{"id":1685,"date":"2022-07-18T11:19:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elchk.org.hk\/%e9%97%9c%e6%96%bc%e6%9c%ac%e6%9c%83\/%e6%9c%ac%e6%9c%83%e4%bf%a1%e4%bb%b0%e6%a0%b9%e5%9f%ba\/"},"modified":"2022-09-19T09:09:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T09:09:26","slug":"statements-of-belief","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elchk.org.hk\/en\/elchk\/statements-of-belief\/","title":{"rendered":"Statements of belief"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1657141608778{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lead-row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;We conform to the canon of the Old Testament and that of the New Testament as the revelation of God, and as such, they are the only complete criteria for our faith, church doctrines and our ways of life.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:justify&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; 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