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What
We Believe
About God
+ We believe the God
of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the God who raised Jesus from the dead.
+ We believe God is the one and only God.
+ We believe God created the world and all that exists.
+ We believe God loves all His creation and gives humans free
will. With our free will, we have sinned and fallen away from God.
+ We believe God is intimately involved in every aspect of His
creation.
About Jesus +
We believe God came to earth in Jesus to show us how to live in love and
with justice; and to save us from our sins.
+ We believe Jesus is God in the flesh. If you want to know
God, then study and learn about Jesus.
+ We believe Jesus was crucified and through His death, our
sins are forgiven, and we are restored to a right relationship with God.
+ We believe Jesus resurrected from the dead, and all who believe
and trust that Jesus died for their sins will have their sins forgiven.
They will be resurrected after they die to spend eternal life with Jesus.
+ We believe we are justified and made right with God because of
Jesus death. We cannot justify ourselves before God by our works.
+ We believe that loving God and loving our neighbor, keeping the
Ten Commandments and any other "good work" we do in Jesus name
is extremely important and good. However, we believe all these
actions are done in response to God's love for us in Christ and not as a
way to earn God's love or salvation. About
the Holy Spirit +
We believe the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
+ We believe it is given us in our baptisms.
+ We believe with the Holy Spirit comes spiritual gifts given to
each baptized person for the edification and mission of Jesus Christ and
His church. About
the Sacraments +
We believe there are two sacraments - Holy Baptism and Holy Communion.
+ We believe God comes to us through the Word and water of Baptism,
making us His children and heirs to all His promises.
+ We believe baptism is God's action - not ours, and is dependent
on God's promises. Therefore, we believe in baptizing infants as
well as adults. We believe baptism is to be done once.
+ We believe God comes to us through the Word and bread and wine of
Holy Communion. We believe God is present in the bread and wine -
His body and blood giving to all who eat and drink, the forgiveness of
sins.
+ We believe Holy Communion is to be given weekly for the
nourishment and spiritual welfare of our members. About
the Bible and the Word of God +
We believe the Holy Bible is the chief and most important way God reveals
His word to us.
+ We believe the Word of God and all one needs to know for
salvation is revealed to us through the Holy Bible.
+ We believe the Holy Bible is not the Word of God in and of
itself-but we believe the Bible reveals the Word of God to us
through its history, stories, and parables.
+ We believe the Word of God to be infallible, authoritarian, and
the norm and standard for our faith.
+ We believe the Word of God comes to us either as Gospel or law,
and it is our job to distinguish between the two. About
the Church +
We believe the church is the group of people who regularly gather around
Word and Sacrament.
+ We believe the church is composed of all who believe that God is
the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. About
The Trinity +
We believe God is the one and only God, but He has revealed Himself to us
in three ways - God the Father; God the Son; and God the Holy Spirit.
Thus, we believe in The Trinity.
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