We preach, teach, and live what the Apostles’ left on record. Accordingly, the primacy of the Bible as doctrine is self-evident. Apostle Paul instructed Timothy that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness . . .” (II Timothy 3:16). Peter, whom Jesus gave the keys to the kingdom of heaven, speaks of the certainty we can have concerning the scriptures, for “no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

Bishop W. L. Lucas was with the Apostolic Holy Church for twenty-one years. The Lord revealed to him that the church needed to be reorganized but he could not reach agreement with the other brethren. As a result, Bishop W. L. Lucas separated himself from them and started the True Church of God in Christ . In the year of our Lord 1945, the Lord blessed and added souls to the body such as should be saved. At this time, Elder R. Martin, Elder Willie Fred Lucas, Sister F. B. Jones, Mother Mollie Lucas, and Sister Martin were working together.