WHEREAS, the church’s interaction and dialogue with the laws and policies of the nations of the world must be founded on the Word of the Lord, and the earliest Scriptures reveal that every human being is created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26, 27; 5:1); and, WHEREAS, Abraham, Sarah, and the patriarchs “sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country” (Hebrews 11:9); “conf... »
MUSLIMS (2002) WHEREAS the Bible directs us to go into all the world and preach the gospel to all nations, and there is a way that seems right to man but the end thereof are the ways of death; and WHEREAS Islam has become the fastest growing religion in the world, and has attracted an attrition from Christianity among our ethnic communities (ABC News), and has more than 6 million members in the Un... »
The following resolution regarding Peace in Israel and the Middle East is presented by the International Executive Committee in accordance with a directive given by the International General Council at the 2014 International General Assembly which directed the International Executive Committee to act as a Committee of Action to bring back a resolution regarding Peace in Israel and the Middle East ... »
WHEREAS acts of terrorism against innocent people are on the increase worldwide; and WHEREAS the destruction of property and the taking of lives are against basic Christian principles; and WHEREAS Scripture forbids the unlawful taking of human life and exacts heavy penalties to those who violate this commandment; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the General Assembly of the Church of God, reaffirm... »