A Belief Statement typically has headings such as:
Typical Protestant:
- What We Believe About God
- What We Believe About Holy Scriptures
- What We Believe About Man
- What We Believe About Salvation
- What We Believe About the Church
The headings from a Messianic Statement Of Faith: (with Israel expanded)
(from International Messianic Jewish Movement):
- THE SCRIPTURES (IN GENERAL)
- THE UNITY OF HASHEM
- YESHUA, THE MESSIAH
- MAN, HIS FALL AND REDEMPTION
- ETERNAL LIFE AND THE NEW BIRTH
- BAPTISM IN THE RUACH HAKODESH (HOLY SPIRIT)
- SANCTIFICATION
- THE TORAH
- THE DECALOGUE
- ISRA’EL We believe in HaShem's irrevocable choice of the Jewish People as His Family; the Land of Israel as His special place; the City of Yerushalyim as His royal capital; the family of David as His royal dynasty (Gen. 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 17:9-14; 22:15-18; Ex. 19:5; Deut. 4:5-8; 6:4; 12:5, 11, 21; 14:23, 24; 2 Sam. 7:13, 25-29; 1 Kings 2:45; Ps. 76:1, 2; 102:18-22; Is. 2:1-3; Jer. 31:35-37; Ez. 34:20-24; 37:21-28; Rom. 9:1-13; 11:1-6, 11-29).
- THE CONGREGATION OF HASHEM
- THE RESURRECTION
- THE SPIRIT WORLD
Interestingly, the only time Israel is mentioned in the Lutheran statement is when they say what will not happen:
With the Augsburg Confession (Art. XVII) we reject every type of millennialism, such as:
- the opinions that Christ will return visibly to this earth a thousand years before the end of the world and establish a dominion of the Church over the world; or
- that before the end of the world the Church is to enjoy a season of special prosperity; or
- that before a general resurrection on Judgment Day a number of departed Christians or martyrs are to be raised again to reign in glory in this world; or
- that before the end of the world a universal conversion of the Jewish nation (of Israel according to the flesh) will take place.
Roman Catholic Church Beliefs and Practices
- Authority Within the Church
- Baptism
- The Bible (and the Books of the Bible)
- Clergy Selection
- Forgiveness of Sin
- Hell
- Immaculate Conception of Mary
- Infallibility of the Pope
- The Lord's Supper (Eucharist - transubstantiation)
- Mary's Status
- Prayer
- Purgatory
- Right to Life
- Sacraments
- Saints
- Salvation
- Salvation (Losing Salvation via Mortal Sin)
- Statues
- Visibility of the Church
Next Post: What I am recommending to add to the Belief statements.
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