Joint Declaration of Principles (2026 Draft) >>
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Table of Contents, Foreword, Authors Statement, Document Interpretation, Executive Summary,
Article I — The Person and Work of Christ >>
Christ is confessed as the Church’s only Priest, Mediator, and King. His once‑for‑all sacrifice terminates all earthly priesthoods and excludes any sacrificial or mediatorial ministry in the Church.
Article II — Holy Scripture & Apostolic Hermeneutic >>
Scripture is supreme. The New Testament interprets and fulfills the Old, preventing the reintroduction of Temple categories—altars, sacrifices, priestly mediation—into Christian worship.
Article III — Scripture & Confessional Standards > >
The historic Reformed and Anglican confessions uniformly uphold Christ’s sufficiency and reject sacerdotalism. They serve as faithful witnesses to Scripture, not independent authorities.
Article IV — The Book of Common Prayer >>
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer and Ordinal define Anglican worship and ministry as evangelical, not sacerdotal. Their structure abolishes sacrificial language and interprets the threefold ministry through the unity of the presbyterate.
Article V — The Ministry of the Church >>
Ordained ministry is pastoral and declarative. Ministers preach the Word, administer the Sacraments, and shepherd the flock. No minister shares in Christ’s priesthood or performs sacrificial acts. Absolution is declarative, not priestly.
Article VI — Apostolic Church Government >>
Article VI restores the Reformed and Anglican doctrine of episcopacy, in which Bishop and Presbyter are two offices and two functions within one presbyteral order—distinct in role but one in essence—with the Bishop exercising presbyteral presidency and moderation among fellow Presbyters.
Article VII — Apostolic Succession >>
Apostolic succession consists in continuity of apostolic doctrine, worship, and discipline—not tactile lineage or priestly transmission. All ecclesiastical authority is ministerial and declarative, exercised through presbyterial and synodical assemblies.
Article VIII — The Sacraments >>
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are signs and seals of the gospel. They possess no inherent power, operate only through the Spirit, and are received by faith. The Eucharist is remembrance, not sacrifice.
Article IX — Worship & Liturgy >>
Worship is regulated by Scripture and grounded in the gospel. Sacrificial symbolism, priestly vesture, altars, and mediatorial gestures are rejected. Word and Sacrament remain central.
Article X — Mission & Witness >>>
Mission is spiritual in means yet comprehensive in scope. The Church proclaims Christ’s kingship, forms disciples, practices mercy and justice, and maintains distinct yet coordinate jurisdictions with the civil order.
Article XI — Christian Ethics >>
Christian ethics arise from creation, redemption, and union with Christ. The Church affirms the sanctity of life, creational marriage, embodied sexuality, chastity, and compassionate clarity.
Statement of Purpose and Objectives >>
The purpose and objectives of the Joint Declaration of Principles are summarised
Appendices >>
Apostolic Church Government, Clerical Vesture and Rubrics, Historical Errors addressed, Interpretive Principles, Revisions and Changes