To Be In Christ Is The Source

A Christian Is One Who Recognizes Jesus As The Christ, The Son Of The Living God, As God Manifested In The Flesh, Loving Us And Dying For Our Redemption; And Who Is So Affected By A Sense Of The Love Of This Incarnate God As To Be Constrained To Make The Will Of Christ The Rule Of His Obedience, And The Glory Of Christ The Great End For Which He Lives.

The Church, During The Apostolic Age, Did Not Consist Of Isolated, Independent Congregations, But Was One Body, Of Which The Separate Churches Were Constituent Members, Each Subject To All The Rest, Or To An Authority Which Extended Over All.

There Is A Great Difference Between The Irreconcilable And The Self-contradict Ory.

The Bible Contains All The Extant Revelations Of God, Which He Designed To Be The Rule Of Faith And Practice For His Church; So That Nothing Can Rightfully Be Imposed On The Consciences Of Men As Truth Or Duty Which Is Not Taught Directly Or By Necessary Implication In The Holy Scriptures.

All Church Power Arises From The Indwelling Of The Spirit; Therefore Those In Whom The Spirit Dwells Are The Seat Of Church Power. But The Spirit Dwells In The Whole Church, And Therefore The Whole Church Is The Seat Of Church Power.