Nazarene Creed

One aspect of faith only groups is that they view authority differently.

Church of the Nazarene leaders see themselves as God's law makers.

This from their official Creed.

FOREWORD

The General Assembly is the supreme doctrine-formulating and lawmaking body of the Church of the Nazarene. This Manual contains the decisions and judgments of ministerial and lay delegates of the Twenty-first General Assembly, which met in Anaheim, Calif, June 23-38, 1985, and is therefore authoritative as a guide for action, Because it is the official statement of the faith and practice of the church and is consistent with the teachings of the Scriptures, we expect our people every where to accept the tenets of doctrine and the guides and helps to holy living contained in it. To fail to do so, after formally taking the membership vows of the Church of the Nazarene injures the witness of the church, violates her conscience, and dissipates the fellowship of the people called Nazarenes.

With the Bible as our supreme Guide, illuminated by the Holy Spirit, and the Manual as our official agreed-upon statement of faith, practice, and polity, we look forward to the new quadrennium with joy and unswerving faith in Jesus Christ.

The Board of General Superintendents

As you can see they consider themselves law makers which is very blasphemous. there is only one law giver.

Jas 4:12  There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another

James is saying , who do you think you are!

James Dobson is a Nazarene member, and it explains him and others claims to authority.

Yet, they can't even write their creed without substantial contradiction of the Gospel.

They teach the new birth occurs before faith, when man is made capable of faith.

 We believe that regeneration, or the new birth, is that gracious work of God whereby the moral nature of the repentant believer is spiritually quickened and given a distinctively spiritual life, capable of faith, love, and obedience. 

They teach you repent and then are spiritually quickened, but how do you repent without first being changed. They are utterly backwards in their thinking.

then they teach the new birth precedes the blood of Christ.

We believe that entire sanctification is that act of God, subsequent to regeneration, (above they said regeneration was the new birth) by which believers are made free from original sin, or depravity, and brought into a state of entire devotement to God, and the holy obedience of love made perfect. It is wrought by the baptism with the Holy Spirit, and comprehends in one experience the cleansing of the heart from sin and the abiding, indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, empowering the believer for life and service. Entire sanctification is provided by the blood of Jesus, is wrought instantaneously by faith, preceded by entire consecration; and to this work and state of grace the Holy Spirit bears witness. 

They also teach consecration precedes faith. (The blood they say is instantaneous with faith, yet consecration precedes both, how can you be consecrated without faith?)

The creed is clearly not from the Holy Spirit's guidance. They have simply assumed power to themselves and written an aggregous document.

And some of these leaders have PHD's?