New London Alliance Statement of Faith

2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man.
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust,
as a substitutionary sacrifice,
and all who believe in Him are justified
on the ground of His shed blood.
He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures.
He is now at the right hand of Majesty on high
as our Great High Priest. He will come again to establish
His kingdom, righteousness and peace (Philippians 2:6-11,
Luke 1:34-38, IPeter 3:18, Hebrews 2:9 Romans 5:9, Acts 2:23-24,
Hebrews 8:1, Matthew 26.64).

3. The Holy Spirit is a divine Person,
sent to dwell, guide, teach, empower the believer,
and convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment
(John 14:15-18,John 16:13, Acts 1:8, John 16:7-11).

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. They constitute the divine and only rule
of Christian faith and practice(2Peter 1:20-21, 2Timothy 3:15-16).

5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God;
he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby
both physical and spiritual death.
All men are born with a sinful nature,
are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only
through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The portion of the impenitent and unbelieving is
existence forever in conscious torment,
and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss
(Genesis 1:27, Romans 3:23,I Corintians 15:20-23,
Revelation 21:8, 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 (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,
being separated from sin and the world
and fully dedicated to the will of God
thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service.
This is both a crisis and a progressive experience
wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion
(IThessalonians 5:23, Acts 1:8, Romans 6:1-14).

8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ
for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and
anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are
privileges for the Church in this present age
(Matthew 8:16-17, James 5:13-16).

9. The Church consists of all those who believe
on 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, which has been commissioned by Him
to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel
to all nations. The local church is a Body of believers in Christ
who are joined together for the worship of God,
for edificatioin through the Word of God, for prayer,
fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel,
and observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper
(Ephesians 1:22-23, Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 2:41-47).

10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the
unjust; for the latter, a resurrection unto life;for the latter,
a resurrection unto judgment(I Corintians 15:20-23, John5:28-29).

11. The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent
and will be personal, visible, and premillennial.
This is the believer's Blessed Hope and is a vital truth
which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service
(Hebrews 10:37, Luke 21:27, Titus 2:11-14).