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    Thu 23rd May, 2013
Theme for the week
  THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT  
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Articles of Faith
Part I: The Substance of the Faith
Part II: The Rule of Faith
Part III The Life of Faith
Part IV: The Household of Faith
Synod 2013 Presidential Address
Synod 2013 Presidential Address
Synod 2013 Day 2
Synod 2013 Day 2
Synod Opening Service
Synod Opening Service
The Rt Rev Praises Omole-Ekun, Dean of St Francis of Assisi Theological College Zaria, delivering the sermon at the service
Synod 2013 Program
Synod 2013 Program
Articles of Faith
PART I: The Substance of the Faith (Articles 1-5)

1. Faith in the Holy Trinity
2. The Word, or Son of God, who became truly man
3. The descent of Christ into the realm of the dead
4. The resurrection of Christ
5. The Holy Spirit

PART II: The Rule of Faith (Articles 6-8)

6. The Sufficiency of Scripture for salvation
7. The Old Testament
8. Of the Three Creeds

PART III The Life of Faith (Articles 9-18)

Personal Religion
A. Its Commencement (Articles 9-14)

9. Original or Birth-sin
10. Free Will
11. The justification of man
12. Good works
13. Works before justification
14. Works of supererogation

B. Its Course (15-18)

15. Of Christ alone without sin
16. Sin after baptism
17. Predestination and election
18. Obtaining salvation only by the name of Christ

PART IV: THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH (Articles 19-39)

Corporate Religion
A. The Church (19-22)

19. The church
20. The authority of the church
21. The authority of general councils
22. Purgatory

B. Ministry (23-24)

23. Ministering in the congregation
24. Speaking in the congregation in a language that people understand

C. The Sacraments (25-31)
25. The sacraments
26. The sacraments are not rendered ineffectual by the unworthiness of the minister
27. Baptism
28. Of the Lord's Supper
29. The wicked who partake of the Lord's Supper do not eat the body of Christ
30. Reception in both kinds
31. The oblation of Christ finished upon the cross

D. Discipline (32-36)
32. Marriage of Priests
33. The excommunicated: how they are to be avoided
34. The customs of the church
35. The Homilies
36. The consecration of bishops and ministers

E. Church-State Relations (37-39)
37. The state and its civil representatives
38. Private Property
39. A Christian's Oath


 
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