38 AFFIRMATION & DENIAL STATEMENTS OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELING

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                                                                                STHM, LLC PURPOSES:

     a.  The Limited Liability Company shall have the powers provided for a corporation under Texas Business Corporation Act and a limited partnership under the Texas Revised

     Limited Partnership Act.

     b.  The purpose for which this limited liability company is organized is to transact any and all lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized under the laws of Texas, including, but not limited to, the following:
 

 i)  To carry on any business or any other legal or lawful activity allowed by law;

 ii)     To acquire, own, use, convey, and otherwise dispose of and deal in real or personal property or any interest therein;

 iii)   To manufacture, buy, sell, and generally deal in goods, wares and merchandise of every class and description;

          iv)   To buy, rent, sell, manufacture, produce, assemble., distribute, repair, and service any

          and all products or services in which the company desires to engage;

v)     To do such other acts as are incidental to the foregoing or desirable in order to accomplish the purpose for which the company was formed; and

vi)   To have and exercise all rights and powers that are now or may hereafter be granted to a limited liability company by law.

c. The foregoing shall be construed as objects, purposes and powers, and enumeration thereof shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner the powers hereafter conferred on this limited liability company by the laws of the State of Texas.

d. The company may, in its Regulations, confer powers, not in conflict with law, on its managers and members in addition to the foregoing and in addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred on them by statute.

TENETS OF FAITH AND DOCTRINE

     The Corporation accepts the Scriptures as the revealed Will of God, the all sufficient rule of faith and practice, and for the purpose of maintaining general unity, adopts these Statements of Fundamental Truths and Doctrine.

     Section 1. The Scriptures Inspired.

The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation from God to man, the infallible rule of faith and conduct, and is superior to conscience and reason, but not contrary to reason (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12).

          Section 2. The One True Godhead.

The triune Godhead is comprised of 3 separate and distinct personalities, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, who are eternally self-existent, self-revealed and function as one entity and inseparable . Jesus Christ, who is God manifested in the flesh, is the second member of the Godhead, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit. When you are in the presence of any one you are also in the presence of all three.

                                                                    SPECIAL NOTE:

                               While the words Trinity ,Administrations, and Persons in reference

                                                 to the foregoing are not found in the Bible. 

                        They are used in a utilitarian nature and do not imply any particular theology.

           Section 3. Man, his fall and Redemption. 

Man was created good and upright, for God said, “let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness.” But, man, by voluntary transgression, fell and his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ the Son of God (Genesis 1:26-31, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21).

          Section 4. The Salvation of Man.

           (a)    Man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. On the cross Jesus Christ became sin and sickness providing both salvation and divine healing for all mankind, (Psalm 103:3, Isaiah 53:4,5) being justified freely by His Grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. For by grace we are saved through faith. “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation” (Romans 3:24; Ephesians 2:8; Romans 10:8- 10).

           (b)    The evidences of Salvation.

          The inward evidence, to the believer of his salvation, is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence to all man is a life of righteousness and true holiness. “And this is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us” (1 John 3:23).

   (c)                  Faith and Words.

           Salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ and not by human works; however, our works will determine the rewards in eternity (Acts 16:3; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7; and 2 Corinthians 5:10).

        Section 5. Baptism in Water.

The ordinance of baptism by burial with Christ should be observed as commanded in the Scriptures by all who have really repented and in their hearts have truly believed on Christ as Savior and Lord. In so doing, they declare to the world that they have died with Jesus and that they have also been raised with Him to walk in newness of life. (Matthew 28:19; Acts 10:47, 48; Romans 6:4) 

      Section 6. The Lord’s Supper.  

“And when He had given thanks. He broke it, and said, this is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.” (1 Corinthians 11:24, 25, 28)

      Section 7. The Promise of the Father.

All believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect and earnestly seek, the promise of the Father, the Baptism in the Holy Ghost and Fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian church. With it comes the endowment of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31)

      Section 8. The Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

The full consummation of the Baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is evidenced by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, and by the subsequent manifestation of spiritual power in public testimony and service. (Acts 1:8; 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:2, 6)

      Section 9. The Church.

          The church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointment of the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly and church of the first born, which are written in Heaven. (Ephesians 1:22; 2:19-22; Hebrews 12:23)

      Section 10. Total Prosperity.

      (a)    Spiritual. John 3:3,11; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Romans 10:9-10.

      (b)    Mental. 2 Timothy 1:7; Romans 12:2; Isaiah 26:3.

      (c)    Physical. Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter.

      (d)    Financial. 3 John 2; Malachi 3:10-11; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6-10; Deut. 28:1-14.

      (e)    Social. Proverbs 3:4.

      Section 11.   Blessed Hope.

Jesus Christ is coming again to gather all His Saints to Heaven (1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; and 2 Thessalonians 2:1.

      Section 12.   The Lake of Fire. 

         Those who have not accepted the redemptive work of Jesus Christ will suffer eternal separation from the Godhead. The devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, and anyone whose name is not found written in the book of life, shall be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake of fire which bums with brimstone. This is the second death, the lake of fire. (Revelation 19:20; 20:10-15)

      Section 13. The Millennial Reign of Jesus.

         The return of our Lord Jesus Christ with His Saints from Heaven to rule and reign for one thousand years on earth as the Scriptures promised (Romans 11:25, 27; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Revelations 19:11-16; 20:1-7). After this, there shall be new heaven and a new earth. (Revelations 21)