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Milford is a local congregation of the Church of God
with International Offices in Cleveland, Tennessee. The Church of
God accepts the whole Bible, rightly divided, as the complete and
equally inspired, written Word of God.
The following Declaration of Faith is the
official expression of the Church's doctrine.
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In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
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In one God eternally existing in three persons; namely, the
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
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That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father,
conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That
Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He
ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father
as the Intercessor.
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That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and
that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for
forgiveness of sins.
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That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are
wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
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In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith
in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost.
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Holiness to be God's standard of living for His people.
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In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean
heart.
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In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance
and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy
Ghost.
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In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be
baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost.
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Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.
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In the Lord's Supper and washing of the saints' feet.
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In the premillennial second coming of Jesus. First, to
resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints
to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand
years.
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In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous,
and eternal punishment for the wicked.
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