BIBLE INSTITUTE
LOS ANGELES
OF
Statement of Faith I.
T he Bible, consisting of all the books of the O ld and New T estaments, is the \Vorel of Goel . a supernaturally g iven revela tion from God Himself , conce rning H imself , Hi s being, na ture. character, will and purposes ; and concerning man , hi s na ture, need. duty and dest;ny . The cri ptures of the Old and New T estaments a re without er ror or mi sstatement in their moral and sipritual t eachings and record of hi stori cal fa cts. They a re without error or defect o f any kind . II. T here is one Goel , eternall y ex isting and manif esting H im self to us in th ree Persons- F ather , Son ancl H oly Spiri t. Ill. The Lo rd J esus was superna turall y conce iYecl by the power of the H oly Spirit and born of a virg in- 1\fary, a lineal de scendant of Dav id. H e liYecl and taught and wrought mighty works and wonder s and signs, exactl y as is recorded in t he four gospel . He was put to death by crucifi x ion under Pontiu s P ilate. Goel rai sed from the dead the body that had been nail ed to the cross . The Lord J esus after Hi s crucifi x ion showed Himself ali ve to Hi s di sciples, appearing unto them by the space of forty cl ays . Af ter thi s the Lord J esus ascended into H em·en, and the F a ther caused Him to sit at Hi s right hand in the heavenl y places, far above all rul e and au thority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not onl y in thi s world , but also in that wh:ch is to come, and pu t all things in subj ecti on und er H is fee t , and gave Him to be Head OYe r a ll things to the Church. IV. T he Lord J esus. befo re H is incarnat ion, exi sted in the fo rm of Goel , and of H is own choice la id as ide Hi s d;vine glory and took upon, Himself the fo rm of a servant, and was made in th e likeness of men. In Hi s pre-exi stent state, He was with Goel and was God . H e is a di vine person, possessed of all the a ttributes of Deity, and should be worshipped as
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