What We Believe

 

The Great Commission

It's a timeless message, really.

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20)

 

Our Statement of Faith is the foundation on which we build The Alliance. We dare to take Jesus at His word and incorporate our beliefs into daily living by:

-Taking our belief in a Supreme God to people trapped in false religions

-Sharing the love of Jesus with people in Waveland, Mississippi, who lost everything to Hurricane Katrina

-Believing God for safety while caring for people in Cambodia and Africa whose bodies are ravaged by HIV/AIDS

-Rescuing and redeeming young girls being sold into prostitution by families in need of food

 

What we believe is much more than a creed written on paper and passed down from one generation to another. It's action that manifests itself through the living Word of God written on the hearts of willing servants in local communities throughout the nation and the world.

 

This is the call that we in The Alliance believe and are living together.

 

 

As an alliance of Great Commission Christians, we are called to take the whole gospel to the whole world.

With that in mind, we contribute our time and finances to the work of Jesus Christ through our local Alliance church.

By giving to the Great Commission Fund, we are taking Christ's message of hope and love to our neighbors and the nations. For more information on the Great Commission Fund, log on to cmalliance.org/give

We believe God is at work in each of His children. We also believe He has gifted us to live the call together.

Prayerfully consider what God would have you do to help complete His Great Commission and bring back the King.

 

 

 

Three in One

1. There is one God, (1) who is infinitely perfect, (2) existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (3)

(1) Deuteronomy 6:4, (2) Matthew 5:48, (3) Matthew 28:/9

 

 

2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man. (4) He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. (5) He died on the cross, the Just for the unjust, (6) as a substitutionary sacrifice, (7) and all who believe in Him are justified by His shed blood. (9) He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures, (9) and He is now at the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest. (10)  He will come again to establish His Kingdom, righteousness, and peace. (11)

(4) Philippians 2:6-11, (5) Luke 1:34-38, (6) I Peter 3:18 (7) Hebrews 2:9, (8) Romans 5:9, (9) Acts 2:23-24, (10) Hebrews 8: I, (11) Matthew 26:64

 

3. The Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, (12) sent to indwell, guide, teach, and empower the believer (l3) and convince the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. (14)

(12)John 14:15-18, (13) John 16:13, Acts 1:8, (14) John 16: 7-11

 

 

Salvation for All

4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. The Scriptures constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice. (15)

(15) 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 3:15-16

 

 

5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God: (16) he fell through disobedience, incurring physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature, (l7) are separated from life with God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. (l9) The fate of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment; (l9) and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss. (20)

(16) Genesis /:27, (17) Romans 3: 23, (18) I Corinthians 15:20-23,

(19) Revelation 21:8, (20) Revelation 21:1-4

 

6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God. (21)

(21) Titus 3:4-7

 

7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly,

(22)  being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service. (23) This is both a crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion. (24)

(22) I Thessalonians 5:23, (23) Acts 1:8, (24) Romans 6:1-14

 

8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. (25) Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church. (26)

(25) Matthew 8:16-17, (26) James 5:13-16

 

 

God’s Kingdom – Now and to come

9. The Church consists of all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, (27) which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations. (29) The local church is a Body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God; for edification through the Word of God; for prayer, fellowship, and the proclamation of the gospel; and for the observance of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper. (29)

(27) Ephesians 1:22-23, (28) Matthew 28: /9-20, (29) Acts 2:41-47

 

10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life, (30) for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment. (31)

(30) I Corinthians 15:20- 23, (31) John 5:28 – 29

 

 

11. The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent (32) and will be personal, visible, and premillennial. (33) This is the believer's Blessed Hope and is a vital truth, which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service. (34)

(32) Hebrews 10:37, (33) Luke 21:27, (34) Titus 2: 11-14