1. We Believe Louis G. Hulsey February 9, 2011 Casa Grande, Arizona

2. Church of God Declaration of Faith We believe: 1. In the verbal inspiration of the Bible. 2. In one God eternally existing in three persons: namely the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 3. That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as Intercessor. 4. That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins. 5. That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. 6. In sanctification,, subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost. 7. Holiness to be God’s standard of living for His people.

3. Church of God Declaration of Faith 8. In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart. 9. In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost. 10. In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. 11. Divine healing provided for all in the atonement. 12. In the Lord’s Supper and washing of the saint’s feet. 13. In the premillennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years. 14. In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.

4. T HE A POSTLES ’ C REED Introduction This Creed is called the Apostles’ Creed, not because it is a production of the apostles themselves, but because it contains a brief summary of their teachings. In its present form it is of no later date than the fourth century. The Creed I. I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. II. And in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord; III. Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary; IV. Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; V. The third day He rose again from the dead; VI. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; VII. From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. VIII. I believe in the Holy Spirit. IX. I believe a holy catholic Church, the communion of saints; X. The forgiveness of sins; XI. The resurrection of the body; XII. And the life everlasting. Amen.

5. T HE N ICENE C REED I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made. Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life; who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spake by the prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

6. T HE A THANASIAN C REED (1) Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith; (2) Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. (3) And the catholic faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; (4) Neither confounding the persons, nor dividing the substance. (5) For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Spirit. (6) But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit is all one, the glory equal, the majesty co-eternal. (7) Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit. (8) The Father uncreate, the Son uncreate, and the Holy Spirit uncreate. (9) The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, the Holy Spirit incomprehensible. (10) The Father eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Spirit eternal. (11) And yet they are not three eternals, but one uncreated and one incomprehensible.

7. T HE A THANASIAN C REED (13) So likewise the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, and the Holy Spirit almighty; (14) And yet they are not three almighties, but one almighty. (15) So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God; (16) And yet they are not three Gods, but one God. (17) So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Spirit Lord; (20) So are we forbidden by the catholic religion to say: There are three Gods or three Lords. (21) The Father is made of none, neither created nor begotten. (23) The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son; neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding. (24) So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits. (25) And in this Trinity none is afore, or after another; none is greater, or less than another. (26) But the whole three persons are co-eternal, and co-equal. (27) So that in all things, as aforesaid, the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshipped. (28) He therefore that will be saved must thus think of the Trinity. (29) Furthermore is it necessary to everlasting salvation than he also believe rightly the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. (30) For the right faith is that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and man.

8. T HE A THANASIAN C REED (31) God of the substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and man of the substance of His mother, born in the world. (32) Perfect God and perfect man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting. (33) Equal to the Father as touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as touching His manhood. (34) Who, although He is God and man, yet He is not two, but one Christ. (35) One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but by taking of the manhood into God. (36) One altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by unity of person. (37) For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so God and man is one Christ; (38) Who suffered for our salvation, descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead; (39) He ascended into heaven, He sitteth on the right hand of the Father, God Almighty; (40) From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. (41) At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies; (42) And shall give account of their own works. (43) And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting, and they that have done evil into everlasting fire. (44) This is the catholic faith, which except a man believe faithfully, he cannot be saved.

9. Westminster Confession Chapter II: Of God, and of the Holy Trinity 2:1 There is but one only (Deut 6:4; 1 Cor 8:4, 6) living, and true God (Jer 10:10; 1 Thes 1:9): who is infinite in being and perfection (Job 11:7-9, 26:14), a most pure spirit (John 4:24), invisible (1 Tim 1:17), without body, parts (Deut 4:15, 16; Luke 24:39; John 4:24), or passions (Acts 14:11, 15), immutable (Mal 3:6; James 1:17), immense (1 Kings 8:27; Jer 23:23, 24), eternal (Psa 90:2; 1 Tim 1:17), incomprehensible (Psa 145:3), almighty (Gen 17:1; Rev 4:8), most wise (Rom 16:27), most holy (Isa 6:3; Rev 4:8), most free (Psa 115:3), most absolute (Ex 3:14), working all things according to the counsel of His own immutable and most righteous will (Eph 1:11), for His own glory (Prov 16:4; Rom 11:36); most loving (1 John 4:8, 16), gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin (Ex 34:6, 7); the rewarder of them that diligently seek Him (Heb 11:6); and with all most just and terrible in His judgments (Neh 9:32, 33), hating all sin (Psa 5:5, 6), and who will by no means clear the guilty (Ex 34:7; Nah 1:2, 3).Deut 6:41 Cor 8:46Jer 10:101 Thes 1:9Job 11:7-926:14John 4:241 Tim 1:17Deut 4:1516Luke 24:39John 4:24Acts 14:1115Mal 3:6James 1:171 Kings 8:27Jer 23:2324Psa 90:21 Tim 1:17Psa 145:3Gen 17:1Rev 4:8Rom 16:27Isa 6:3Rev 4:8Psa 115:3Ex 3:14Eph 1:11Prov 16:4Rom 11:361 John 4:816Ex 34:67Heb 11:6Neh 9:3233Psa 5:56Ex 34:7Nah 1:23

10. Westminster Confession 2:2 God hath all life (John 5:26), glory (Acts 7:2), goodness (Psa 119:68), blessedness (Rom 9:5; 1 Tim 6:15), in and of Himself; and is alone in and unto Himself all- sufficient, not standing in need of any creatures which He hath made (Acts 17:24, 25), not deriving any glory from them (Job 22:2, 23), but only manifesting His own glory in, by, unto, and upon them: He is the alone fountain of all being, of whom, through whom, and to whom are all things (Rom 11:36D); and hath most sovereign dominion over them, to do by them, for them, or upon them whatsoever Himself pleaseth (Dan 4:25, 35; 1 Tim 6:15; Rev 4:11). In His sight all things are open and manifest (Heb 4:13); His knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature (Psa 147:5; Rom 11:33, 34), so as nothing is to Him contingent, or uncertain (Ezek 11:5; Acts 15:18). He is most holy in all His counsels, in all His works, and in all his commands Psa 145:17; Rom 7:12). To Him is due from angels and men, and every other creature, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience he is pleased to require of them (Rev 5:12-14).John 5:26Acts 7:2Psa 119:68Rom 9:51 Tim 6:15Acts 17:2425Job 22:223Rom 11:36DDan 4:25351 Tim 6:15Rev 4:11Heb 4:13Psa 147:5Rom 11:3334Ezek 11:5Acts 15:18Psa 145:17Rom 7:12Rev 5:12-14 2:3 In the unity of the Godhead there be three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost (Matt 3:16, 17; 28:19; 2 Cor 13:14; 1 John 5:7). The Father is of none, neither begotten, nor proceeding: the Son is eternally begotten of the Father: the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son (John 1:14, 18).Matt 3:161728:192 Cor 13:141 John 5:7John 1:1418