Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-29
STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE


l. We believe in one God, the Father
Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, aud
of all things visible and invisible and in
Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. who
is of one substance with the Father, by
whom all things were made and in the
Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life,
who is sent from the Father and Son, and
who, together with the Father and Son, is
worshiped and glorified.
2. We believe that the providence of
God, by which he executes his eternal pur.
poses in the government of tle world, is in
and over all events yet so that the free
dom and responsibility OF man are not I'M
paired, and Gin is the act of the creature
alone.
3. We b4lieve that man was made in the
image of God, that he might know, love
and obey God, ard enjoy him forever
that our first parents by disobedience fell
under the righteous condemnation of God
and that all men are so aliensted from God
that there is no salvation from the guilt
and power of sin except through Gods re.
deeming grace.
4. We believe that God would have all
men return to Him that to this end He
has made Himself known, not only through
the works of nature, the course of His
providence, and the consciences OF men,
but also through supernatural revelations
made especially to chosen people, and
above all, when the fullness Of time was
come, through Jesus Christ. His Son.
). We believe that the Scriptures of
the Old and New Testaments are the record
OF Gods revelation Of Himself in the work
of redemption that they were written by
men under the special guidance OF the
Holy Spirit that they are able to make
wise unto salvation and that they consti-
! tute the authoritative standard by which
! religious teaching and human conduct are
| to be regulated and judged.
/ 6. We believe that the love OF God to
sinful men has found its highest expression
/ in the redemptive work of his Son who
/ became man, uniting his divine nature
with our hannah nature in one person who
was tempted Ike other men, yet without
sin who, by his humiliation, his holy
obedience, his sufferings, his death on the
! cross. and his resurrection, became per-
/ feet Rsdeemer whose sacrifice of himself
1 for the sins of the world declares the
righteousness of God, and is the sole and
sufficient ground OF forgiveness and OF
recong liation with him.
:. We believe that Jesus Christ, after he
had risen from the dead, assembled
into heaven, where, as the one me-
diasor between God and man, he
carries forward his work OF saw.
| ing men that he sends the Holy Spirit to
convict them of sin, and to lead them to
repentance and faith and that those who,
/ through renewing grace, turn TO righteous.
ness, and trust in Jesus Christ as their
| Redeemer, receive for his sake the for
giveness Of their sins, and are made the
children Of God.
! S. We believe that those who are thus
regenerated and justified, grow in sancti-
fed character through fellowship with
Christ, the indwelliug Of the Holy Spirit
aud obedience to the truth shat holy life
is the fruit ard evidence Of saving truth
and that the believers hope of continuance
in such life is IN the preserving grace Of
God.
Q. We believe that Jesus Christ came TO
establish amoug men the kingdom OF God,
the reign of truth and love, righteousness
and peace; that to Jesus Christ, the head
of this kingdom, Christians are directly re-
sponsibe in faith and conduct; and that
to him all have immediate access without
me6itorial or priestly Intervention.
TO- We believe that the Church of Christ,
invisible and spiritual, comprises all true
believers, whose duty it Is to associate
themselves in churches, for the main.
tenauce of worship, for the pro.
motion OF spiritual growth and fellowship
and for the conversion of men that these
churches, under the guidance of the Holy
Scriptures and in fellowship with one an
other, may determine each for itself
their organization, statements of belief,
and forms of worship, may appoint and
set apart their own ministers, and should
co-ouerate in the work which Christ has
committed to them for the furtherance OF
the Gospel throughout the world
II. We believe in the Observance of the
Lords Day, as a day OF holy rest and wor.
ship in the ministry of the world and
in the two sacraments, which Christ ma;
appointed for the church Baptism, to be
administered to believers and their chill.
drep. as the sign of cleansing from Elm, OF
union TO Christ, and of the importation Of
the Holy Spirit and the Lords Supper,
a. symbol OF his atoping death, a seal Of
its efficacy. and a means whereby he con.
firms and strengthens the spiritual union
and communion Of believers with himself.
u. We believe Ia the ultimate preva'
lence of the kingdom of Christ over al the
earth; in the glorious appearing of the
great God aud our Saviour Jesus Christ
in the resurrection of the dead and in a
finsl Judgment, the issues OF which are
everlasting punishment and everlasting
life.
The report is signed by Rev. Julius Fl,
Seelye, d. d Amherst, Mass; Rev. Chas.
NJ. Mead, d. D., Andoyer, Mass. Rev,
Henry NJ. Dexter, d. D., Boston, Mass,
Rev. Alexander Mckenzie, D. D., Cam.
bridge, Mass; Rev. James Gibson John
son. ID, D., Rutland, Vt; Rev, George p,