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As
the Apostolic Church brought both religious and non-religious peoples
to Christ, WE DECLARE that the Church of today must be a church
on mission, reaching out to believers and non-believers with the
saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.
WE
FURTHER DECLARE that we adhere wholly to biblical teaching and to
the following principles, and thus shall not accept any action or
compromise that would weaken or change the faith and traditions
of these principles and beliefs, which we hold to be essential to
an unimpaired relationship with Jesus Christ and His one Holy Catholic
and Apostolic Church.
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We believe in the authority of the HOLY SCRIPTURES as the inerrant
Word of God, as summarized by the Creeds, taught by the Fathers,
and defined in the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, and the Authorized
(King James) Version of The Holy Bible, it being the standard
translation into the English language.
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We believe the Nicene and Apostles' CREEDS are binding on every
member of the Church as the expression of their specific personal
commitment and conviction.
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believe HOLY BAPTISM as ordained by Christ, as set forth in the
Book of Common Prayer, is the seal of our Salvation, and Confirmation
by a bishop in the apostolic line is the means whereby we receive
the strengthening gifts of the Holy Spirit in the Apostolic tradition.
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We believe HOLY COMMUNION shall be validly celebrated by a bishop
of the Apostolic Line, or by a priest ordained by such a bishop,
and properly received by those confirmed or ready and desirous
to be confirmed. Holy Communion will not be refused to believing
baptized Christians of other traditions.
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