Canon Laws of the United Apostolic Holiness Assemblies International

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CANONLAWS

OF

TI{E

UNITED APOSTOLIC

HOLINESS

ASSEMBLIES

INTERNATIOI{AL

AND

THE

VOICE

OF

TRUTH

APOSTOLIC

HOLINESS

CHURCH

WRITTENBY:

APOSTLE

L.J.

RIVERS

FOUNDER,

PASTOR,

AND GENERAL

OVERSEER

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I{TENTS

1. Article I

-

Purpose....

..Page

3

2.

Article

II

-

Government.

......Page

3,4

3.

Article III

-

Succession.

.......Page

4

4. Article

IV

-

Membership..

.....Page

4,5

5.

ArticleV-Amendments.

......Page5

6.

Apostolic Covenant.

.....Page

5,6

7.

Apostolic Doctrine

.

......Pages6-17

a.

The

One

True

God.

. .. .

....Page

6,7

b. The

Son

of God.

.. ..Page

7

,8

c.

TheName.....

........Page8

d.

Creation

of Man

and

His

Fall..

.........Page

8

e.

Repentance and Conversion.

. ...

....

.

..Page

8,9

f.

Water

Baptism.

......Page

9

g.

The

Baptism

of the Holy Ghost.

.......Page

9,10

h.

Fundamental

Doctrine.

....Page

10

i. Divine Healing.

. . .

...Page

10,1 1

j.SacramentofCommunion.

......Page11

k. FootWashing.

.......Pagell,l2

1. Holiness.

.......Pa5e

12

m. The

Grace

of

God.

...Page

12,13

n. Restitution

of all

Things.

..Page

13

o.

Conscientious

Scruples...

..Page

13,14

p.

Secret

Societies,

Etc.

.

.......Page

74

q.

Translation

of

saints.....

....Page

14

r. Marriage

and

Divorce...

....Page

14,15

s. Same Sex

Marriage.

..Page

15

t.

Head

Covering

.Page

15

u.

Tithing.....

......Page

15

v. Women

Wearing

Pants.

......Page

16

w.

Women

Preachers....

.Page

16

x.

Second Coming

of Jesus

Christ.

.........Page

16

y.

TheMillennium....

.....Page16

z.

Final

Judgment

........Page

17

8.

Certification

and

Notary Signatures.....

...Page

17


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CANON

LAWS

OF

THE:

UNITED

APOSTOLIC

HOLINESS

ASSEMBLIES

INTERNATIONAL,

INC.

IPARENT

BODYI

AND THE

VOICE OF

TRUTH

APOSTOLIC

HOLINESS

CHURCH

[IT'S

SUBSIDIARY]

ARTICLE

I

PURPOSE

Whereas,

the

leading of the Holy

Ghost,

has

resulted

in

the

forming

of

this

Assembly,

and

Whereas,

this Assembly

has

formed through

the

necessity

for

unification

of

True

Apostolic

Believers,

of like

purpose,

practice,

and

faith in

our

Lord

and

Savior

Jesus

Christ,

and

Whereas,

this Assembly

shall

ordain

and

license ministers,

administer

discipline

when needed,

and encourage

the

propagation

of

the teachings

ofJesus

Christ.

Therefore,

be

it

resolved,

that

we, declare

our

existence

as

The

United Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International,

and

tax

exemption

under

IRC

$508(c)(1)):

a. to

qualiff

for

exemption

under

$501(c)(3)

and agree

to

be

governed

by

the

New

Testament

Apostolic

Doctrine

and

the

Canons

of

the Church.

ARTICLE

II

GOVERI\MENT

THE T]NITED

APOSTOLIC

HOLINESS

ASSEMBLIES

INTERNATIONAL

ASCRIBES TO THE

APOSTOLIC

FORM

OF

GOVERNMENT


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The

government

of

the

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International

shall

be

solely

vested

in the

Office

of the General

Overseer. This

Assembly

shall

promote

unity

among true

Apostolic

Believers,

to exemplifu

the

Biblical standard

of Holiness

in

the Earth,

and

to

continue

steadfastly

in

the

Apostle's

Doctrine by

seeking

and

extending

fellowship with

Believers

of

like

precious faith.

ARTICLE

III

SUCCESSION

Whereas,

Apostle

Larry

J.

Rivers

founded the United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International

on December

13,

2005,

He shall serve

as Pastor

&

General Overseer

for a Life

Term,

well

or sick,

and

terminated

at

Death.

Any vacancy

occurring

in the

office of

the Pastor &

General

Overseer

shall

be filled

in accordance

with

the

Apostolic

Teaching of

the New

Testament and

the

Canons of

the Church.

The

Pastor

& General

Overseer

Shall

Reserve The

Right

To

Govem A1l

The

Affairs

of the

Church &

Assembly, and

Shall

Reserve

The

Right

to

Name

his Successor,

and

All

other

Successors Shall

have Equal

Authority to

govern

all aspects

of

Church

Affairs,

and to name

their successors.

The Pastor

&

General Overseer

shall

legally

name his successor,

by

amending

these

Articles,

to

include the

Name

of

his successor.

ARTICLE

IV

MEMBERSHIP

This

Church/Assembly

shall

have

no voting

membership

but

shallbe

structured

in

authority

according

to

Biblical

precedents

as

found in

the

New

Testament

and

the Canons of

the Church.

Membership

of United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies International

shall

be

limited

to

those

that are

called to

receive the truth,

according to

St.

John

18:37

of

the Holy

Bible.

Any

person

acknowledging

Jesus

Christ as

Savior

and

Lord,

and

who

agrees

with

the Statement of Doctrine

and the

Apostolic

Covenant

of

United

Apostolic

Holiness Assemblies International,

shall

be extended

the

right


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hand

of fellowship

and be

most welcome

to

all Church/Assembly

meetings,

services,

and

events.

ARTICLE

V

,

AMENDMENTS

These

articles

may

be

amended

by the

Pastor

&

General

Overseer

as

he

deems necessary

and

appropriate.

Any

such

amendment

must

be consistent

with New

Testament Apostolic

Doctrine

and

the

Canons

of

the

Church.

Amended

articles

may

be more or

less

restrictive

than these

articles.

Amendments

may

make any

changes consistent

with

the

purposes

of

atax'

exempt nonprofit

religious

corporation.

APOSTOLIC

COYENANT

UMTED

APOSTOLIC

HOLINESS

ASSEMBLIES

INTERNATIONAL

Having

received

Jesus

Christ

as

both Lord

and Savior,

bY Repenting

of

my

sins,

beingbapttzed

in

water

In the Name of

Jesus

Christ,

Receiving the

Gift

of the

IIoIy

Ghost,

with the

initial

evidence

of

speaking

in

other

tongues,

as the

Spirit

gives

the utterance,

and

living

a clean,

holy Life,

I feel

led of the Holy

Ghost to

unite

with

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International

for my spiritual

growth

and

for the work

of the

ministry of the

Church

of

Jesus

Christ.

It

is my intent

to

walk

lovingly

(Jn.15:18,6), and

humbly

with

all my

brethren

(I

Pet.5:6), and

to

pray

(James

5:16)

and

to separate

myself

from

the negativity

of the

world's

system

of

values

(Titus

2:1211

Jn.1:9)

by

faith

as

God

is

me

strength.

It

is

my

vision

at

this

time to

help support

the

ministry

of

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International

as God

prospers

under

the New

Testament

teachings

of

(2

Cor.16:2)

as

a

"cheerful

giver".

For

the

relief

of the

needy

(Mark

l4:7,

Prov.19:17)

and

for the

publishing

of

the

Gospel

(Matt.28:19-20)

and

for

the

support

of

Ministers

and

Elders

as

called

for

by the

Holy

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It is

my feeling

that the

Lord

is calling

me to

make

my callings

available

in some

ministry

of

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International

and

I respectfully

request that

the Elders

pray to seek

a witness

from

the

Holy

Ghost

as

to

confirm

my calling

in

the

Body

of

Christ.

And further

to

help

me

in

the

maturing

process

of

my

personal

growth in

the

IIoIy Spirit

It is

understood

that

I will

be

lovingly

encouraged

to

grow

spiritually

in a

balance

of

love, holiness and

power.

And

further

that

Bible

study,

payer,

outreach

and

fellowship

will

be a major

part

of

my

learning

experience

as

the

result of

my

involvement

with

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International.

It

is

fulty

understood

that

it will

not

be necessary

for

faith or

practice

to

believe any

doctrine

that

cannot

be

found

to

be

clearly

supported

by the teachings of the

Holy Bible

and

especially those

teachings

as

found

in

the New

Testament.

Vision

and

loving

influence

is

the

basic

forces

in

God

behind

all creation.

Manipulation,

fear, threat,

bribe,

praise

and

pride

and

etc.

are

non-

productive

and are

not

to

be used

in

any

form or

manner

in any

relationship

with

the

ministry

outreach

of

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International.

Those who

are

called

to

minister

in United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International

must leave

the

need

for

approval

at the

feet

of

Jesus

for

judgment

in

the resurrection.

It is

the

vision

of the

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International

to be an

Association

of

Apostolic

Holiness

Churches,

Ministries,

and

Ministers,

who

raise

high

the

Biblicat

Standard

of

Holiness,

who

continue

steadfastly

in the

Apostle's

Doctrine,

who

earnestly

contend

for

the

faith,

that was

once

delivered

to the

saints,

and

be a

clear

Apostolic

Voice

In the

World.

Apostolic Doctrine

United

Anostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

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I.

THE ONE TRUE GOD

We

believe

in the one ever-living,

eternal God: infinite

in

power,

Holy

in nature, athibutes and

purpose;

and

possessing

absolute,

indivisible

deity.

This

one

true God has revealed

Himself as

Father, through

His

Son, in redemption;

and as the Holy Spirit, by emanation.

(1

Cor. 8:6;

Eph. 4:6;

2

Cor.5:19; Joel

2:28).

The

Scripture

does more than

attempt to

prove

the existence of God;

it

asserts,

assumes and

declares that the knowledge

of

God

is universal.

(Romans

|

:19,

21, 28, 32;

2:l

5). God

is invisible, incorporeal,

without

parts,

without body, and

therefore free from

all

limitations.

He is

Spirit

(John

4:24), and a spirit hath

not flesh and bones.

(Luke

24:39).

The

first

of

all the commandments

is, hear, 0 Israel;

the Lord our God

is

one

Lord"

(Mark

12:29;

Deut. 6:4).

"One

God and

Father of all, who

is

above

all,

and

through

all,

and in

you

all"

(Eph.

4:6).

This

one

true God

manifested Himself

in the

Old

Testament

in

divers

ways; in

the Son

while

He walked among

men; as the

Holy

Spirit

after

the ascension.

II.

THE

SON

OF GOD

The one true God,

the Jehovah

of

the Old Testament,

took upon

Himself the

form of man, and as

the

Son

of man,

was

born

of the

virgin

Mary. As Paul says

"and

without controversy

great

is the

mystery

of

Godliness: God

was manifest

in the flesh,

justified

in the

Spirit,

seen of angels,

preached

unto the Gentiles,

believed on

in the

world, received up

into

glory"

(1

Timothy

3:16).

"He

came

unto His own,

and

His own

received

Him

not"

(John

1:11).

This one true God

was manifest

in

the

flesh, that is,

in

His Son Jesus

Christ.

".

.

God was

in

Christ,

reconciling

the world unto

Himself, not

imputing

their

trespasses

unto them. . ."

(2

Cor.

5: 1 9).

We believe

that,

".

. in

Him

(Jesus)

dwelleth

all the

fulness of the

Godhead

bodily"

(Col.

2:9).

"For

it

pleased

the Father

that in Him

should all fulness

dwell"

(Col.

1

:19). Therefore,

Jesus

in His

humanity

was

man; in His deity

was and is God.

His

flesh was the

lamb, or

the

sacrifice of God.

He is the only

mediator between God

and man.

"For

there

is one God, and

one

mediator between God

and

men, the man

Christ Jesus"

(1

Timothy

2:5).

Jesus on

His Father's side

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Thus, He

was known

as

the Son

of

God and also

the son of

man, or the

God-man.

"For

He hath

put

all

things under

His feet. But when

He

saith

all

things

are

put

under

Him, it

is

manifest that He is excepted,

which did

put

all

things under

Him"

(1

Cor.15:27).

"And

when

all

things shall

be

subdued

unto

Him,

then

shall the Son also

Himself

be subject

unto

Him

that

put

all things

under

Him,

that God

may be

all

in

all"

(1

Cor.

15:28).

"I

am

Alpha

and

Omega,

the beginning and

the ending, saith

the Lord,

which

is, and

which

was, and which is

to come, the

Almighty"

(Rev.

1:8).

III.

THE NAME

God used different

titles,

such as

"God

Elohim",

"El

Shaddai",

"Jehovah",

and especially "Jehovah

Lord", the redemptive

name

in the

Old

Testament.

"For

unto

us a

child

is born, unto

us a son

is

given:

... and

His name

shall

be

called

Wonderful,

Counselor,

the Mighty God,

The

Everlasting

Father, The

Prince of

Peace"

(Isaiah

9:6).

This

prophecy

of

Isaiah was

fulfilled

when the Son of God

was named,

"And

she shall

bring forth

a

son,

and

thou

shalt call

His name Jesus:

for He shall save

His People

from their

sins"

(Matt-

l:21).

"Neither

is there salvation

in any other:

for there

is none other name

under heaven

given

among

men, whereby

we

must

be saved"

(Acts

4:12).

IV.

CREATION

OF

MAN

AND HIS FALL

In the beginning

God

created man

innocent,

pure

and holy;

but

through

the sin of disobedience,

Adam

and

Eve, the

first

of

the human

race, fell

from their

holy

state,

and God banished

them

from

Eden.

Hence by

one

man's

disobedience,

sin entered

into

the

world.

(Gen.

1:27; Rom.

3:23,5:12).

V.

REPENTANCE

AND CONVERSION

Pardon and

forgiveness

of

sins

is obtained

by

genuine

repentance,

a

confessing

and

forsaking

of

sins.

We are

justified

by

faith

in the

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Jesus

Christ

(Romans

5:1).

John the Baptist

preached

repentance,

Jesus

proclaimed

it,

and

the Apostles

emphasized

it

to both Jews

and

Gentiles.

(Acts

2;38, 11 :18,

17:30).

The word

"repentance"

comes from several Greek

words which mean,

change

of

views

and

purpose,

change

of

heart, change of

mind,

change

of

life,

to transform,

etc.

Jesus said,

-except

ye

repent,

ye

shall all likewise

perish"

(Luke

13:3).

L*e24:47

says,

"And

that repentance and

remission

of

sins should

be

preached

in His

name among all nations, beginning

at Jerusalem."

VI.

WATER

BAPTISM

The scriptural

mode of baptism

is immersion, and

is

only

for those

who have

fully repented,

having tumed from their

sins and a

love

of

the

world. It should be administered

by a duly

authorized

minister of

the Gospel,

in

obedience

to the Word of God,

and in the

name

of our

Lord

Jesus

Christ,

according

to the Acts of

the Apostles

2:38, 8:16,

10:48, 19:5; thus obeying

and

fulfilling

Matthew 28:19.

VII.

THE BAPTISM

OF THE

HOLY

GHOST

John

the Baptist, in

Matthew

3:11, said,

"...He

shall baptize

you

with

the

Holy

Ghost,

and

with

fire."

Jesus, in Acts

1:5,

said,

"...ye

shall

be baptized

with

the

Holy

Ghost

not many days

hence."

Luke tells

us

in Acts

2:4,they

were

all filled with

the

Holy

Ghost,

and

began

to speak

with other tongues

(languages),

as the

Spirit

gave

them

utterance."

The terms "baptize

with

the

Holy

Ghost

and

fire,"

"filled

with

the

Holy

Spirit,"

and the

"gift

of the

Holy

Ghost"

are synonymous

terms used

interchangeably

in the Bible.

It is

scriptural

to expect

all who

receive the

gift,

filling,

or baptism

of

the

Holy

Spirit

to receive the same

physical,

initial sign of speaking

with other

tongues.

The

speaking

with

other

tongues,

as recorded

in Acts

2:4,

10:46, and

19:6, and

the

gift

of tongues,

as explained

in

I

Corinthians,

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12 and

14,

are

the same

in

essence, but

different

in

use

and

purpose.

The Lord,

through the

Prophet Joel, said,

I will

pour

out

my

Spirit

upon all

flesh; ..."

(Joel

2:28).

Peter,

in

explaining

this

phenomenal

experience, said,

having

received

of

the Father the

promise

of the

Holy Ghost, He

(Jesus)

hath

shed forth

this which

ye

now

see

and

heat."

(Acts

2:33).

Further,

"...The

promise

is unto

you,

and to

your

children,

and to

all

that are

afar

off,

even

as many as the

Lord

our

God shall

call."

(Acts

2:39).

VIII. FUNDAMENTAL

DOCTRINE

The basic and

fundamental

doctrine

of

this

Assembly shall

be the

Bible

standard

of

full

salvation,

which

is repentance, baptism

in

water

by immersion

in the

name

of the Lord

Jesus Christ for

the remission of

sins, and

the baptism of

the Holy Ghost

with the

initial

sign of

speaking

with

other tongues

as the Spirit

gives

utterance.

We shall endeavor

to

keep

the

unity

of the

Spirit

until

we all come

into

the

unity of the

faith, at the same

time admonishing

all

brethren that

they shall

not

contend

for their

different views

to

the

disunity

of the

body.

IX. DIVINE HEALING

The first covenant

that the

Lord

(Jehovah)

made

with

the

children of

Israel after

they were brought

out

of

Egypt was

a

covenant

of

healing.

The Lord said,

".

. if

thou

wilt

diligently

hearken

to

the

voice of

the

Lord

(Jehovah-Rapha,

the Lord that

healeth)

thy

God, and

wilt

do that

which is

right

in His sight,

and

wilt

give

ear

to His commandments,

and keep

all

His statutes,

I

will

put

none of these

diseases

upon

thee,

which

I have

brought upon

the Egyptians;

for I am

the

Lord

that

healeth

thee."

(Exodus

15:26).

Some

translations

read:

"For

I am Jehovah,

thy

physician," He

being

our

physician

or doctor,

we

have the most capable

in the

whole world.

Our

Lord Jesus Christ

went about

Galilee,

preaching

the Gospel

of the

Kingdom, and

healing

all

manner

of

sickness

and disease

among

the

people.

(Matthew

4:23, 24).

"Jesus

Christ the

same

yesterday,

and today, and

forever"

(Hebrews

13:8).

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The vicarious suffering

of the

Lord

Jesus

Christ

paid

for the healing

of

our bodies,

the same as

for

the

salvation of our souls,

for

with

His

stripes

we

are

healed"

(Isaiah

53:5).

Matthew 8:17 reads,

Himself

took

our

infirmities, and bare

our

sicknesses"

(See

also

I

Peter 2:24).

We

see

from this that

divine

healing for the body

is in

the atonement.

That being true, then

it

is for all

who

believe.

Jesus

said

of believers,

".

.

they

shall

lay hands on the sick, and

they

shall

recover."

Later,

James

wrote

in his Epistle to

all the churches:

"Is

any sick among

you?

Let

him call for

the elders

of the church;

and let them

pray

over him,

anointing

him with oil

in

the name

of

the

Lord:

and the

prayer

of

faith

shall

save the sick,

and the

Lord shall raise him up;

and

if

he have

committed

sins,

they shall be

forgiven him. Confess

your

faults

one

to

another,

and

pray

one

for another, that

ye

may

be

healed.

The effectual

fervent

prayer

of

a

righteous

man availeth

much."

(James

5:14-16).

All of these

promises

are

for

the church today.

x.

SACRAMENT

OF

COMMUNTON

(SINGLE

CUP)

On the night

of our Lord's

betrayal,

He ate the

Passover supper

with

His

Apostles, after

which

He

instituted the

sacrament.

"And

He took

bread,

and

gave

thanks, and

brake

it,

and

gave

unto

them, saying,

this

is my body

which

is

given

for

you:

this

do in remembrance

of

me.

Likewise

also the cup

after supper

saying,

this

cup is the

New

Testament

in

my blood, which

is shed

for

you." (Luke

22:19-20).

Paul instructed

the church

how to

observe

it

(I

Cor.

ll:,23-34).

Thus was instituted

the

use

of unleavened

bread and

the fruit of

the

vine,

from a single cup,

which

are

partaken

of

literally,

as

emblems of

His broken

body and

shed blood.

There

is

also

a

spiritual

significance

and blessing

in

partaking

of

the sacrament.

XI.

FOOT WASHING

When

the Passover

supper

was ended,

we read

in John 13:4-5, "He

riseth

from

supper, and

laid aside

His

garments;

and

took

a

towel,

and

girded

Himself.

After

that

He

poureth

water

into a bason,

and began

to

wash the disciples'feet,

and

to wipe them

with

the

towel

wherewith He

was

girded."

Jesus said,

"If

I then,

your

Lord

and Master,

have washed

your

feet;

ye

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also ought

to

wash

one

another's

feet. For I have

given

you

an

example, that

ye

should do as

I

have done

to

you" (John

13:14-15).

This

first

example was

given

by our

Lord, and it is a divine

institution.

It is well

to

follow

His example

and wash one another's

feet; thus

manifesting

the

spirit of

humility.

XII. HOLINESS

Godly

living

should

characteize

the

life

of every

child of the

Lord,

and we should

live according

to the

pattern

and

example

given

in the

Word of God. "For

the

grace

of God that bringeth

salvation

hath

appeared

to all men, teaching

us that, denying

ungodliness

and worldly

lusts, we should

live

soberly,

righteously, and Godly,

in this

present

world"

(Titus

2:ll,l2). "For

even

hereunto were

ye

called:

because

Christ

also

suffered

for us, leaving us an

example, that

ye

should

follow His steps:

who did no

sin,

neither was

'guile

found in

His

mouth: who, when

He was

reviled, reviled not

again; when

He

suffered,

He

threatened

not; but committed

himself

to Him that

judgeth

righteously"

(1

Peter 2:21-23).

"Follow

peace

with

all men, and

holiness,

without which

no man shall

see

the

Lord"

(Heb.

12:14).

"But

as He

which hath called

you

is holy, so

be

ye

holy

in all manner

of conversation;

because

it is

written,

be

ye

holy; for

I

am holy.

And if

ye

call

on

the Father,

who without

respect of

persons

judgeth

according

to every

man's work,

pass

the time of

your

sojourning

here

in fear: forasmuch

as

ye

know that

ye

were not redeemed

with

comrptible

things, as silver

and

gold,

from

your

vain conversation

received by tradition

from

your

fathers; but

with the

precious

blood

of

Christ,

as of a

lamb

without blemish

and

without spot"

(1

Peter 1:15-

1e).

XIII.

THE GRACE

OF GOD

"For

the

grace

of God

that

bringeth

salvation

hath appeared

to all

men,

teaching us

that, denying

ungodliness

and worldly

lusts,

we

should

live

soberly,

righteously,

and

Godly, in this

present

world"

(Titus

2:ll,l2).

"For

the

law was

given

by

Moses,

but

grace

and

truth came by

Jesus

Christ"

(John

l:17).

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A Christian,

to

keep saved,

must walk

with

God

and keep

himself in

the

love

of

God

(Jude

2

1) and in the

grace

of

God. The

word

"grace"

means

"favor."

When

a

person

transgresses and sins

against God,

he

loses

his favor.

If he continues to commit

sin and does

not repent,

he

will eventually

be lost and

cast

into the

lake

of

fire.

(Read

John

15:2,

6;2Peter

2:20-21). Jude speaks

of

the backsliders

of

his day, and

their

reward.

(Also,

read

Hebrews 6:4-6).

"For

by

grace

are

ye

saved

through faith; and that

not of

yourselves;

it

is

the

gift

of

God"

(Eph.

2:8).

XIV.

RESTITUTION

OF

ALL THINGS

We understand

the scripture to teach

the restitution of

all things,

which

God hath spoken

by the

mouth

of

all His

holy

prophets

since

the

world

began.

(Acts

3:21).

But

we

cannot

find

where

the devil,

his angels, and

all

sinners

are included.

(See

Rev. 20:10).

XV.

CONSCIENTIOUS

SCRUPLES

We recognizethe

institution

of human

government

as being of

divine

ordination,

and,

in so

doing,

affirm

unswerving

loyalty to our

Government;

however,

we take

a

definite

position

regarding the

bearing

of

arms or the

taking of human

life.

As followers

of the

Lord Jesus Christ, the

Prince of

Peace,

we believe

in

implicit obedience

to His

commandments and

precepts which

instruct us as

follows:

"..

that

ye

resist not

evil.

. ."

(Matt.

5:39):

"Follow

peace

with

all

men..."

(Heb.

12:14).

(See

also

Matt.26:52;

Rom. 12:19;

James

5:6;

Revelation

13:10). These

we believe

and

interpret

to mean Christians

shall

not

shed

blood

nor take

human

life.

Therefore,

we

propose to fulfill all the obligations

of

loyal citizens,

but

are constrained

to

declare

against

participating

in

combatant

service

in

war,

armed

insurrection,

property

destruction,

aiding or abetting

in or

the actual destruction of

human life.

Furthermore,

we cannot

conscientiously

affiliate

with

any

union,

boycott, or

organization

which

will force or bind

any of

its members

to

belong to

any organization,

perform

any duties contrary

to

our

conscience,

or receive

any mark,

without

our

right to

affirm

or reject

same.

However,

we regret the

false impression created

by some

groups

or so-

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IL

called

"conscientious

objectors" that

to

obey the

Bible is

to

have a

contempt

for

law

or

magistrates,

to be disloyal to our

Government

and

in

sympathy

with our enemies,

or to

be unwilling

to sacrifice

for the

preservation

of

our commonwealth.

This

attitude

would be

as

contemptible

to us

as

to any

patriot.

The Word of God

commands

us

to

do violence

to no man.

It

also commands us

that first of all

we are

to

pray

for rulers of our

country.

We, therefore, exhort

our members

to

freely and

willingly

respond

to the call of our Government

except

in

the

matter of bearing arms.

When we say

service, we

mean service-no

matter

how hard or dangerous.

The true

church

has

no more

place

for

cowards than

has the nation.

First of all, however,

let

us

earnestly

pray

that we will

with

honor be

kept out of war.

We believe

that we can be

consistent

in

serving

our Government

in

certain

noncombatant

capacities, but

not in the bearing

of arms.

We further believe

that our

military

personnel

must

live

in

a

manner

consistent

with the

Articles

of

Faith.

XVI.

SECRET

SOCIETIES,

ETC.

According to the

Word of God,

we firmly believe

and

hold that the

people

of

God

should have

no connection

whatever

with secret

societies

or any other

organization

or body

wherein there

is a

fellowship

with

unbelievers, bound

by an

oath.

(James

5:12;2

Cor.

6:14-18).

XVII.

TRANSLATION

OF SAINTS

We

believe

that the

time

is

drawing

near

when our Lord

shall appear;

then the

dead

in

Christ shall

arise, and

we who are

alive

and

remain

shall be caught

up

with

them to

meet our Lord

in the air.

(1

Thess.

4:13-17

;

1 Cor. 15,51-54;

PhiL 3:20-21).

XVI[.

MARRIAGE

AND

DIVORCE

The Holy Scriptures

define

marriage

as

one

MAN

and one

WOMEN

coming

together

in a sacred

union as husband

and

wife

(Gen

2:24).

ALL same sex

marriages

is an ABOMINATION

before

GOD

and

we DO

NOT recognize such

a union

(Lev

20:13).

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In regards

to

divorce

"Whosoever

putteth

away his

wife

and

marrieth another,

committeth

adultery, and

whosoever

marrieth

her

that

is

put

away

from

her

husband

committeth adultery"

Luke

16:18; Rom.

7:t-3, Mark

10:LL'lz,1Corinthians

7:39.

We hold

that we

have

no

right

to add

any thought of

our own

to

such

plain

statements,

in

order to

justiflT

those

who have taken their second

companion

while

the

first

liveth.

XIX.

SAME-SEX

MARRIAGE

This Assembly

is strongly against

same-sex

marriage

and

will

not tolerate

nor

entertain

any

questions

conceming

performing

or condoning

same-sex

marriage.

Anyone

who

is

involved

in

a same-sex

relationship and/or

who

performs

a same-sex

wedding, or

friendship, or

life

partnership

or

a ceremony of

such unions

shall be

immediately

excommunicated

from

membership

in this

organization. (Genesis 1:26-

28, 2:24, Leviticus

18.'22, 20 :13,

Romans

I

:26-28)

XX. Head

Covering

Females are to

have their

head covered

while

praying

or while

in Worship Seruices.

The Apostle

Paul speaks

about

covering

to

be worn over

the hair

which

gives

or

prefers

honor

on

the

man. Concerning

Head Covering,

I

Cor. 11:3-7

states:

"But

I

would

have

you

to

know,

that

the

head

of

every

man

is

ChrisU and

the

head

of the

woman is

the

man;

and

the head of

Christ is God.

Every man

praying

or

prophesying,

having

his head covered,

dishonoureth

his

head.

But every woman

that

prayeth

or

prophesieth

with

her head uncovered

dishonoureth

her

head:

for that

is

even all one

as if she

were shaven.

For if the

woman

be

not

covered,

let

her

also

be

shorn;

but

if

it

be

a

shame

for a woman to be

shorn

or

shaven,

let her

be covered.

For man

indeed

ought

not

to

cover

his

head forasmuch

as he is

the

image and

glory

of God: but

the woman

is

the

glory

of

the

man."

XXI. TITHING

We

DO

NOT

believe that

Tithing

is God's

Plan

for

the

New

Testament Church.

We

believe

that the

New

Testament

teaches

that

we are

not

limited to

Tithing

107o,

but

are

to

give

as

the

Lord has

prospered

us.

(1

Corinthians

16:1-2,

Luke 6:38,

2

Corinthians

9:10)

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XXII. WOMEN WEARING

PANTS

We strongly

believe, urge, and

discourage the

wearing of

pants

by

HOLY WOMEN.

The

scripture

plainly

teaches

that

it

is an

ABOMINATION

for a woman

to

wear

anything

that

PERTAINS to

a

man,

and

for

a

man

to

wear anything that

PERTAINS

to

a

woman. We believe that

Pants do

PERTAIN to

men.

(Duet.22:5)

We further

believe that

"Breeches" mentioned

in the Old Testament,

were worn by

AARON and

HIS SONS, and are

equivalent to

the

"Pants"

of today.

(Exodus

28:42-43)

mfiIl.

Women Preachers

There are many

roles and duties

to

be

fulfilled

by

the women

in

the

church,

but

in

accordance

with

the

scripture

we should

not condone

or

recognize a woman

as a

minister of the Gospel.

It

is NOT scriptural

for

any female

to

be acknowledged

or to

be addressed

with

the

title of

Elder,

Bishop,

Apostle, Minister, Reverend

and

Evangelist.

We believe and

it is confirmed

in

the

Holy Scriptures that

God

has never

called

a woman

to

preach

the Gospel.

It

matters

not who stands

for it

or

justifies

it.

Let God be

true

and every

man a

liar.

(Romans

3:4)

Apostle Paul said,

"I

suffer

not a

woman

to

neither teach

nor

usurp

authority

over

the

man but

to

be

in silence."

(1

Timothy 2:12).

Numbers 27:16,1

Timothy

2:tt-L2,1 Corinthians

14:34-37,

Acts

t3:4L.

XXIV.

SECOND

COMING

OF JESUS

CHRIST

That Jesus

is coming againthe

second

time

in

person,

just

as He

went away,

is clearly

set

forth

by

the Lord Jesus

Himself,

and

was

preached

and

taught

in the early

Christian

church by the

apostles; hence,

the children of

God today

are

earnestly,

hopefully,looking

forward

to the

glorious

event.

(Matt.

24; Acts

l:11,3:19-211,

I

Cor..

1 1:26; Phil. 3 :20-21;

I

Thess..

4:14-17

;

Titus 2:

I

3, I 4).

XXV. TTTE

MILLENNIUM

Moreover,

we

believe

that the

distress upon

the earth

is the

"beginning

of

sorrows"

and

will

become

more intense

until

there

"shall

be

a time of trouble

such as

there

never was since

there was a

nation

even

to that

same

time"

(Matthew

24:3-8,Dan.

l2:l), and that

period

of

"tribulation"

will

be

followed by the

dawn

of a

better

day on

earth

and that

for a

thousand

years

there

shall be

"peace

on earth

and

good

will

toward

men."

(Rev.

20:1-5;

Isa. 65:17-25;

Matt.. 5:5;

Dan.

7:27;Mic..4:1,2;Heb.

2:14;

Rom.ll.,25-27).

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XXVI.

FINAL

JUDGMENT

When

the

thousand

years

are

finished, there shall be

a

resurrection of

all the dead,

who will

be summoned

before the

great

white throne

for

their

final

judgment,

and

all

whose

names are

not found

written in the

Book

of

Life shall be cast

into the

lake of

fire, burning

with

brimstone

which

God bath

prepared

for

the

Devil

and

his

angels,

Satan

himself being cast

in first.

(Matt..

25:4I; Rev.

20:7,75,21:8).

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the foregoing

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true

and

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copy of the Canon

Laws of

the above-

named

Assembly, duly

adopted by the

General Overseer

on April

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in all

legal

matters,

and

shall

be the

custodian

of

all

legal

documents.

I

certify

that the

foregoing

is a true

and correct

copy of

the Second

Amendment

of

the

Canon

Laws

of

the

above-named

Assembly,

duly adopted

by the

General

Overseer

on

November

1,2014.

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Larry

J.

Rivers

General

Overseer,

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International

Notary

Public:

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me that

he

executed

the

same

in his

authorized

capacity, and

that by

his

signature on the

instrument, the

entity upon behatf

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PRESCRIBED

AMENDMENT

TO ARTICLE

IV

OF

THE

CANON

LAWS

OF

THE

ARTICLE

IV

OF

THE CANON

LAWS

OF

THE UNITED

APOSTOLIC

HOLINESS

ASSEMBLIES

INTERNATIONAL

SHALL

BE

AMENDED

AS FOLLOWS:

MEMBERSHIP

This

Church/Assembty

shall

have

no voting

membership

but

shall

be

structured

in

authority

according

to

Biblical

precedents as found

in

the

New

Testament

and

the Canons of

the Church.

Membership of United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies International

shall

be

limited

to those

that

are

called

to

receive

the

truth,

according to

St.

John

18:37

of

the

Holy Bible.

Any

person

acknowledging

Jesus

Christ

as

Savior.and Lord,

and

who agrees

with

the Statement

of Doctrine

and

the

Apostolic

Covenant

of

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International,

shall be

extended

the right

hand

of fellowship

and

be most

welcome

to all

Church/Assembly

meetings,

services,

and

events.

The reception,

suspension,

and

termination

of

membership

shall be

at

the

sole

discretion

of

the General

Overseer.

The

General

Overseer

shall determine

the

discipline

of

members,

as

he

deems

it appropriate,

and necessary

according

to

New

Testament

Apostolic

Doctrine,

The Apostolic

Covenant,

and

the

Canon

Laws

of

the

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International.

Any

member

refusing

to

abide

by New

Testament

Apostolic

Doctrine,

The

Apostolic

Covenant,

ffid

The

Canon

laws

of

the

United Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International,

shall

be

grounds

for immediate

excommunication

by

the

General

Overseer.

The

Membership

of

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies Intemational

shall

have no

voting

rights,

nor at anytime

will

there

ever

be

any boards

or

committees

formed

by

members.

All

governing

authority

shall be

solely

vested in

the

Office

of

the General

Overseer.


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Certification

I

certiff

that the foregoing

is

a

true and

correct copy of

the

Third Amendment

of the

Canon

Laws of

the above-named

Assembly,

duly

adopted

by the General

Overseer

on

November

1,2014.

Apostle

Larry

J.

Rivers

General

Overseer,

United

Apostolic

Holiness

Assemblies

International

Notary

Public:

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