Cherubim and Seraphim Church

One God in three co-equal persons; Nicene Trinity foundational to faith

Trinitarian God; God of power, healing, protection, and answer to prayer

Holy Spirit fully personal and divine; all spiritual gifts active; central to worship and identity

Fully God and fully human; Lord, Savior, and Healer; victor over evil powers

Mary remained virgin at Jesus's conception; literally miraculous birth; doctrinally essential

Jesus the eternal Son; Word of God pre-existed creation; coequal with Father from eternity

Justification by faith, baptism, and prayer encounter; Arminian with sanctification emphasis

Christ's death provides salvation and healing; Christus Victor and penal substitution both affirmed

God foreknows human response to gospel; free will affirmed; prayer and faith shape destiny

Humanity fallen through Adam; all persons inherit sinful nature; new birth and holiness required

Immortal soul; active spiritual realm with ancestors, angels, and spirits; bodily resurrection

Eternal conscious punishment for those rejecting Christ and resisting deliverance from evil

Eternal dwelling with God; bodily resurrection; communion with angels and redeemed saints

Jesus will literally return; premillennial expectation; urgency for evangelism and holy living

Premillennial or amillennial emphasis varies by branch; focus on present spiritual warfare and Kingdom living

Superintendent-led structure; prophetic and prophetess leadership recognized; Scripture and Spirit revelation

Ordained leaders; prophets and prophetesses recognized; white garment symbolism; women in leadership roles

Baptism, communion, anointing; holy water and blessed sand in spiritual practices; contextual African expressions

Protestant 66-book canon affirmed; Old and New Testament authority equal

Scripture is infallible Word of God; authoritative rule for faith and practice

Ongoing visions, dreams, prophecy, and angelic appearances; tested against Scripture; central to identity

Affirms divine nature of Christ; Logos theology aligns with African Independent Church practice

Affirms virgin birth; Mary's purity emphasized; virginal conception honored

Peter as foundational apostle; episcopal leadership recognized; varying authority models

God's sovereign choice; election understood through divine mercy and power

Works essential to faith; obedience and good conduct demonstrate genuine belief

Trinitarian formula for baptism; invocation of Trinity in water baptism

Affirms Christ's divinity; exalted Lord seated in heaven; divine authority

Eschatological hope in God's final victory; emphasis on present spiritual reality

God as Creator of all things; creation narrative affirmed; divine power over nature

Longer ending accepted; signs and wonders promised; foundational to healing ministry

Accepted as Scripture; Jesus' mercy and forgiveness exemplified; restoration emphasized

Accepted as Scripture; Trinitarian affirmation; testify to Father, Word, and Spirit

Deuterocanonical books accepted; similar authority to biblical canon

Not canonical but valued for spiritual wisdom; influential in pastoral teaching

Sunday worship primary; week-long prayer disciplines; no Sabbatarian legal requirements; prayer culture

Blood transfusions permitted; medical care endorsed alongside prayer and healing ministries

Military service permitted; no pacifist theology; Christians may bear arms in defense

Christmas and Easter observed; also major Aladura festivals, prayer retreats, and spiritual conferences