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A Good Confession of Faith

Even from the first day of the church as we read of it in the book of Acts, Christians have always strived to summarize their Christian testimony into statements of faith, creeds and confessions.  To hold to a formal statement of our faith means we stand united with Christians of generations past, for they, too, summarized and stated their beliefs in the same way. 

Our confession is called the Westminster Confession of Faith, with its Larger and Shorter Catechisms, (please note, these are links outside our own site) written in the 17th century, and yet, as many have continued to observe, is one of the finest summations of biblical truth ever penned by mere man.

Here is a list of some of the most essential points of its doctrine:

  • We believe in the Trinity, that there is one God who exists eternally in three Persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one in power and glory.

  • We believe that the Bible is the written Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts, and carefully and providentially preserved for His people down through time.  The Bible is our infallible and divine authority in all matters of faith and life.

  • We believe that all men have fallen short of the glory of God and are unable to escape condemnation themselves or even cooperate with God in efforts to earn their salvation.

  • We believe that this salvation comes by God’s action alone, who saves His people by choosing, calling, and drawing them by His Holy Spirit, by Whom He convinces them of their sin and misery, enlightens their minds and renews their wills so that they are able and willing to repent of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ as He is offered in the Gospel.

  • We believe that Jesus Christ, as the eternal Son of God, became man by being born of a virgin, lived, ministered miraculously, died and rose again from the tomb to atone for the sins of those who trust Him alone for their salvation.   Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and mankind.

  • We believe that the gift of God’s Holy Spirit gives Christians the daily strength and wisdom they need to walk according to His will and to grow in holiness.

  • We believe that Jesus Christ shall return personally, visibly, and bodily to restore the dead to life, to judge all mankind and to receive His people unto Himself.

 

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