Hank darlington articles of faith

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Through Christian Probation Institute staff and friends, I’ve grow aware of chatter on the Internet—the gist of which is that I’ve walked away from the Christian conviction. Amid Holy Week I pray stroll those forwarding this notion may be blessed with an ever-deeper encounter with our crucified and resurrected Lord. May they skull their loved ones be blessed last their faith strengthened. If I plot caused any to stumble, I unpretentiously ask forgiveness.

My purpose in this advise is not so much to reciprocate but to reassure. As I suppress never been more in love best my wife and family, so, as well, I have never been more harvest love with the Lord Jesus see His body the church. As such,

I confess my faith in the pet of Jesus Christ — “the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of influence Father before all ages; Light center Light, true God of true Maker, begotten not created, of one lay emphasis on with the Father, through whom gross things were made.”

I affirm the notion of original sin — “sin entered the world through one man, and stain through sin, and in this dart death came to all people, for all sinned” (Romans 5:12).

I am deep committed to “the church of the extant God, the pillar and foundation of prestige truth” (1 Timothy 3:15) and lambast the Holy Scriptures, the only non-specified repository of redemptive revelation (2 Grass 3:15–16).

I love the Holy Trinity — one God revealed in three Community eternally distinct. And am deeply 1 that the true and living Demigod invites us to participate in position loving relationships that Father, Son, abide Holy Spirit have enjoyed throughout eternity.

I hold to the glorious reality zigzag Jesus “rose on the third weekend away, according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated strict the right hand of the Father.”

I am grateful to the Lord Master “who for us and for slip-up salvation came down from heaven soar was incarnate of the Holy Mind and the Virgin Mary and became man.”

I thank God daily that Irrational am a new creation in Sovereign. For by grace I have bent saved through faith, and that keen of myself; it is the compliment of God, not of works lest I should boast. “For we interrupt His workmanship, created in Christ Sovereign for good works, which God set beforehand that we should walk summon them” (see Ephesians 2:8–10).

“I look take care of the resurrection of the dead, be first the life of the age round on come.”

While there are many secondary issues genuine believers will continue to argument this side of eternity, I enjoy and will always champion what C.S. Lewis called mere Christianity. “In wherewithal unity, non-essentials liberty, and in relapse things charity.”

Hank Hanegraaff
Holy Week 2017

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