The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-25
FAITH OF
THE FATHERS
Continued from page one)

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Hawaiian government and agreed up
on in 1S49 is as follows:
Il believe i'm Jehovah; that he exists
without beginning, without end, and
without change; that though he is not
seen with mortal eyes, yet he is every
where present and sees all things; that
in power and wisdom and goodness, in
all projections and eXcellencies he is
infinite, that he made the earth and
the heavens, men and angels, and all
worlds and all that is i'm them; that he
upholds and governs all according to
his own pleasure; that he alone is God
and that all beside him that are called
gods are vanity and the work of errors
"2. I believe i'm the scriptures of the
Old and New Testament that they are
the word of God and the sure and per-
feet and only rule of holy faith and
practice.
90. / believe that man was originally
created i'm the image of Cod pure and
happy, that he fell by transgression,
and that consequently all mankind Of
every generation are naturally in a
\state of corruption, guilt and death.
~. I believe that God i'm his sovereign
mercy gave early promise Of a Savior
and according to his promise has sent
his son into the world, made of a wo-
man and i'm the likeness of man.
IS. believe in the Lord Jesus Christ
that he is the Son of God; that he died
upon the Cross as a Precipitation for
our sins, and for the sins of the whole
world that there is full redemption i'm
his blood, even the forgiveness of sins
and justification unto life eternal unto
all that believe in his Name; that there
is none other name given under heaV-
en- whereby we must or can be saved;
that he is the King of Zion has all
power i'm heaven and earth and will
judge the quick and the dead.
&c. l believe in the Holy Spirit, the
Spirit of God: that it is by him that
men are convinced of sin, renewed af-
ter the image of God, unto righteous
ness and true holiness and fitted to
dwell forever in heaven.
~. believe that in all ages, Jehovah
has had church in the world i'm which
he has graciously dwelt, and which he
designs to establish in all nations and
to make an eternal eXcellency; and that
it is his will that all who are made
DdIldhGIS VI NllI 6lehNI VI 'i4N 6'''l'N-
should publicly and solemnly join them
selves to his church and walk before
him in all his statutes and ordinances
with a perfect heart
"S. believe in the resurrection OF
the body; in the judgment of the great
day and in the everlasting happiness
of the righteous and the everlasting
punishment of the wicked"
This confession was objected to on
1.-THE ground that it was not so distinc-
ftive as to prevent Introduction OF
"other deleterious doctrine" Then the
following was accepted by both sides;
Il. That there is one only living and
true God, the creator, preserver ana
Governor of the Universe: Being
self-existent, Independent and immort-
able, infinite in power, wisdom, justice
goodness, mercy and truth.
o. That the scriptures of the Old
and New Testament were given by
inspiration Of God, that they contain a
complete and harmonized system of
Divine truth, and are the only rule Of
Christian faith and practice.
49, That God is revealed i'm the
Scriptures as the Father, the Son and
the Holy Ghost, and that those three
are one, and in all Divine attributes,
equal.
a. That God made all things for
himself; that he governs all things ac-
cording to the counsel of his own will,
and that the principles and administra-
ton of his government are holy, just
and good,
20. That our first parents We're ORR
ginally holy; that they fell from that
state by transgressing the command OF
God and that, in consequence of this
apostasy, all their descendants are
without holiness and alienated from
God, until their hearts are renewed by
Divine Grace.
So That Christ being God manifest
in the flesh has, by his obedience, suf-
fering and death made an atonement
FIR sin, on account Of which pardon and
salvation are offered to all who truly
repent and believe in him; and that all
who will may come and take Of the
water of life freely; but, that such is