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Doctrinal Questionnaire for Licensed Ministry with Alliance Canada

The numbered statements below comprise the Statement of Faith of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada (aka The Alliance Canada). Please answer the questions following each statement giving your personal understanding and position. Please ensure that you include Scripture references in your answers.

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1. There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

a) What are the attributes of God?(Required)

b) Explain your understanding of "one God" and "existing eternally in three persons".(Required)

2. Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. 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. He is now at the right hand of the Mjest on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His Kingdom of righteousness and peace.

a) What do you understand by "true God and true man" as applied to Jesus Christ?(Required)

b) Outline briefly your concept of atonement for sin indicating your understanding of "substitutionary sacrifice".(Required)

c) How do you understand the nature of the resurrection of Jesus? What theological meaning does it hold for you?(Required)

3. The Holy Spirit is a divine Person, sent to indwell, guide, teach, and empower the believer, and to convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of jugment.

a) What is your understanding of the Holy Spirit as a "divine person" ?(Required)

b) What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the Church and the world during this present age?(Required)

4. 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.

What do you understand the following words to mean in the above statement?

a) Inerrant(Required)

b) Verbally inspired(Required)

C) Only rule(Required)

d) Faith and practice(Required)

5. Humankind, originally created in the image and likeness of God, 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. The destiny of the impenitent and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment, but that of the believer is everlasting joy and bliss.

What do you understand the following words/phrases to mean in the above statement?

a) The image and likeness of God(Required)

b) Born with a sinful nature(Required)

c) Separated from the life of God(Required)

d) Existence forever in conscious torment(Required)

e) Everlasting joy and bliss(Required)

f) The impenitent and unbelieving(Required)

6. 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.

a) What do you understand by the term "salvation"?(Required)

b) In what sense is it provided "only through Jesus Christ"?(Required)

c) Define "repent"(Required)

d) What do you understand by the term "believe"?(Required)

e) How do you distinguish "repent and believe" on the one hand from "born again" on the other?(Required)

f) Briefly state what you understand by the term "justified".(Required)

9. 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. 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.

a) What is the relationship of the local church to the universal Church?(Required)

b) What are the essential elements of a local church?(Required)

c) Why is it important to establish local churches?(Required)

d) What do you believe the Scriptures teach about when in a person's life they should be baptized?(Required)

e) What is the purpose and meaning of the Lord's Supper?(Required)

10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life; for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.

What does the term "bodily resurrection" mean?(Required)

11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal and visible. As the believer's blessed hope, this vital truth is an incentive for holy living and sacrificial service towards the completion of Christ's commission.

a) How do you define "imminent"?(Required)

b) How does belief in the imminent return of Christ motivate "holy living and sacrificial service" ?(Required)

c) Describe your view of Christ's return. How does it motivate you to complete Christ's commission of global evangelism?(Required)

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