25 Major Doctrines of Paulician Christianity
Theology: Unitarian, there is one eternal God, the Father Almighty, from whom are all things and for whom we exist.
(Deut 6:4, 1 Cor. 8:6, Jn 17:3, 1 Tim 2:5, Eph 4:6, Isa 44:6, Mal 2:10, Jn 1:18, Mk 10:18, 1 Cor 3:23, Jn 20:17)
Christology: Angel, the Son was created on Day 1 as the First Light that is Michael, the Great Angel who participates in Deity.
(Gen 1:3, Prov 8:22, Rev 3:14, Col 1:15, Mic 5:2, Ex 23:21, Job 33:23, Dan 10:21, Dan 12:1, Js 5:14, Rev 12:7)
Dualism: Biblical dualities appointed by God are to be acknowledged, studied and taught by those who have wisdom.
(Gen 1:16, Deut 30:19, Isa 45:7, 1 Ki 7:41, Jn 8:23, 1 Cor 15:47, Mk 10:8, Eph 2:14, Gal 3:28, Col 3:11, 2 Cor 6:15)
Iconoclasm: Image artwork resembling anything created by God in the creation week is forbidden to replicate.
(Ex 20:4, Lev 19:4, Lev 26:1, Deut 4:16, Deut 4:23, Deut 5:8, Act 17:29, Rom 1:23, 1 Jn 5:21, 1 Cor 10:14)
Veiling: Cloth head coverings for women in the church, as her hair is the glory of man, her head of authority.
(1 Cor 11:5-15, Gen 24:65, Num 5:18, Isa 3:17, Isa 47:2, 3 Macc 4:6, Sus 1:32)
Discipline: In churches, women must be silent except in song, have no authority over men, and the defiant are removed.
(1 Cor 14:34, 1 Tim 2:12, Eph 5:24, Gen 3:16, 1 Pet 3:1, Col 3:18, Tit 2:5, 1 Cor 11:3, Num 30:13, 1 Cor 5:13)
Communion: An agape love feast, consuming leaven bread and wine of Christ before the service, not a eucharist.
(Matt 26:26, Mk 14:22, Lk 22:19, Jn 6:51, Act 2:46, 1 Cor 10:16, 1 Cor 11:26, Jd 1:12)
Sonship: Jesus is an angelic son, and we are adopted into his divine family as brothers, becoming fellow angelic sons of God.
(Psa 82:6, Jn 20:17, Rom 8:14, Heb 2:11, 1 Cor 15:50, Gal 4:5, Eph 1:5, Eph 2:19, 1 Jn 3:1, Mk 12:25 Mal 2:10)
Baptism: New Covenant baptism is the Holy Spirit baptism by faith, but water baptism was fulfilled in Christ at the Jordan.
(Matt 3:11, Gal 3:27, 1 Cor 12:13, 1 Pet 3:21, Tit 3:5, 1 Cor 1:17, Act 1:5, Act 19:3, Eph 1:13, Jn 4:2)
Atonement: Christ died not to excuse a life of sin, but to destroy sin in your life, that you may live in blameless purity.
(1 Jn 3:9, 1 Jn 5:18, Jn 8:11, Matt 5:48, Rom 6:1, 1 Thess 5:23, 1 Pet 2:24, Eph 4:22, Gal 5:16, Rom 8:9, Psa 1:1)
Apparel: Men wear long pants with covering sleeves, and women wear long skirts with covering sleeves.
(Deut 22:5, Ex 28:42, Isa 47:2, Isa 61:10, Dan 3:21, 2 Tim 4:13, Rom 12:1, Rom 13:13, 1 Tim 2:9, 1 Pet 3:3)
Offices: No manufactured offices that corrupt the church, but Shepherding Elders and Servants, all under Christ.
(1 Pet 5:2, Act 20:28, 1 Tim 3:1, 1 Tim 5:17, 1 Cor 12:28, Eph 4:11, Matt 16:18)
Pacifism: All violence against human flesh is forbidden, whether by military action or in personal self-defense.
(Isa 53:7, Matt 5:39, Matt 26:52, Lk 6:27, Lk 9:24, Jn 18:11, Acts 7:60, Rom 12:14, Jas 5:6, 1 Pet 3:9, 1 Pet 2:23, Rev 13:10)
Antisecularism: All engagement in secular politics or the merging of church with secular state is forbidden.
(Matt 6:24, Lk 4:6, Jn 15:19, Jn 18:36, Rom 12:2, Rom 13:1, 2 Tim 2:4, Gal 1:10, Col 1:13, Col 3:2, Eph 2:2, Jas 4:4, 1 Jn 2:15)
Kingdom: The kingdom of God is above in heaven, not below on earth, but it will soon come down to earth.
(Matt 5:12, Matt 6:10, Matt 7:21, 2 Cor 5:1, Gal 4:26, Phil 3:20, Col 3:1, Heb 11:16, Heb 12:22, 1 Pet 1:4, 2 Pet 3:13, Rev 21:2)
Eschatology: Events of Revelation are yet to occur, the War in Heaven, the Great Tribulation, and the Millennium.
(Rev 1:1, Rev 4:1, Rev 22:6, 2 Pet 3:10, 1 Cor 3:13, 1 Thess 5:2, Rev 12:7, Rev 16:15, Isa 13:9, Isa 34:4, Mal 4:1)
Underworld: The Grave, called "Sheol" in Hebrew, is a gloomy depository for disembodied spirits of departed mortals.
(Job 3:13, Job 7:9, Job 10:21, Job 17:13, Psa 6:5, Psa 88:3, Psa 139:8, Ecc 9:10, Isa 14:9, Isa 38:10, Matt 11:23, Rev 20:13)
Numerology: Biblical numerological mysteries are acknowledged, studied and taught by those who have wisdom.
(Rev 13:18, Deut 29:29, Jas 1:5, Col 2:3, Jer 33:3, Eph 1:17, Dan 2:22, Matt 11:25, Psa 25:14, Matt 13:11, Job 11:6, Isa 45:3)
Charismata: Spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit never left the church, but are selectively active or regionally dormant.
(Jn 14:12, Joel 2:28, Act 2:17, 1 Thess 5:19, 1 Cor 12:4, 1 Cor 12:31, 1 Cor 13:8, 1 Cor 14:1, 1 Cor 14:5, 1 Cor 14:39)
Anthropomorphism: God the Father is not a formless light, but has a spiritual body form which can only be seen by angels.
(Gen 1:26, Ex 33:20, Jn 1:18, Isa 66:1, Psa 110:1, Isa 23:11, Deut 5:15, Neh 1:6, 1 Pet 3:12, Matt 18:10, Rev 4:2, Rev 22:4)
Origins: Young earth creation, God made all things through the Son in six literal days, around six thousand years ago.
(Gen 2:2, Ex 20:11, Ex 31:17, Heb 4:4, 2 Pet 3:8, Psa 90:4, 2 En 33:1, Barn 15:4, Jub 4:40)
Incarnation: Jesus does not have a combined human and divine nature, but was divine, then human, and then divine again.
(Jn 1:14, Phil 2:7, Col 1:19, Col 2:9, Rom 6:6, Rom 8:3, 1 Cor 15:21, 1 Cor 15:45, Heb 2:14, Heb 4:15, 1 Pet 2:24, 1 Pet 4:1)
Nephilim: Before the flood, rebellious angels descended from heaven and produced evil giants with human women.
(Gen 6:4, Num 13:33, Ezek 32:27, 2 Pet 2:4, Jd 1:6, Jth 16:6, Sir 16:7, Bar 3:26, Wis 14:6, Jub 7:21, 1 En 7:2, 2 En 18:3)
Celibacy: Although not a sin, the pursuit of marriage is inferior to remaining single in devotion to God and Christ.
(Isa 56:4, Matt 19:10, Matt 25:1, 1 Cor 7:1, 1 Cor 7:7, 1 Cor 7:26, 1 Cor 7:32, 1 Cor 7:38, 1 Cor 7:40, 2 Cor 11:2, Rev 14:4)
Commandments: The outward Law of Moses is fulfilled and kept inwardly by love in the Law of the Spirit.
(Jer 31:33, Ezek 36:26, Matt 5:17, Lk 16:17, Jn 1:17, 2 Cor 3:3, Rom 3:31, Rom 8:2, Rom 10:4, Rom 13:9, Gal 5:14, Heb 10:1)
