Documents
of the Coalition on Revival
Applying Biblical Principles to Every Sphere of
Life and Thought
The only source of absolute truth for mankind today
is God's inerrant and authoritative written Word, which is contained
in the inspired text of the Canon of the Christian Scriptures,
comprising both the Old and New Testaments. The COR documents were
developed in a concerted effort by Christian scholars to
"search the scriptures" and discover universal biblical principles
that apply today to every area of life and thought for both church and
society. The documents attempt to clearly and concisely
express the consensus views of a diverse group of scholars who
represent a broad range of denominational backgrounds and orthodox
theological viewpoints. Part of COR's mission is to
disseminate these documents worldwide in the earnest hope that men
and women of God will study these documents to learn what God has
graciously revealed as his loving truth for all spheres of reality.
In a spirit of of love, unity, and doctrinal purity, COR invites the
Christian community worldwide to read these documents and to
prayerfully reflect on what they declare.
We send forth these documents to the Church at large with the prayer that they may be used by God’s Spirit to get God’s will done on earth, as it is in heaven—to whatever degree that is possible prior to the Return of Christ. Whether
you agree or disagree with what a document states, COR welcomes your
insights and feedback on the
documents. These COR documents are available in the Adobe
Acrobat portable document (.pdf) format. To view or print out the .pdf version, you must have the
free Acrobat Reader.
42 Articles of the Essentials of a Christian Worldview
The 42 Articles on Historic Doctrine are based on the inerrant Bible
and were first written by our theologians as the theological basis on which all
COR's 17 Worldview Documents were to stand. The 42 Articles distill 2,000 years of the Church’s theology in all historic denominations and offer the church a “generic statement of faith” as a guardrail against heresies and error.
A Manifesto for the Christian Church
The Manifesto for the Christian Church was developed after the 17 Worldview Documents to state where God wants the Church to stand and what actions he wants to be taken to accomplish the Great Commission at this point in history. The Manifesto was signed on July 4, 1986 in a Nehemiah-type Solemn Assembly on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial by the Steering Committee of
COR and 400 delegates representing the greater Body of Christ.
Articles of Affirmation and Denial on the Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God document was developed from 1988 to 1991 by the COR theologians to state the Biblical and historical view of the Kingdom of God.
Additional information about the 25 Articles on the Kingdom of
God is provided in Dr. Grimstead's brief
commentary.
Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy was ratified
by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy in 1978. This
watershed document is a modern, historical statement on the view of the Bible held by the Christian Church for 2,000 years, as well as by Jesus and all the
biblical authors.
Additional information about the ICBI and the Chicago Statement
is provided in Dr. Grimstead's
article
on how the ICBI came into existence.
More About the Foundation Documents
The 17 Worldview Documents offer Christian leaders concise and comprehensive
biblical principles of how to apply the truth of the Bible to all spheres of life and ministry. These non-negotiable biblical truths have been boiled down to short, creed-like statements of affirmation and denial.
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Traducciones Españolas/Spanish Translations)
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The Christian Worldview of
Government
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The Christian Worldview of
Law
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The Christian Worldview of
The Family
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The Christian Worldview of
Discipleship
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The Christian Worldview of
Economics
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The Christian Worldview of
Church Unity
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The Christian Worldview of
Education
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The Christian Worldview of
Helping the Hurting
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The Christian Worldview of
Local and World
Evangelism
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The Christian Worldview of
Social Action
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The Christian Worldview of
Business and Occupations
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The Christian Worldview of
Art and
Communication
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The Christian Worldview of
Science and Technology
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The Christian Worldview of
Medicine
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The Christian Worldview of
Psychology and
Counseling
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The Christian Worldview of
Pastoral Renewal
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The Christian Worldview of
Revitalizing Christian Colleges and
Universities
More About the Worldview
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