| Our foundational doctrinal
statements are found in
The Standards of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Church,
which we hold to be "the
system of doctrine which is
built upon the foundation of
the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ himself being the
chief cornerstone" (Associate
Reformed Synod, May 31, 1799).
From time to time
position statements are
written to address specific
topics of concern. The
ARP Seal (found on the
top right corner of each page)
contains a number of elements
symbolic of our faith. The
Lord's Prayer, the Apostles'
Creed and the Ten
Commandments, as shown below,
are included in our Bible
Songs book as elements of
worship.
The Lord's Prayer -
Matthew 6:9-13
Our Father which art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be
done in earth, as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread. And forgive us
our debts, as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us
from evil: For thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and
the glory, for ever. Amen.
The Ten Commandments -
Exodus 20:1-17
And God spake all these
words, saying, I am the Lord
thy God, which have brought
thee out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bondage.
I. Thou shalt have no other
gods before me.
II. Thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven image, or
any likeness of any thing that
is in heaven above, or that is
in the earth beneath, or that
is in the water under the
earth: thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor serve
them: for I the Lord thy God
am a jealous God, visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon
the children unto the third
and fourth generation of them
that hate me; and shewing
mercy unto thousands of them
that love me, and keep my
commandments.
III. Thou shalt not take
the name of the Lord thy God
in vain; for the Lord will not
hold him guiltless that taketh
his name in vain.
IV. Remember the sabbath
day, to keep it holy. Six days
shalt thou labor, and do all
thy work: but the seventh day
is the sabbath of the Lord thy
God: in it thou shalt not do
any work, thou, nor thy son,
nor thy daughter, thy
manservant, nor thy
maidservant, nor thy cattle,
nor the stranger that is
within thy gates: for in six
days the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that
in them is, and rested on the
seventh day: wherefore the
Lord blessed the sabbath day,
and hallowed it.
V. Honor thy father and thy
mother: that thy days may be
long upon the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee.
VI. Thou shalt not kill.
VII. Thou shalt not commit
adultery.
VIII. Thou shalt not steal.
IX. Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy
neighbour.
X. Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's house, thou shalt
not covet thy neighbour's
wife, nor his manservant, nor
his maidservant, nor his ox,
nor his ass, nor any thing
that is thy neighbour's.
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God the Father
Almighty, Maker of heaven and
earth; and in Jesus Christ His
only Son, our Lord; Who was
conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary;
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and
buried; He descended into
hell*; the third day He rose
again from the dead; He
ascended into heaven, and
sitteth on the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from
thence He shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy
Ghost; the holy catholic
Church; the communion of
saints; the forgiveness of
sins; the resurrection of the
body; and the life
everlasting. Amen.
*That is, He continued in
the state of the dead and
under the power of death till
the third day
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