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”Isaiah 9:6 · KJV
- “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, {though} thou be little among the thousands of Judah, {yet} out of thee shall he come forth unto me {that is} to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth {have been} from of old, from everlasting. {everlasting: Heb. the days of eternity}”Micah 5:2 · KJV
- “Thy throne, O God, {is} for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom {is} a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”Psalm 45:6-7 · KJV
- “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this {is} his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. {THE LORD...: Heb. Jehovahtsidkenu}”Jeremiah 23:5-6 · KJV
- “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for {his} only {son}, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for {his} firstborn.”Zechariah 12:10 · KJV
Nouveau Testament
- “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. {they...: or, his name shall be called}”Matthew 1:23 · KJV
- “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. {stature: or, age}”Luke 2:52 · KJV
- “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”John 1:1 · KJV
- “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”John 1:14 · KJV
- “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”John 8:58 · KJV
- “And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.”John 20:28 · KJV
- “Whose {are} the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ {came}, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.”Romans 9:5 · KJV
- “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. {fashion: or habit}”Philippians 2:6-8 · KJV
- “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether {they be} thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all {things} he might have the preeminence. {in...: or, among all} For it pleased {the Father} that in him should all fulness dwell;”Colossians 1:15-19 · KJV
- “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”Colossians 2:9 · KJV
- “For {there is} one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”1 Timothy 2:5 · KJV
- “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”1 Timothy 3:16 · KJV
- “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; {glorious...: Gr. the appearance of the glory of the great God, and of our Saviour Jesus Christ}”Titus 2:13 · KJV
- “Who being the brightness of {his} glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;”Hebrews 1:3 · KJV
- “Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on {him the nature of} angels; but he took on {him} the seed of Abraham. {took not...: Gr. taketh not hold of angels, but of the seed of Abraham he taketh hold} Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto {his} brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things {pertaining} to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.”Hebrews 2:14-17 · KJV
- “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as {we are, yet} without sin.”Hebrews 4:15 · KJV
- “Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that {spirit} of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.”1 John 4:2-3 · KJV
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The spiritual lostness of the human race.
All have sinned and fallen short; apart from Christ we are dead in trespasses, without hope and without God.
Ancien Testament
- “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man {was} great in the earth, and {that} every imagination of the thoughts of his heart {was} only evil continually. {every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires} {continually: Heb. every day}”Genesis 6:5 · KJV
- “The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, {and} seek God. They are all gone aside, they are {all} together become filthy: {there is} none that doeth good, no, not one. {filthy: Heb. stinking}”Psalm 14:2-3 · KJV
- “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. {conceive...: Heb. warm me}”Psalm 51:5 · KJV
- “For {there is} not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.”Ecclesiastes 7:20 · KJV
- “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. {laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him}”Isaiah 53:6 · KJV
- “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid {his} face from you, that he will not hear. {have hid: or, have made him hide}”Isaiah 59:2 · KJV
- “But we are all as an unclean {thing}, and all our righteousnesses {are} as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”Isaiah 64:6 · KJV
- “The heart {is} deceitful above all {things}, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”Jeremiah 17:9 · KJV
Nouveau Testament
- “Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: {covetousness...: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses} All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know {it}: but he could not be hid.”Mark 7:21-23 · KJV
- “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”Luke 19:10 · KJV
- “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. {again: or, from above}”John 3:3 · KJV
- “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”John 3:18-19 · KJV
- “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”Romans 3:10-12 · KJV
- “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”Romans 3:23 · KJV
- “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: {for that: or, in whom}”Romans 5:12 · KJV
- “For the wages of sin {is} death; but the gift of God {is} eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”Romans 6:23 · KJV
- “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”2 Corinthians 4:3-4 · KJV
- “And you {hath he quickened}, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. {desires: Gr. wills}”Ephesians 2:1-3 · KJV
- “That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:”Ephesians 2:12 · KJV
- “For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, {and} hating one another.”Titus 3:3 · KJV
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The substitutionary atonement and bodily resurrection of Christ.
He was wounded for our transgressions and rose bodily on the third day, the firstfruits of those who sleep.
Ancien Testament
- “And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.”Genesis 22:8 · KJV
- “And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye {are}: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy {you}, when I smite the land of Egypt. {to destroy...: Heb. for a destruction}”Exodus 12:13 · KJV
- “For the life of the flesh {is} in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it {is} the blood {that} maketh an atonement for the soul.”Leviticus 17:11 · KJV
- “For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”Psalm 16:10 · KJV
- “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look {and} stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.”Psalm 22:16-18 · KJV
- “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he {was} wounded for our transgressions, {he was} bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace {was} upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. {wounded: or, tormented} {stripes: Heb. bruise} All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. {laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him}”Isaiah 53:4-6 · KJV
- “Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put {him} to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see {his} seed, he shall prolong {his} days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. {thou...: or, his soul shall make an offering} He shall see of the travail of his soul, {and} shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him {a portion} with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”Isaiah 53:10-12 · KJV
- “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man {that is} my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.”Zechariah 13:7 · KJV
Nouveau Testament
- “Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”Matthew 20:28 · KJV
- “For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”Matthew 26:28 · KJV
- “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”Mark 10:45 · KJV
- “Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.”Luke 24:39 · KJV
- “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. {taketh away: or, beareth}”John 1:29 · KJV
- “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”John 10:11 · KJV
- “Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.”Acts 2:24 · KJV
- “He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.”Acts 2:31-32 · KJV
- “Whom God hath set forth {to be} a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; {set forth: or, foreordained} {remission: or, passing over}”Romans 3:25 · KJV
- “Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.”Romans 4:25 · KJV
- “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”Romans 5:8-9 · KJV
- “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”1 Corinthians 15:3-4 · KJV
- “But now is Christ risen from the dead, {and} become the firstfruits of them that slept.”1 Corinthians 15:20 · KJV
- “For he hath made him {to be} sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”2 Corinthians 5:21 · KJV
- “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed {is} every one that hangeth on a tree:”Galatians 3:13 · KJV
- “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”Hebrews 9:22 · KJV
- “For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”Hebrews 9:26-28 · KJV
- “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. {on: or, to}”1 Peter 2:24 · KJV
- “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:”1 Peter 3:18 · KJV
- “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for {the sins of} the whole world.”1 John 2:2 · KJV
- “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son {to be} the propitiation for our sins.”1 John 4:10 · KJV
- “I {am} he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”Revelation 1:18 · KJV
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Justification by faith.
Declared righteous before God by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, apart from works of the law.
Ancien Testament
- “And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”Genesis 15:6 · KJV
- “[{A Psalm} of David, Maschil.] Blessed {is he whose} transgression {is} forgiven, {whose} sin {is} covered. {A Psalm...: or, A Psalm of David giving instruction} Blessed {is} the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit {there is} no guile.”Psalm 32:1-2 · KJV
- “In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.”Isaiah 45:25 · KJV
- “He shall see of the travail of his soul, {and} shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.”Isaiah 53:11 · KJV
- “Behold, his soul {which} is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.”Habakkuk 2:4 · KJV
Nouveau Testament
- “And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as {his} eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified {rather} than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”Luke 18:13-14 · KJV
- “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”John 3:16 · KJV
- “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”John 5:24 · KJV
- “Be it known unto you therefore, men {and} brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.”Acts 13:38-39 · KJV
- “And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”Acts 16:31 · KJV
- “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”Romans 1:17 · KJV
- “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:”Romans 3:24 · KJV
- “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.”Romans 3:28 · KJV
- “For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.”Romans 4:3-5 · KJV
- “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:”Romans 5:1 · KJV
- “{There is} therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”Romans 8:1 · KJV
- “Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? {It is} God that justifieth.”Romans 8:33 · KJV
- “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”Romans 10:9-10 · KJV
- “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”Galatians 2:16 · KJV
- “But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, {it is} evident: for, The just shall live by faith.”Galatians 3:11 · KJV
- “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster {to bring us} unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”Galatians 3:24 · KJV
- “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”Ephesians 2:8-9 · KJV
- “And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:”Philippians 3:9 · KJV
- “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”Titus 3:5-7 · KJV
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The indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit promised by the prophets and poured out at Pentecost dwells in every believer, sealing, leading and sanctifying.
Ancien Testament
- “For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:”Isaiah 44:3 · KJV
- “As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.”Isaiah 59:21 · KJV
- “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.”Ezekiel 36:26-27 · KJV
- “And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.”Ezekiel 37:14 · KJV
- “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.”Joel 2:28-29 · KJV
Nouveau Testament
- “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)”John 7:38-39 · KJV
- “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”John 14:16-17 · KJV
- “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”John 16:13 · KJV
- “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”Acts 1:8 · KJV
- “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”Acts 2:4 · KJV
- “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”Acts 2:38 · KJV
- “And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”Romans 5:5 · KJV
- “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ {be} in you, the body {is} dead because of sin; but the Spirit {is} life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. {by: or, because of}”Romans 8:9-11 · KJV
- “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:”Romans 8:14-16 · KJV
- “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and {that} the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”1 Corinthians 3:16 · KJV
- “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost {which is} in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”1 Corinthians 6:19 · KJV
- “For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether {we be} Jews or Gentiles, whether {we be} bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. {Gentiles: Gr. Greeks}”1 Corinthians 12:13 · KJV
- “Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.”2 Corinthians 1:22 · KJV
- “And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.”Galatians 4:6 · KJV
- “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. {affections: or, passions} If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”Galatians 5:22-25 · KJV
- “In whom ye also {trusted}, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”Ephesians 1:13-14 · KJV
- “That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;”Ephesians 3:16 · KJV
- “That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.”2 Timothy 1:14 · KJV
- “Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.”1 John 4:13 · KJV
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The victorious, abundant Christian life.
Life more abundant, more than conquerors through Him who loved us, overcoming the world by faith.
Ancien Testament
- “For the LORD your God {is} he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”Deuteronomy 20:4 · KJV
- “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God {is} with thee whithersoever thou goest.”Joshua 1:9 · KJV
- “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. {anointest: Heb. makest fat}”Psalm 23:5 · KJV
- “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; {flourishing: Heb. green}”Psalm 92:12-14 · KJV
- “But the path of the just {is} as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”Proverbs 4:18 · KJV
- “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew {their} strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; {and} they shall walk, and not faint. {renew: Heb. change}”Isaiah 40:31 · KJV
- “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue {that} shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This {is} the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness {is} of me, saith the LORD.”Isaiah 54:17 · KJV
Nouveau Testament
- “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have {it} more abundantly.”John 10:10 · KJV
- “I am the vine, ye {are} the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. {without me: or, severed from me}”John 15:5 · KJV
- “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and {that} your joy might be full.”John 15:11 · KJV
- “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”John 16:33 · KJV
- “For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) {by one man's...: or, by one offence}”Romans 5:17 · KJV
- “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”Romans 6:4 · KJV
- “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”Romans 8:2 · KJV
- “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”Romans 8:37 · KJV
- “But thanks {be} to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”1 Corinthians 15:57 · KJV
- “Now thanks {be} unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.”2 Corinthians 2:14 · KJV
- “Therefore if any man {be} in Christ, {he is} a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. {he is: or, let him be}”2 Corinthians 5:17 · KJV
- “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”Galatians 2:20 · KJV
- “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”Ephesians 3:20 · KJV
- “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”Philippians 4:13 · KJV
- “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated {us} into the kingdom of his dear Son: {his...: Gr. the Son of his love}”Colossians 1:13 · KJV
- “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”1 John 4:4 · KJV
- “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, {even} our faith. {is born: Gr. has been born} Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?”1 John 5:4-5 · KJV
- “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”Revelation 12:11 · KJV
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The unity of believers in Jesus Christ.
One body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all.
Ancien Testament
- “[A Song of degrees of David.] Behold, how good and how pleasant {it is} for brethren to dwell together in unity! {together...: Heb. even together}”Psalm 133:1 · KJV
- “And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:”Ezekiel 37:22 · KJV
- “And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.”Zechariah 14:9 · KJV
Nouveau Testament
- “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, {and} one shepherd.”John 10:16 · KJV
- “And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.”John 11:52 · KJV
- “And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we {are}.”John 17:11 · KJV
- “Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, {art} in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.”John 17:20-23 · KJV
- “And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all {men}, as every man had need. And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, {from...: or, at home} Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”Acts 2:42-47 · KJV
- “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any {of them} that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.”Acts 4:32 · KJV
- “For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, {being} many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”Romans 12:4-5 · KJV
- “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and {that} there be no divisions among you; but {that} ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. {divisions: Gr. schisms}”1 Corinthians 1:10 · KJV
- “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also {is} Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether {we be} Jews or Gentiles, whether {we be} bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. {Gentiles: Gr. Greeks}”1 Corinthians 12:12-13 · KJV
- “That there should be no schism in the body; but {that} the members should have the same care one for another. {schism: or, division} And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”1 Corinthians 12:25-27 · KJV
- “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”Galatians 3:28 · KJV
- “For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition {between us}; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, {even} the law of commandments {contained} in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, {so} making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: {thereby: or, in himself} And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner {stone}; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.”Ephesians 2:14-22 · KJV
- “Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. {There is} one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who {is} above all, and through all, and in you all.”Ephesians 4:3-6 · KJV
- “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: {in: or, into} {stature: or, age} That we {henceforth} be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, {and} cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, {even} Christ: {speaking...: or, being sincere} From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.”Ephesians 4:13-16 · KJV
- “If {there be} therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, {being} of one accord, of one mind.”Philippians 2:1-2 · KJV
- “Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond {nor} free: but Christ {is} all, and in all.”Colossians 3:11 · KJV
- “And above all these things {put on} charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”Colossians 3:14-15 · KJV
- “Finally, {be ye} all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, {be} pitiful, {be} courteous: {love as: or, loving to the}”1 Peter 3:8 · KJV
Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.