THE PROPOSlTlONS
OF THE
“DECLARATION AND
ADDRESS”
OF THOMAS CAMPBELL
AS SUMMARIZED BY
FREDRICK D. KERSHNER,
IN 1923
I) That the church
of Christ is
essentially,
intentionally, and
constitu tionally
one.
2) That although
this unity
presupposes and
permits the
existence of
separate
congregations or
societies, there
should be perfect
harmony
and unity of spirit
along all of them.
3) That the Bible is
the only rule of
faith and practice
for Christians.
4) That the Old and
New Testaments alone
contain the
authoritative
constitution of the
church of Christ.
5) That no human
authority has power
to amend or change
the original
constitution or laws
of the church.
6) That inferences
and deductions from
the Scriptures,
however valuable,
can not be made
binding upon the
consciences of
Christians.
7) That differences
of opinion with
regard to such
inferences shall not
be made tests of
fellowship or
communion.
8) That faith in
Jesus Christ as the
Son of God is a
sufficient profes
sion to entitle a
man or a woman to
become a member of
the church of
Christ.
9) That all who have
made such a
profession, and who
manifest their
sincerity by their
conduct, should love
each other as
brethren and as
members of the same
body and joint-heirs
of the same
inheritance.
10) That division
among Christians is
anti-Christian,
anti-scriptural,
unnatural, and to be
abhorred.
11) That neglect of
the divine Will of
God and the
introductions of hu
man innovations are
and have been the
cause of all the
corruption and
divisions that have
ever taken place in
the church of God.
12) That all that is
necessary to secure
the highest state of
purity and
perfection in the
church is to restore
the original
ordinances and
constitution as
exhibited in the New
Testament.
13) That any
additions to the New
Testament program
which circum stances
may seem to require,
shall be regarded as
human expedients and
shall
not be given a place
of higher authority
in the church than
is permitted
by the fallible
character of their
origin.
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