Summer Reading Group: Articles of Religion Conversation | August 5
8:30 AM | Alon Center Chick-Fil-A Patio, 10503 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78231
As part of our summer in the Bible, Pastor Adam invites you to join a breakfast conversation about an important discussion happening in the Global Methodist Church. At the upcoming GMC General Conference, updated language for our Articles of Religion are being considered — including a much-debated article on our beliefs about Scripture. Firebrand Magazine has published three articles from three scholars and pastors debating this topic. Read the articles before you come, and join us for good fellowship and conversation over breakfast.
Article 1: CLICK HERE
Article 2: CLICK HERE
Article 3: CLICK HERE
Proposed Article VIII of the Global Methodist Church Articles of Religion
VIII. HOLY SCRIPTURE
We believe in the divine inspiration and authority of the Old and New Testaments in their entirety. The Old Testament is not contrary to the New, for Christ offers us everlasting life in both. Scripture is without error in all it affirms and the only infallible rule of faith and practice. It contains all things necessary to salvation. Whatever is not revealed in or established by the Holy Scriptures is not to be taught as essential to salvation.
The same Holy Spirit who inspired the Scriptures continues to work through them, illumining the Church’s interpretation for the edification of the people of God. They are the basis for the Church’s proclamation and a vital means of grace for all who hear them. Through the proclamation of the Word, the Spirit awakens us to sin, calls us to repentance, draws us to faith in Christ, and renews us in the image of God.
The canonical books of the Old Testament are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. The canonical books of the New Testament are: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, and Revelation.
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