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First Presbyterian Church
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Statement of Belief: • We believe in the
trinity, God eternally existing as three equal persons in one. • We believe God came into this world in Jesus
Christ, fully God and fully human. •
We
believe all people sin and fall short of the glory of God, leaving us in shattered relationships
with God and with others, even leaving us broken within our own self,
unable to restore ourselves to God or to earn our way
into heaven. •
Yet we believe
God provided the means of salvation when Jesus died in our place then rose from
the dead, triumphing over sin and death and judgment.
This rescue is offered to all people for it is the only means of
salvation. •
We
believe in the work of the Holy Spirit, drawing us to the Savior, then indwelling the believer,
assuring us of our adoption as God's own children
and changing us from the inside out. •
We
believe the Bible is the inspired word of God, the infallible word of faith
and life. •
We
affirm that we are called to love one another, so that the world might
see the love of God within us. Likewise, we are called to share the good news of
Jesus, so that others might hear the reason
for the hope that lies within us. •
We
affirm that God's people are called to holiness in all aspects of life,
including what we think, what we say and what we do. In all things we will seek to
obey the instructions declared to us in God's Word (including the call
to fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman,
or celibacy outside of marriage). Adopted by the Board of Elders on 11/19/01 |
