Articles of Religion

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The Articles of Religion are a foundational set of doctrinal statements that outline the core theological beliefs and practices of the United Methodist Church within the broader Wesleyan tradition.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf confessional document ⓘ
doctrinal standard ⓘ
statement of faith ⓘ
affirmsCreed Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Athanasian Creed ⓘ
Nicene Creed ⓘ
affirmsDoctrine Trinity ⓘ
authority of Scripture ⓘ
deity of Christ ⓘ
justification by faith ⓘ
original sin ⓘ
resurrection of Christ ⓘ
sanctification ⓘ
sufficiency of Scripture for salvation ⓘ
two sacraments ordained by Christ ⓘ
virgin birth of Christ ⓘ
codifiedIn Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church ⓘ
denomination United Methodist Church ⓘ
derivedFrom Thirty‑Nine Articles of Religion (Church of England) ⓘ
hasNumberOfArticles 25 ⓘ
historicalOrigin adapted by John Wesley for American Methodism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
recognizesSacrament Baptism ⓘ
Lord’s Supper ⓘ
linked to: Holy Eucharist
rejectsDoctrine invocation of saints ⓘ
purgatory ⓘ
transubstantiation ⓘ
works of supererogation ⓘ
worship of images and relics ⓘ
relatedDocument Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church ⓘ
scope core theological beliefs and practices of United Methodism ⓘ
statusInUMC constitutionally protected doctrinal standard ⓘ
teaches Christ alone is without sin ⓘ
Christ is the only mediator between God and humanity ⓘ
Christians may swear lawful oaths in civil matters ⓘ
Scripture contains all things necessary to salvation ⓘ
church is a congregation of faithful people in which the pure Word of God is preached and the sacraments duly administered ⓘ
good works are the fruits of faith and follow after justification ⓘ
the Old Testament is not contrary to the New ⓘ
the civil magistrate has authority in civil matters ⓘ
the moral law of God continues to bind Christians ⓘ
the three creeds—Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian—ought to be received and believed ⓘ
the visible church may err ⓘ
tradition Methodist ⓘ
linked to: Methodism

Wesleyan ⓘ
usedFor church discipline ⓘ
doctrinal teaching ⓘ
ordination standards ⓘ

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United Methodist Church → doctrine → Articles of Religion ⓘ
Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church → relatedTo → Articles of Religion of the Methodist Church ⓘ
linked to: Articles of Religion
Global Methodist Church → doctrineBasedOn → Articles of Religion of Methodism ⓘ
linked to: Articles of Religion
Methodist Church in Ireland → doctrine → Articles of Religion (Methodist) ⓘ
linked to: Articles of Religion
Union American Methodist Episcopal Church → affirms → Methodist Articles of Religion ⓘ
linked to: Articles of Religion