© Searching for God v2.1 2020
The Bible
God has revealed himself in the Bible, which
consists of the Old and New Testaments
alone. Every word was inspired by God
through human authors, so that the Bible as
originally given is in its entirety the Word of
God, without error and fully reliable in fact
and doctrine. The Bible alone speaks with
final authority and is always sufficient for all
matters of belief and practice.
The Human Race
All men and women, being created in the
image of God, have inherent and equal dignity
and worth. Their greatest purpose is to obey,
worship and love God. As a result of the fall of
our first parents, every aspect of human
nature has been corrupted and all men and
women are without spiritual life, guilty sinners
and hostile to God. Every person is therefore
under the just condemnation of God and
needs to be born again, forgiven and
reconciled to God in order to know and
please him.
The Lord Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ is fully God and fully
man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of a virgin, and lived a sinless life in
obedience to the Father. He taught with
authority and all his words are true. On the
cross he died in the place of sinners, bearing
God’s punishment for their sin, redeeming
them by his blood. He rose from the dead and
in his resurrection body ascended into heaven
where he is exalted as Lord of all. He
intercedes for his people in the presence of
the Father.
Salvation
Salvation is entirely a work of God’s grace and
cannot be earned or deserved. It has been
accomplished by the Lord Jesus Christ and is
offered to all in the gospel. God in his love
forgives sinners whom he calls, granting them
repentance and faith. All who believe in Christ
are justified by faith alone, adopted into the
family of God and receive eternal life.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit has been sent from heaven to
glorify Christ and to apply his work of
salvation. He convicts sinners, imparts
spiritual life and gives a true understanding of
the Scriptures. He indwells all believers,
brings assurance of salvation and produces
increasing likeness to Christ. He builds up the
Church and empowers its members for
worship, service and mission.
The Church
The universal Church is the body of which
Christ is the head and to which all who are
saved belong. It is made visible in local
churches, which are congregations of
believers who are committed to each other
for the worship of God, the preaching of the
Word, the administering of Baptism and the
Lord’s Supper; for pastoral care and discipline,
and for evangelism. The unity of the body of
Christ is expressed within and between
churches by mutual love, care and
encouragement. True fellowship between
churches exists only where they are faithful to
the gospel.
Baptism And The Lord's Supper
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper have been
given to the churches by Christ as visible
signs of the gospel. Baptism is a symbol of
union with Christ and entry into his Church but
does not impart spiritual life. The Lord’s
Supper is a commemoration of Christ’s
sacrifice offered once for all and involves no
change in the bread and wine. All its blessings
are received by faith.
The Future
The Lord Jesus Christ will return in glory. He
will raise the dead and judge the world in
righteousness. The wicked will be sent to
eternal punishment and the righteous will be
welcomed into a life of eternal joy in
fellowship with God. God will make all things
new and will be glorified forever.
Bible Gateway
https://classic.biblegateway.com/
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What we believe
© Searching for God. v2.1 2020
The Bible
God has revealed himself in the Bible, which consists
of the Old and New Testaments alone. Every word
was inspired by God through human authors, so that
the Bible as originally given is in its entirety the Word
of God, without error and fully reliable in fact and
doctrine. The Bible alone speaks with final authority
and is always sufficient for all matters of belief and
practice.
The Human Race
All men and women, being created in the image of
God, have inherent and equal dignity and worth.
Their greatest purpose is to obey, worship and love
God. As a result of the fall of our first parents, every
aspect of human nature has been corrupted and all
men and women are without spiritual life, guilty
sinners and hostile to God. Every person is therefore
under the just condemnation of God and needs to
be born again, forgiven and reconciled to God in
order to know and please him.
The Lord Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man. He
was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin,
and lived a sinless life in obedience to the Father. He
taught with authority and all his words are true. On
the cross he died in the place of sinners, bearing
God’s punishment for their sin, redeeming them by
his blood. He rose from the dead and in his
resurrection body ascended into heaven where he is
exalted as Lord of all. He intercedes for his people in
the presence of the Father.
Salvation
Salvation is entirely a work of God’s grace and cannot
be earned or deserved. It has been accomplished by
the Lord Jesus Christ and is offered to all in the
gospel. God in his love forgives sinners whom he
calls, granting them repentance and faith. All who
believe in Christ are justified by faith alone, adopted
into the family of God and receive eternal life.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit has been sent from heaven to glorify
Christ and to apply his work of salvation. He convicts
sinners, imparts spiritual life and gives a true
understanding of the Scriptures. He indwells all
believers, brings assurance of salvation and
produces increasing likeness to Christ. He builds up
the Church and empowers its members for worship,
service and mission.
The Church
The universal Church is the body of which Christ is
the head and to which all who are saved belong. It is
made visible in local churches, which are
congregations of believers who are committed to
each other for the worship of God, the preaching of
the Word, the administering of Baptism and the
Lord’s Supper; for pastoral care and discipline, and
for evangelism. The unity of the body of Christ is
expressed within and between churches by mutual
love, care and encouragement. True fellowship
between churches exists only where they are faithful
to the gospel.
Baptism And The Lord's Supper
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper have been given to
the churches by Christ as visible signs of the gospel.
Baptism is a symbol of union with Christ and entry
into his Church but does not impart spiritual life. The
Lord’s Supper is a commemoration of Christ’s
sacrifice offered once for all and involves no change
in the bread and wine. All its blessings are received
by faith.
The Future
The Lord Jesus Christ will return in glory. He will raise
the dead and judge the world in righteousness. The
wicked will be sent to eternal punishment and the
righteous will be welcomed into a life of eternal joy in
fellowship with God. God will make all things new
and will be glorified forever.
Bible Gateway
https://classic.biblegateway.com/
.
What we believe
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Beating Sin
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