The CROSS:
Christ Our Savior
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Jesus’ death on a cross was the
fulfillment of
Old Testament
law, which required blood atonement for sin. By His death
and resurrection, we are redeemed from eternal separation
from God, justified, made righteous, and accepted in His
Name.
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other
name under heaven given to man by which we must be saved
(Acts 4:12).
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The LAVER:
Christ Our Sanctifier
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The laver symbol represents the daily cleansing from sin
by the power of the Holy Spirit.
His divine power has
given us everything we need for life and godliness through
our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and
goodness (2 Peter 1:3).
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The PITCHER:
Christ Our Healer
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This symbol
represents a pitcher containing oil to anoint the sick for
healing that comes through obedience to God’s Word. And the
prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the
Lord will raise him up (James 5:15).
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The CROWN:
Christ Our Coming King
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The crown
represents Christ’s royalty as the King of Kings. His coming
will be a visible, personal appearance. You will see the Son
of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and
coming on the clouds of heaven (Mark 14:62).
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The GLOBE:
Completing Christ’s Commission
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The globe
represents our mission in the world. The Lord urged His
followers as He sent them to spread the Good News throughout
the land. That appeal will continue until the gospel,
through the efforts of His Church, has reached all peoples,
and He comes again. And this gospel of the kingdom will be
preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations,
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Our Core Values
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Lost people matter to God. He wants
them found. (Luke 19:10)
In the formative years of our movement, the Holy Spirit
instilled within A. B. Simpson a passion to reach people
with no knowledge of Jesus Christ in his “Jerusalem” and
around the world. That passion still lives in The Alliance
today and is our first core value: Lost people matter to
God. He wants them found.
Prayer is the
primary work of God’s people.
(Philipppians 4:6-7)
We believe that nothing of lasting value can be done unless
it is bathed in prayer. So passionate in his belief that
prayer is the undergirder of all ministry, Alliance founder
A. B. Simpson was compelled to create a prayer league that
would focus on the world’s evangelization. He believed that
the Prayer Alliance would “prove to be the mightiest force
in the spread of missions.” That force still drives The
Alliance today. Prayer is the primary work of God’s people.
Everything we
have belongs to God. We are only stewards.
(1 Chronicles 29:14)
Everything we have belongs to God. We are only stewards.
This core value is intrinsic to the nature and structure of
The Alliance. As Scripture encourages us to remember, it’s
not the amount of money we have or how much we give—it’s
recognizing that everything we have comes from God (Luke
21:1–4). We teach and practice the blessing and
effectiveness of the faith principle of giving. The issue is
not how much to give but how much to keep.
Knowing and obeying God’s Word is
fundamental to all true success.
(Joshua 1:8)
If The Alliance had a “life application”
verse, it would be Matthew 28:19: “Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”—The Great
Commission! But the next verse is equally important: “and
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
Knowing and obeying God’s Word is fundamental to all true
success.
Completing the Great Commission will
require the mobilization of every fully devoted disciple.
(Matthew 28:19)
Completing the Great Commission will
require the mobilization of every fully devoted disciple. In
The Christian and Missionary Alliance the first priority of
every minister, congregation, and believer is to work for
the evangelization of the world. Healthy churches producing
healthy disciples who are devoted to reaching lost people
will hasten the completion of the Great Commission and the
return of Jesus Christ.
Without the Holy
Spirit’s empowerment, we can accomplish nothing.
(1 Corinthians 2:4-5)
The Apostle Paul said, “My message and
my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but
with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your
faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power” (1
Corinthians 2:4–5). Without the Holy Spirit’s empowerment,
we can accomplish nothing. This is not only the fiber of our
being as believers but also the sixth of our Alliance core
values.
Achieving God’s purposes involves
taking faith-filled risks.
(Hebrews 11:6)
For more than a century, Alliance workers have braved harsh
and dangerous territory, at great personal risk, to take the
good news of Jesus to a lost world. These workers
experienced our seventh Core Value—Achieving God’s purposes
involves taking faith-filled risks. This always involves
change. Because of the selfless dedication of Alliance
workers who were willing to lay down their lives for the
gospel, entire people groups now know Jesus. |
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