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This is the latest [[English language|English]] version that was adopted during the 9th TJC Delegates Conference in May 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tjc.org/about/stmtFaith.aspx |title=The Statement of Faith |publisher=Tjc.org |date= |accessdate=2012-09-15}}</ref>

=== Other beliefs ===
The church does not celebrate Christmas since it considers 25
th of December to be originally associated with a [[paganism|pagan]] ritual celebrating the birth of the [[Solar deity|Sun god]] which was later adopted into the Christian church during the reign of the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[Roman Emperors|emperor]] [[Constantine I (emperor)|Constantine]] in the 4th century AD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tjc.org/showArticle.aspx?aid=7219 |title=Is Christmas Biblical? |publisher=Tjc.org |date= |accessdate=2012-09-15}}</ref> The church also does not celebrate [[H(contracted; show full)

Later, the early co-workers met and firmly believed that it was the Lord's will for them to set up a true church that would correct all the past errors and misinterpretations in the doctrines of the other denominations and eventually reach perfection before the Lord's second coming.

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In 1979, one member of TJC, Hua Xuehe, broke away and created a separate sect known as ''Ling-ling jiao'' (灵灵教). He announced that he was the "Second Jesus," and the church's members celebrate January 17, Hua Xuehe's birthday, instead of Christmas. Church teachings emphasize the end of the world, faith healing, and exorcism.<ref>http://www.affcrit.com/pdfs/2002/01/02_01_sd.pdf</ref>  
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(contracted; show full) a General Assembly in most of the countries mentioned above. The General Assembly is subdivided into Religious Affairs, Financial Affairs and General Affairs. In style and in function, the General Assembly is similar to the legislative organ of the [[Presbyterian Church in Taiwan]]. Yet, in theory, such as assembly and the basic ecclesiology of the church itself is based, according to church leaders, upon Apostolic precedent. On church [[ecclesiology]], see True Jesus Church, Jiàohuì Zǔzhī Yuánlǐ (教會組織原理)
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In some countries with small numbers of members, prayer houses are established. When the number of believers are sufficient, a church dedication ceremony is made.<ref>To form a "Church" at any given location there must be at least thirty members; A "Prayer House" is established when there are fifteen or more TJC members gathering together in a locality. For further information, see here [http://members.tjc.org/sites/en/us/GA%20Documents/LcBlws-Amend_31%20NCC.pdf]</ref>

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