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Veridican Gospel of Jesus Christ
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ARTICLES OF FAITH
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Veridican Church of the Divine in Christ
I. God
We believe God is the monistic substance of being, the Father of souls, the Author of truth, and the Creator of the universe in all its dimensions. In Him all things have their existence, and apart from Him nothing is. He is the One Life from whom every soul receives its being, and in whom all creation finds its meaning and purpose.
II. Christ
Christ is the Son of God awakened within the human soul. Christ is the soul reborn into the awareness of its unity with the Father, the state in which God perceives Himself through a human life.
III. Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth lived in first century Roman Palestine. He was the first of this generation of humanity to become Christ. His life and teachings are detailed in the New Testament Gospels of the Holy Bible and the Veridican Gospel of Jesus Christ. He has shown us the way to Christ.
IV. Human Purpose
The purpose of the human soul is to become Christ. We do not become Jesus Christ, but we are reborn into the substance of Christ so that we may fulfill our unique vocation on Earth as Christ, employing the gifts God has given us.
V. The Eucharist
We believe that in the sacred act of eating bread and drinking wine, our faith transforms the bread into the actual body of Christ and the wine into the actual blood of Christ. This is the Veridican Eucharist. Through it, our spirit is nourished, our soul is transformed, and we are progressively made into Christ. All salvation and atonement are accomplished through this act of faith, by which we partake of the living substance of the Son of God.
VI. The Church
The Veridican Church of the Divine in Christ exists to preserve and proclaim the Veridican Gospel of Jesus Christ; to bear faithful witness to the Three Pillars of Veridicanism; to reveal to the world the truth manifested in the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; and to stand as a beacon of divine light, guiding all who seek Christ unto their salvation.
VII. The Canon
The Veridican Church of the Divine in Christ recognizes the Veridican Gospel of Jesus Christ as its canon. It is the Gospel through which we follow the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. We honor the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, as well as the Gospel of Thomas, and any other writings the Spirit of Truth may use to guide us. Yet the Veridican Gospel of Jesus Christ is the scripture we hold as having final authority over the decisions we make and the structure of our faith, for it reveals the Way by which we become Christ.
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