We believe that God has endowed all humans with the natural, and inalienable right of religious freedom to believe, pursue truth, and live within ordered liberty such that no civil government may justly infringe upon it.We believe God endows all human life with inherent dignity, and it must be respected and protected from conception to natural death.We believe God designed marriage as a unique conjugal relationship joining one man and one woman in a single, exclusive, life-long union, and God intends sexual intimacy to only occur within that relationship.We believe God creates each person with an immutable biological sex - male or female - that reflects the image and likeness of God.We believe that the Lordship of Christ requires us as disciples to seek to conform our actions, thoughts, and desires in obedience to Him.We believe in the spiritual unity and equality of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
This usage simply means "universal, general, or concerning the whole." In this statement, the term could generally be substituted with "Christian."Īlliance Defending Freedom Doctrinal DistinctivesĪlso, based on this confession, we are committed to honoring God by obeying the two Greatest Commandments, loving God and loving neighbor, and based on that commitment and derived from the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God in Scripture, we profess the following as necessary for living the gospel: *"catholic" in this context, refers to the body of Christ. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
When we stand together, freedom is protected, churches are empowered, and more people hear the Good News. We are so grateful that, through ADF Church Alliance, churches are standing together to protect the Church for this and future generations. In today’s culture, the need to protect religious freedom is greater than ever before. Alliance Defending Freedom was founded by 30 Christian leaders who recognized the need for a legal response to religious freedom threats. This membership initiative makes it possible for churches of all sizes and denominations to access affordable legal help. We launched the ADF Church Alliance to create a sustainable way to help every church with its religious freedom legal needs. Churches rarely had the resources – both legally and financially – to adequately protect their religious freedom. Churches faced increasing legal concerns, but did not have access to attorneys who could help with the wide range of religious freedom questions and issues they had. After serving the Church for more than two decades, ADF saw a trend emerging. We represent individuals, churches, and organizations that seek to freely live out their faith. Since our founding in 1994, ADF has been a steady advocate for religious freedom.
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