— Doctrinal Statement —

—Doctrinal Statement—

Christian Doctrine Ministries (CDM)

CDM is a non-denominational group of Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and is open to any serious student interested in learning Bible Doctrine.

“The word of God is alive and powerful …”  [Heb. 4:12]

These doctrinal statements and categories identified by “@@@” are taken from the book entitled Christian Doctrines (2024).  The Bible Doctrines were compiled in great part from the 50+ year collection of lectures and writings of Pastor/Teacher R.B. Thieme, Jr. (1918-2009) by his mathetes – Dr. Jeffrey F. Addicott.

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“The word of God is alive and powerful …“  [Heb. 4:12]

  • We believe in the absolute verbal and plenary inspiration of the @@@ BIBLE, the mind of Christ and the Word of God, by God the @@@ HOLY SPIRIT – Heb. 4:12; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:20-21; Jn. 6:63.
  • We believe in God’s absolute Perfect character of Holiness consisting of His Righteousness [+R] and Justice and in the co-equality of the three members of the God-head: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit as set out in the @@@ TRINITY – Rev. 1:4-6; 2 Cor. 13:14; Matt. 28:19.
  • We believe in the @@@ OLD SIN NATURE which resides in all humans and the total depravity of man who is born into the status of spiritual @@@ DEATH, an enemy of God, and under His wrath and curse – Rom. 5:12; Matt. 25:41.
  • We believe in the primacy of human free will, but that the Directive Will of God in the @@@ PLAN OF GOD is for all humans to receive @@@ SALVATION and spend all eternity with Him in @@@ HEAVEN and for all subsequent Believers to reach spiritual @@@ MATURITY – 1 Tim. 2:3-4.
  • We believe in @@@ SALVATION by @@@ GRACE and that no human can gain or achieve relationship with their Perfect Creator by means of any system of @@@ RELIGION, merit, morality, ritual, deed, or works of human @@@ GOOD – Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 11:6.
  • We believe in the efficacious work of the Lord Jesus Christ, the God/man in @@@ HYPOSTATIC UNION, who suffered the unique substitutionary spiritual @@@ DEATH on the @@@ CROSS for the @@@ SIN of all mankind – past, present, and future – thereby satisfying the Perfect Righteousness and Justice of God under @@@ SOTERIOLOGY and providing @@@ SALVATION to all those humans on positive [+P] volition who believe in Him by means of a single non-meritorious act of @@@ FAITH alone in Christ alone, such exhale of faith made efficacious for salvation solely by the work of God the @@@ HOLY SPIRIT – Jn. 3:16, 18, 36; Acts 4:12; Eph. 2:8-9; 1 Tim. 4:10.
  • We believe in the bodily @@@ RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ from the grave, His ascension and @@@ FOOTSTOOL session at the right hand of God the Father, His future @@@ RAPTURE of the Church, His 2nd Advent to the earth, and His Millennium reign – 1 Cor. 15:20; Lk. 20:42-43; Acts 1:11.
  • We believe in the @@@ ETERNAL SECURITY of the Believer, now and in eternity, and the certainty of the Great White Throne @@@ JUDGMENT for the unBeliever who rejects the Jesus Christ as his Savior – Rev. 20:11-15; Ps. 1:5.
  • We believe in the @@@ REBOUND technique as the @@@ GRACE means for the Believer to gain Fellowship/Filling and temporal spirituality with God the @@@ HOLY SPIRIT – 1 Jn. 1:9; 1 Cor. 11:30-31; Ps. 32:5.
  • We believe in @@@ DISPENSATIONS as established by God for human history and in the @@@ MYSTERY doctrines of the Church Age where all Believers are in @@@ UNION WITH CHRIST and Royal Ambassadors to the @@@ WORLD in @@@ WITNESSING, who respect the @@@ PRIVACY and @@@ FREEDOM of all fellow humans, while serving as Royal Priests who represent themselves before God – 1 Pet. 2:9; 2 Cor. 5:20.
  • We believe in the ongoing @@@ ANGELIC CONFLICT and Satan’s rulership of the @@@ WORLD, all under the fact that God controls @@@ HISTORY but allows human volition to operate and @@@ SUFFERING to occur in the context of the @@@ PLAN OF GOD – Eph. 6:12; 1 Cor. 10:13.
  • We believe that the @@@ CHRISTIAN WAY OF LIFE requires the Church Age Believer to glorify God in the @@@ ANGELIC CONFLICT by advancing to spiritual @@@ MATURITY and receiving @@@ REWARDS at the Judgment Seat of Christ by means of learning and applying @@@ BIBLE DOCTRINE, the mind of Jesus Christ, such knowledge acquired through the faithful teaching of a prepared @@@ PASTOR/TEACHER – 2 Pet. 3:18; 1 Cor. 2:16; 3:10-15; 5:12; 1 Tim. 4:16.