What I Believe

dictated by Aldon P. Annis
April 17, 1992

"I believe in God, Who made the earth and everything in it. In fact, He made the Universe and everything in it. I believe His power is limitless. I believe His power is based on love. I believe that God's people at about the time of Jesus, had given up the idea of power being based on love. And that He was sent as the embodiment of love to get God's people straighten out. The event of the crucifixion and Jesus' acceptance of it was made to demonstrate to the people just how powerful love can be."
"There are some things that I don't believe and one of these is of a church that is designed to control people's minds in other ways than the acts of love. I think it's a pity that there are people who need to be led by people like Jim Baker, Jimmy Swaggart, Oral Roberts, and the rest of their ilk."

Note: Aldon requested that this be read at his memorial service word for word, as is.