- “Where the Scriptures speak, we speak; and where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent.”
- Recognizes the completeness of the Word of God.
- Safeguards against adding to or taking away from the Word of God.
- “In faith, unity; in opinion and methods, liberty; in all things, charity.”
- Makes a distinction between essentials (faith) and opinions (methods).
- “Whatever is taught in the Scriptures by express command or by implication or by approved example is a matter of faith and is essential.”
- Emphasizes the importance of adhering to scriptural commands, implications, and examples.
- “No book but the Bible; no creed but Christ; no name but the divine.”
- Makes a distinction between the writings of men and the writing of God.
- Recognizes the complete authority of the Word of God in directing all men in all religious matters.
Statements of the Restoration Movement
Faith & Reason Nexus 
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