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What
We Believe
Our Church's
Articles of Faith represent the foundation stones upon which our work
is built. They can be summed up as follows:
- We believe
in one God and Father of us all, Who is Spirit.
- We
believe that we are all created in God's image, as Spirit.
- We
believe that, together, we must actively seek a greater understanding
of ourselves and God, as Spirit, in our daily lives. This becomes
our gift to God.
- We
believe in communication with God's Kingdom of Spirit, wherein
dwell our guardians, loved ones, and sources of inspiration;
furthermore, we believe that such communication is sanctioned
and edified in Scripture.
- We
believe in the ministry, teachings, and person of Jesus Christ.
- We
believe, as proclaimed in Scripture, that Jesus was crucified
and died in the flesh and resurrected in the Spirit (1 Peter
3:18), thus fulfilling the reality of God's Promise that we
are spirit and shall never die.
- We
accept the Holy Bible as a vital recording of
Humanity's experience with and search for God.
- We
believe in prayer and the healing power of God's Spirit.
- We
believe in the separation of Church and State, religion and
politics.
- We
believe that we are accountable to God and to each other.
In addition to these Articles of Faith, we accept and fully embrace
the following, as part of our foundation:
- The
power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God's Spirit alive
in the world and in the affairs of men and women.
- The
ancient prophets and Jesus Christ came to earth to share the
divine Word and Spirit of God into the hearts and spirits of
humanity.
- Reincarnation
and the Great Law of Karma (Cause and Effect).
- Mediumship
and channeling are viable means of bridging two seemingly separate
worlds of Spirit together, into one kingdom -- God's Universal
Kingdom -- and that mediumship must be upheld
with utmost respect and dignity.
- Death
is the passing of the spirit through a doorway, into another
dimension of life. Ultimately, there is no death, save one:
the turning away of the spirit from God; yet, even here, grace,
salvation, and rebirth are afforded.
- We
honor the sanctity of the human spirit and the divine right
of the human spirit to make choices. In this, we are each responsible
and accountable -- to ourselves, to God, and to each other --
for the choices which we make.
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2006 First Spiritual Temple. All rights reserved.
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The Ayer Institute
16 Monmouth Street, Brookline, MA, 02446-5605 USA
Telephone 617 566-7639
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