Statement of Faith
The doctrines of The Salvation Army
We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments
were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute
the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice.
We believe that there is only one God, who is infinitely
perfect, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of all things,
and who is the only proper object of religious worship.
We believe that there are three persons in the Godhead-the
Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, undivided in essence and
co-equal in power and glory.
We believe that in the person of Jesus Christ the Divine and
human natures are united, so that He is truly and properly God
and truly and properly man.
We believe that our first parents were created in a state of
innocency, but by their disobedience they lost their purity and
happiness, and that in consequence of their fall all men have
become sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly
exposed to the wrath of God.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has by His suffering and
death made an atonement for the whole world so that whosoever
will may be saved.
We believe that repentance towards God, faith in our Lord Jesus
Christ, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit, are necessary to
salvation.
We believe that we are justified by grace through faith in our
Lord Jesus Christ and that he that believeth hath the witness
in himself.
We believe that continuance in a state of salvation depends
upon continued obedient faith in Christ.
We believe that it is the privilege of all believers to be
wholly sanctified, and that their whole spirit and soul and
body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
We believe in the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection
of the body; in the general judgment at the end of the world;
in the eternal happiness of the righteous; and in the endless
punishment of the wicked.
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