III
We acknowledge that all men are sinful, and unable to deliver
themselves from either the guilt or power of their sin; but we have
received and rejoice in the Gospel of the grace of the Holy God,
wherein all who truly turn from sin are freely forgiven through
faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and are called and enabled, through
the Spirit dwelling and working within them, to live in fellowship
with God and for His service; and in this new life, which is to be
nurtured by the right use of the means of grace, we are to grow,
daily dying unto sin and living unto Him Who in His mercy has
redeemed us.
IV
We believe that the Catholic or Universal Church is the whole
company of the redeemed in heaven and on earth, and we recognise as
belonging to this holy fellowship all who are united to God through
faith in Christ.
The Church on earth--which is One through the Apostolic Gospel and
through the living union of all its true members with its one Head,
even Christ, and which is Holy through the indwelling Holy Spirit
Who sanctifies the Body and its members--is ordained to be the
visible Body of Christ, to worship God through Him, to promote the
fellowship of His people and the ends of His Kingdom, and to go
into all the world and proclaim His Gospel for the salvation of men
and the brotherhood of all mankind.
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