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Articles of Faith
November 10, 2021, 12:45 pm, CST
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
30N19, 89W20
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I. God
God is the fundamental monistic consciousness, creator of the universe in all its dimensions, father of souls, the definition of life, author of truth. He is existence for its own sake.
II. The Universe
We hold that the universe consists of three planes: the physical plane, the astral plane, and heaven.
III. Human Beings
We hold that human beings are the only animals capable of transforming into Christ. However, we hold that all animals have an astral mind that continues after the death of the physical body in which that mind is temporarily constrained. The physical body is used by the mind to perceive and act within the physical plane.
IV. Christ
The basic purpose of all human beings is to transform our spirit into Christ. Christ is God conscious of Himself from within His creation. Christ represents the union of man and God.
V. Jesus Christ
We assert that Jesus Christ was a physical man living on earth who was the first among us to transform into Christ. Thus, his life and teachings are the instructions we follow for our own transformation.
VI. The Church
Veridicans are the spiritual descendants of the Magi who were the first to find Christ. We come together as a church to support one another in faith and wisdom. Together, we practice the rituals that bring the Divine closer to us, and it is the ministry of our church to teach moral wisdom, Veridican theology, and aid each other in the development of our spiritual gifts.
VII. The Canon
The Veridican Church recognizes the following texts as our canon of scripture: The Gospel of Matthew, The Gospel of Mark, The Gospel of Luke, The Gospel of John, and the book of Revelation (New International Version, 1984 ed.), The Gospel of Thomas (Meyer and Bloom, 1992 ed.), and The Veridican Gospel of Jesus Christ (Gordon, 2012 ed.).
VIII. The Eucharist
We believe that during our ritual of eating bread and drinking wine our faith transforms the bread into the actual body of Christ and the wine into the actual blood of Christ. We call this the Eucharist. Our spirit is nourished by it, and ultimately, we are transformed into Christ as a result of it. All salvation and atonement are accomplished by this ritual.
IX. Evangelism
Because it is every human being’s ultimate purpose in life to be transformed into Christ, we accept as our mandate the work of convincing others to enter the one true Church, the Veridican Church of the Divine in Christ. We employ our spiritual gifts and unique practices to prove our Divine calling and our status as the chosen apostles of Christ.
X. Eschatology
The Veridican Church of the Divine in Christ is formed to prepare for the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. With the imminent end of civilization, the rise of the antichrist, and the battle of Armageddon between the Divine in Christ and the antichrist, we proceed with the preparation.
We believe we will be present with Christ in His kingdom because we are his true bride. We are his true family among the people of the world.
It has been revealed to us by God that mRNA vaccines fulfill the prophecy of John in Revelation 9:13-19. We hold that they are a weapon of the antichrist intended to destroy a significant portion of humanity which will allow the antichrist to come to power. We, therefore, prohibit our members from taking any mRNA vaccine, specifically the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. We hold that willfully taking such a vaccine is a sin and places one's body and soul in jeopardy.
As a singular body of the true bride of Christ, we follow his command to watch and wait for his return. We use our spiritual strengths, our powers of discernment, and our understanding of the prophecy of John in the book of Revelation to prepare ourselves for that coming day.
XI. Spiritual Gifts
The Veridican Church endorses the practice and perfection of the following spiritual gifts: prophecy, visions, astrological analysis, dream interpretation, faith healing, exorcism, and the working of miracles.
XII. Moral Principles
1. Abide the commands that God gives to you.
2. Follow the teachings of Christ to the best of your understanding.
3. Love your neighbor by doing unto them what you would have done unto you.
4. Resist participation in abortions.
5. Treat animals with compassion.
6. Partake in the Eucharist.
7. Support the Veridican Church.
8. Follow natural law as best you can.
