Articles of Religious Faith of The Wesleyan Church

I. Faith in the Most Holy Trinity

We believe in the one and true living God, holy, loving, eternal, of infinite power,
wisdom and goodness; Creator and Preserver of all things. In the unity of Deity there are three persons
of one essence, power, and eternity - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Gn. 1:1; 17:1; Ex. 3:13-15; 33:20; Dt. 6:4; Sal. 90:2; Is. 40:28-29; Mt. 3:16-17; 28:19; Jn.
1:1-2; 4:24; 16:13; 17:3; Hch. 5:3-4; 17:24-25; 1 Co. 8:4, 6; Ef. 2:18; Fil 2:6; Col. 1:16-17; 1
Ti. 1:17; He. 1:8; 1 Jn. 5:20.

II. The Father

We believe that the Father is the Principle of all that exists, whether material or spiritual. With the
Son and the Holy Spirit, created man in His image. Consequently, His relationship with man is like
Father, and as such, He eternally expresses His goodwill towards man. In love, He seeks and receives.
to the sinner who repents.

Sal. 68:5; Is. 64:8; Mt. 7:11; Jn. 3:17; Ro. 8:15; 1 P. 1:17.

III. The Son of God

105. We believe in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and
born of the Virgin Mary, true God and true man. He died on the cross and was buried, to be
a sacrifice, both for original sin and for all the sins committed by men, and for
reconcile ourselves with God. Christ bodily rose from the dead, ascended to heaven and there to the
the right hand of the Father intercedes for us; from there he will come to judge all men on the final day.

Ps. 16:8-10; Mt. 1:21, 23; 11:27; 16:28; 27:62-66; 28:5-9, 16-17; Mr. 10:45; 15; 16:6-7; Lc.
1:27, 31, 35; 24:4-8, 23; Jn. 1:1, 14, 18; 3:16-17; 20:26-29; 21; Hch. 1:2-3; 2:24-31; 4:12;
10:40; Ro. 5:10, 18; 8:34; 14:9; 1 Co. 15:3-8, 14; 2 Co. 5:18-19; Gá 1:4; 2:20; 4:4-5; Ef. 5:2;
1 Timothy 1:15

IV. The Holy Spirit

We believe in the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son, and is of the same essence,
majesty and glory like the Father and like the Son, true and eternal God. He administers grace to all the
humanity, and it is particularly effective Agent that convinces of sin, regenerates, sanctifies, and glorifies; it is
omnipresent; affirms, preserves, guides, and empowers the believer.

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Galatians 4:6.

V. Sufficiency and Full Authority

107. We believe that the books of the Old and New Testaments are the Holy Scriptures, and they are the
inspired and infallible written Word of God; they are completely free of error in their manuscripts
original, and above all human authority, and have been transmitted currently without corruption
of any particular doctrine. We believe that they contain all the necessary teachings for the
salvation; therefore, what is not found in, nor can be proven by them, should not be required of anyone that
he creates it as an article of faith, and less, that he believes it is a requirement for his salvation. Both in the Old
The Testament like the New, eternal life is offered through Christ, who is the only Mediator between
God and man. The New Testament teaches how to obey God in love, which is only possible by
the Holy Spirit dwelling in him.
 The canonical books of the Old Testament are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomio, Josué, Jueces, Rut, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Reyes, 2 Reyes, 1 Crónicas, 2 Crónicas, Esdras,
Nehemías, Ester, Job, Salmos, Proverbios, Eclesiastés, el Cantar de los Cantares, Isaías, Jeremías,
Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah
Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
The canonical books of the New Testament are: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, The Acts of the
Apostles, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2
Tesalonicenses, 1 Timoteo, 2 Timoteo, Tito, Filemón, Hebreos, Santiago, 1 Pedro, 2 Pedro, 1 Juan, 2 Juan,
3 John, Jude, and Revelation.

Ps. 19:7; Mt. 5:17-19; 22:37-40; Lk. 24:27, 44; Jn. 1:45; 5:46; 17:17; Acts 17:2, 11; Rom.
1:2; 15:4, 8; 16:26; 2 Co. 1:20; Gá. 1:8; Ef. 2:15-16; 1 Ti. 2:5; 2 Ti. 3:15-17; He. 4:12; 10:1;
11:39; Stg. 1:21; 1 P. 1:23; 2 P. 1:19-21; 1 Jn. 2:3-7; Ap. 22:18-19.

VI. God's Purpose for Man

108. We believe that the two great commandments require us to love the Lord our God.
with all our heart, and our neighbor as ourselves, summarize the divine law as it is
revealed in the Scriptures. They are the perfect measure and norm of human duties, both for the
order and the direction of the family, the nation, social groups, and individual acts. These
commandments require us to acknowledge God as our only Supreme Ruler and all the
men as created by Him, with equal rights. Therefore, all men must order all
his individual, social, and political actions in order to give God complete and absolute obedience, and
to allow all men to enjoy their natural rights as well as contribute to the greater happiness
of each one in the possession and exercise of such rights.

Lv. 19:18, 34; Dt. 1:16-17; Job 31:13-14; Jer. 21:12; 22:3; Mi. 6:8; Mt. 5:44-48; 7:12; Mr.
12:28-31; Lk. 6:27-29, 35; Jn. 13:34-35; Acts 10:34-35; 17:26; Rom. 12:9; 13:1, 7-8, 10; Ga
5:14; 6:10; Tito 3:1; Stg. 2:8; 1 P. 2:17; 1 Jn. 2:5; 4:12-13; 2 Jn. 6.

VII. The Choice of Man

109. We believe that the creation of man in the image of God includes the ability to choose.
between good and evil. Man was made morally responsible for his choices, but since the fall
From Adam, man is incapable, in his own natural strength, of doing good. This is the result of sin.
this is not simply limited to following the example of Adam, but rather it is the corruption of the
fallen nature, inherited from Adam. For this reason, man is very far from original justice, and his
sinful nature is continually inclined to evil. It cannot by itself seek God nor
exercise faith for your salvation. Through Jesus Christ, God's prevenient grace makes it possible for the
man what he would never do on his own. This grace is freely given to all men and
enables everyone who wants to be saved.

Gn. 6:5; 8:21; Dt. 30:19; Jos. 24:15; 1 R. 20:40; Sal. 51:5; Is. 64:6; Jer. 17:9; Mr. 7:21-23;
Luke 16:15
11:6; Rev. 22:17.

VIII. Marriage and Family

110. We believe that man was created in the image of God, that human sexuality is reflected
in that image in terms of love, communication, companionship, intimate subordination of the person
towards the Higher Being and its consolidation. The Word of God makes the marital relationship a metaphor
of His relationship with His redeemed people and to reveal the truth that such a relationship is of God with a
people. Therefore, God's plan for human sexuality is that it should be expressed only in a
a lifelong marital relationship between a man and a woman within the framework of marriage. This is
the only relationship divinely designated for the birth and upbringing of children and is a union covenant made
in the sight of God, having priority over any other human relationship.
 Gn. 1:27-28; 2:18, 20, 23, 24; Is. 54:4-8; 62:5b; Jer. 3:14; Ez. 16:3ss; Os. 2; Mal. 2:14; Mt.
19:4-6; Mr. 10:9; Jn. 2:1-2, 11; 1 Ti. 5:14; 1 Co. 9:5; Ef. 5:23-32; He. 13:4; Ap. 19:7-8.

IX. The Atonement

111. We believe that the sacrifice of Christ, made once for all, through His sufferings and
meritorious death on the cross provides perfect redemption and propitiation for all the sins of the world
whole, both for original sin and for current transgressions. There is no other means to
to be saved from sin except through this sacrifice. This atonement is sufficient for the salvation of all the
Adam's descendants. This grace of God covers the mentally deficient, believers who lose the
reason and also to the children who have not reached the use of reason. It is effective for the salvation of all
those who are responsible for their deeds only when they repent and believe in Jesus Christ.

Is. 52:13-53:12; Lc. 24:46-47; Jn. 3:16; Hch. 3:18; 4:12; Ro. 3:20, 24-26; 5:8-11, 13, 18-20;
7:7; 8:34; 1 Co. 6:11; 15:22; Gá. 2:16; 3:2-3; Ef. 1:7; 2:13, 16; 1 Ti. 2: 5-6; He. 7:23-27;
9:11-15, 24-28; 10:14; 1 Jn. 2:2; 4:10.

X. Repentance and Faith

112. We believe that for a man to appropriate what the prevenient grace of God has done
possible, he must voluntarily respond in repentance and faith. The power comes from God, but the fact
it belongs to the man.
Repentance is inspired by the convincing ministry of the Holy Spirit. It involves a
a voluntary change of mind in renouncing sin and desiring righteousness, a divine sorrow and a
confession of our past sins, appropriate restitution for wrongdoings, and a resolution of
to reform life. Repentance is the prerequisite for saving faith and without it, faith is impossible.
savior. Faith, on the other hand, is the only condition for salvation. It begins with a mental decision and in the
consent of the will to the truth of the Gospel, but it originates in the complete surrender of all the
person in the power of Jesus Christ and in complete self-confidence in Him as Savior and
Lord. Saving faith is expressed in a public testimony of His Lordship and in an identification with Him.
Church.

Mr. 1:15; Lk. 5:32; 13:3; 24:47; Jn. 3:16; 17:20; 20:31; Acts 5:31; 10:43; 11:18; 16:31;
20:21; 26:20; Ro. 1:16; 2:4; 10:8-10, 17; Gá 3:26; Ef. 2:8; 4:4-6; Fil. 3:9; 2 Tes. 2:13; 2 Ti.
2:25; Hch. 11:6; 12:2; 1 P. 1:9; 2 P. 3:9.

XI. Justification and Regeneration

113. We believe that when a man repents of his sin and believes in the Lord Jesus Christ, it is,
at this moment, justified or regenerated, and received into the family of God and by the testimony of the Spirit
Saint, his salvation is confirmed.
We believe that we are justified before God only by the merits of our Lord and Savior.
Jesus Christ; we are justified by faith and not by our works.
We believe that regeneration is the work of the Holy Spirit through which the sinner
Forgiven is made a child of God. This new life is received through faith in Jesus Christ, and frees from
the regenerated from the power of sin that reigns over the unregenerated, so they love God and for
by His grace they serve Him with all their will and with all their heart, and they also receive the Spirit of
adoption by which they cry out, 'Abba, Father'.

Justificación: Hab. 2:4; Hch. 13:38-39; 15:11; 16:31; Ro. 1:17; 3:28; 4:2-5; 5:1-2; Gá 3:6-
14; Eph. 2:8-9; Phil. 3:9; Heb. 10:38.
Regeneración: Jn. 1:12-13; 3:3, 5-8; 2 Co. 5:17; Gá. 3:26; Ef. 2:5, 10, 19; 4:24; Col. 3:10;
Titus 3:5; James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:3-4; 2 Peter 1:4; 1 John 3:1.
Adoption: Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:5, 7; Eph. 1:5.
Testimony of the Spirit: Rom. 8:16-17; Gal. 4:6; 1 Jn. 2:3; 3:14, 18-19.
 XII. Good Works

We believe that good works, although they cannot save us from our sins, nor deliver us
from the just judgment of God, are nevertheless the fruit of faith and follow after regeneration. Therefore,
they are, in Christ, pleasing and acceptable to God, and through them living faith is known, as it
You know the tree by its fruit.

Mt. 5:16; 7:16-20; Jn. 15:8; Ro. 3:20; 4:2, 4, 6; Gá. 2:16; 5:6; Ef. 2:10; Fil. 1:11; Col 1:10; 1
Tes. 1:3; Tit. 2:14; 3:5; Stg. 2:18, 22; 1 P. 2:9, 12.

XIII. Sin after Regeneration

116. We believe that after having been regenerated, one can fall into sin, for in this
life, there is no height or state of holiness from which one cannot fall; but, by the grace of God, who
has fallen into sin can, through true repentance and faith, find forgiveness and restoration.

Mal. 3:7; Mt. 18:21-22; Jn. 15:4-6; 1 Tim. 4:1, 16; He. 10:35-39; 1 Jn. 1:9; 2:1, 24-25.

XIV. Sanctification: Initial, Progressive, and Entire

We believe that sanctification is that work of the Holy Spirit by which the child of God is
separate from sin and is able to love God with all his heart and walk blamelessly in all His
holy commandments. Sanctification begins at the very moment of justification and regeneration.
From that moment on, there is a gradual and progressive sanctification as the believer walks with God and grows.
daily in His grace and in a more perfect obedience to God. This leads him to the crisis of the whole
sanctification that operates instantaneously when the believer presents himself as a living sacrifice,
holy and pleasing to God through faith in Jesus Christ, being performed by the baptism of the Holy Spirit who
cleanse the heart of all innate sin. The experience of entire sanctification perfects in love to
believer and equips him with the power of the Holy Spirit for more effective service, and is followed by a life
of growth in grace and a greater knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The life of
Holiness continues through faith in the sanctifying blood of Christ and is manifested through obedience.
voluntary to the will of God.

Gn. 17:1; Dt. 30:6; Sal. 130:8; Is. 6:1-6, 35; Ez. 36:25-29; Mt. 5:8, 48; Lc. 1:74-75; 3:16-17;
24:49; John 17:1-26; Acts 1:4-5, 8; 2:1-4; 15:8-9; 26:18; Romans 8:3-4; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 6:11; 2 Corinthians 7:1;
Ephesians 4:13, 24; 5:25-27; 1 Thessalonians 3:10, 12-13; 4:3, 7-8; 5:23-24; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews.
10:14; 12:14; 13:12; Stg. 3:17-18; 4:8; 1 Pe. 1:2; 2 Pe. 1:4; 1 Jn. 1:7, 9; 3:8-9: 4:17-18; Jud.
24.

XV. The Gifts of the Spirit

We believe that the Gift of the Spirit is the same Holy Spirit. He must be desired more than
the same gifts which He dispenses in His wisdom to individual members of the Church in order to
properly equip them to fulfill their function as members of the body of Christ. The gifts of
Spirit, although not always identifiable as natural abilities, manifests through them,
for the building up of the whole church. These gifts must be used with love under the direction of the Head
from the church which is Christ and not from man. The relative value of the gifts of the Spirit must be tested.
for their usefulness in the church and not for any ecstasy produced in those who receive them.

Lc. 11:13; 24:49; Hch. 1:4; 2:38-39; 8:19-20; 10:45; 11:17; Ro. 12:4-8; 1 Co. 12:1-14:40; Ef.
4:7-8, 11-16; He. 2:4; 13:20-21; 1 P. 4:8-11.
 XVI. The Church

119. We believe that the Christian church is the entire body of believers in Jesus Christ, the
Founder and sole Head of the church. This church is made up of both the believers who have died in
Christ Jesus, like those who have remained on the earth, who have renounced the world, the flesh, and to the
devil, and they have devoted themselves to the work that Christ entrusted to the church until He comes. The church in the
land must preach the pure Word of God, and duly administer the sacraments in accordance with the
instructions of Christ, and strictly obey everything that Christ has commanded. A local church is a
body of believers formally organized on the principles of the Gospel; meets regularly with the
the purpose of evangelizing, building oneself up in faith, maintaining communion, and worshiping God. The Wesleyan Church is
a denomination composed of the members within the district assemblies and local churches who,
as members of the Body of Christ, they uphold the faith expressed in the Articles of Religious Faith and
they recognize the ecclesiastical authority of their governing bodies.

Mt. 16:18; 18:17; Acts 2:41-47; 9:31; 11:22; 12:5; 14:23; 15:22; 20:28; 1 Cor. 1:2; 12:28;
16:1; 2 Co. 1:1; Gá 1:2; Ef. 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 3:9-10, 21; 5:22-33; Col. 1:18, 24; 1 Tes. 1:1; 2
Tes. 1:1; 1 Ti. 3:15; He. 12:23; Stg. 5:14.

XVII. The Sacraments: Baptism and the Holy Supper

120. We believe that baptism with water and the Lord's Supper are the sacraments of the church.
ordered by Christ and are also means of grace when received through faith. They are frames of
the profession of the Christian faith and signs of the ministry of God's grace towards us. Through
He works in us to revive, strengthen, and confirm our faith.
We believe that baptism with water is a sacrament of the church, ordained by Christ to be
administered to believers. It is a symbol of the new covenant of grace and signifies our acceptance of the
benefits of the atonement of Jesus Christ. Through baptism, the believer declares their faith in Jesus Christ
as your Savior.

Mt. 3:13-17; 28:19; Mr. 1:9-11; Jn. 3:5, 22, 26; 4:1-2; Hch. 2:38-39, 41; 8:12-17, 36-38;
9:18; 16:15, 33; 18:8; 19:5; 22:16; Ro. 2:28-29; 4:11; 6:3-4; 1 Co. 12:13; Gá 3:27-29; Col.
2:11-12; Titus 3:5.

We believe that the Lord's Supper is a sacrament of our redemption through the death of Christ and
of our hope for His victorious return, and is at the same time a sign of the mutual love of Christians.
in such a way that, to those who receive it humbly and with dignity through faith, it is a means by which God
communicates grace to the heart.

Matthew 26:26-28

XVIII. The Second Coming of Christ

We believe that the certainty of the personal and imminent return of Christ is a powerful
inspiration to live holily and diligently engage in the evangelization of the world. When He
He will fulfill all the prophecies made regarding His final and complete triumph over evil.

Job 19:25-27; Is. 11:1-12; Zac. 14:1-11; Mt. 24:1-51; 25; 26:64; Mr. 13:1-37; Lc. 17:22-37;
21:5-36; Jn. 14:1-3; Acts 1:6-11; 1 Cor. 1:7-8; 1 Thess. 1:10; 2:19; 3:13; 4:13-18; 5:1-11, 23; 2
Tes. 1:6-10; 2:1-12; Tit. 2:11-14; He. 9:27-28; Stg. 5:7-8; 2 P. 3:1-14; 1 Jn. 3:2-3; Ap. 1:7;
19:11-16; 22:6-7, 12, 20.
 XIX. The Resurrection of the Dead

124. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead of all humankind from the righteous to
the resurrection of life, and of the unjust to the resurrection of condemnation. The resurrection of the dead
in the Lord will occur at the second coming of Christ, and that of the wicked, later. The resurrection of
our Lord Jesus Christ is the guarantee of the resurrection of those who are in Christ. The resurrected body
It will be a spiritual body, but the person will be whole and recognizable.

Job 19:25-27; Dn. 12:2; Mt. 22:30-32; 28:1-20; Mr. 16:1-8; Lc. 14:14; 24:1-53; Jn 5:28-29;
11:21-27; 20:1-21:25; Acts 1:3, Rom. 8:11; 1 Cor. 6:14; 15:1-58; 2 Cor. 4:14; 5:1-11; 1 Thess.
4:13-17; Ap. 20:4-6, 11-13.

XX. The Judgment of Man

125. We believe that the Scriptures reveal God as the Judge of all humanity and that His
judgments are based on His omniscience and eternal justice. His administration of justice will culminate in the gathering
end of the human race before His throne of great majesty and power, where the books will be examined and
The final rewards and punishments will be administered.

12:14
5:10; 2 Ti. 4:1; He. 9:27; 2 P. 3:7; Ap. 20:11-13.

XXI. The Final Destiny

126. We believe that the Holy Scriptures clearly teach the conscious and personal existence.
after death. The final destiny of man is determined by the grace of God and the response of
man, the one that is inevitably evidenced by his moral character that results from his free choices and
personal; their eternal destiny is not determined by some arbitrary decree of God. Heaven with its
eternal glory and the blessings of the presence of Christ is the final dwelling place of those who choose the
salvation that God provides through Jesus Christ. Hell with its eternal suffering and separation from
God is the final dwelling place of those who neglect this great salvation.

Dn. 12:2; Mt. 25:34-46; Mr. 9:43-48; Lc. 13:3; Jn. 8:21-23; 14:2-3; 2 Co. 5:6, 8, 10; He. 2:1-
3; 9:27-28; 10:26-31; Rev. 20:14-15; 21:1-22:5, 14-15.