The Statement of Faith of
The Christian
and Missionary Alliance in Canada
There is
one God,1
who is infinitely perfect,2
existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son
and Holy Spirit.3
Jesus
Christ is true God and true man.4
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the
Virgin Mary.5
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.6
He is now at the right hand of the Majesty on high
as our great High Priest.7
He will come again to establish His kingdom of
righteousness and peace.8
The Holy
Spirit is a divine Person, sent to indwell,9
guide, teach and empower the believer, and to
convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment.10
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 people. They constitute the divine and only rule of
Christian faith and practice.11
Humankind,
originally created in the image and likeness of God,12
fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both
physical and spiritual death. All people 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.13
The destiny of the impenitent and unbelieving is
existence forever in conscious torment, but that of the believer
is everlasting joy and bliss.14
Salvation
has been provided only through Jesus Christ. Those who repent and
believe in Him are united with Christ through the Holy Spirit and
are thereby regenerated (born again), justified, sanctified and
granted the gift of eternal life as adopted children of God.15
It is the
will of God that in union with Christ each believer should be
sanctified thoroughly16
thereby being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated
to God, receiving power for holy living and sacrificial and
effective service toward the completion of Christ's commission.17
This
is accomplished through being filled with the Holy Spirit which is
both a distinct event and progressive experience in the life of
the believer.18
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 as taught in the Scriptures are privileges for the Church in
this present age.19
The
universal Church, of which Christ is the Head, consists of all
those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through
His blood, regenerated by the Holy Spirit, and commissioned by
Christ to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the Gospel
to all nations.20
The local church, the visible expression of the universal
Church, is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together
to worship God, to observe the ordinances of Baptism and the
Lord's Supper, to pray, to be edified through the Word of God, to
fellowship, and to testify in word and deed to the good news of
salvation both locally and globally. The local church enters into
relationships with other like-minded churches for accountability,
encouragement and mission.21
There shall
be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the
former, a resurrection unto life;22
for the
latter, a resurrection unto judgment.23
The second
coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal
and visible.24
As the believer’s blessed hope, this vital truth is an incentive
for holy living and sacrificial service toward the completion of
Christ's commission.25