When you read Paul's letters known as Epistles in the Bible, every time he wrote at some point he had to deal with bad or false teaching (heresy) and the same is relevant today. Many may lead the church astray either through ignorance or deliberate distortion of Scripture. Thus we need to 'hold on' to what the Bible tells us.
We accept the teachings of the Bible in its entirety, the Tenets do not seek to replace the Bible, but in short statements seek to summarize the main truths. If you were to stop for a moment and think about it, that is a huge task.
The Apostolic Society is an endeavor to become a relevant 21st Century Apostolic Fellowship with an extreme focus on Building For The Next Generation. We are founded upon the belief that the Bible is the inspired, infallible Word of God.
The word Tenet comes from the Latin word 'tenere' which means 'to hold'. So the Tenets of the Apostolic Society are the Biblical truths which we must 'hold on' to and safeguard. In a world of shifting morals and beliefs, we need anchor points to 'hold' us in the truth.