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What We Believe
aWe
believe the Bible to be the infallible, inspired Word of God
and the only rule for faith and practice.
aWe
believe in the Triune God who has revealed Himself as one God
in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
aWe
believe that all people are sinners and cannot be restored
to fellowship with God by any power of their own.
aWe
believe that God sent His only Son Jesus Christ into the world
to die on the cross for our sins, and that Jesus rose from
the dead, and is now our intercessor with the Father and that
he will return visibly on the last day to judge all people.
aWe
believe that God will accept all who repent of their sins and
believe that the finished work of Jesus Christ is the only
basis for salvation.
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Apostles'
Creed
This
creed is called the Apostles' Creed not because it was produced
by the apostles themselves but because it contains a brief
summary of their teachings. It sets forth their doctrine "in
sublime simplity, in unsurpassable brevity, in beautiful
order, and with liturgical solemnity." In its present
form it is dated no later than the fourth century. More than
any other Christian creed, it may justly be called an ecumenical
symbol of faith. This translation of the Latin text was approved
by the CRC Synod of 1988.
http://www.crchurches.net/resources/creeds/ApostlesCreed.html
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- I
believe in God, the Father, almighty,
- creator
of heaven and earth.
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- I
believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
- who
was conceived by the Holy Spirit
- and
born of the virgin Mary,
- He
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
- was
crucified, dead and was buried;
- he
descended to hell.
- The
third day he rose again from the dead.
- He
ascended to heaven
- and
is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
- From
there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
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- I
believe in the Holy Spirit,
- the
holy catholic* church,
- the
communions of saints,
- the
forgiveness of sins,
- the
resurrection of the body,
- and
the life everlasting. Amen.
(*that is, the true Christian church of all times and all places )
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Nicene Creed
The Nicene
Creed, also called the Nicaeno-Constantinopolitan Creed,
is a statement of the orthodox faith of the early Christian
church in opposition to certain heresies, especially Arianism.
These heresies, which disturbed the church during the fourth
century, concerned the doctrine of the trinity and of the
person of Christ. Both the Greek (Eastern) and the Latin
(Western) church held this creed in honor, though with
one important difference: the Western church insisted on
the inclusion of the phrase and the Son (known as the filioque)
in the article on the procession of the Holy Spirit; this
phrase still is repudiated by the Eastern Orthodox church.
In its present form this creed goes back partially to the
Council of Nicea (A.D. 325) with additions by the Council
of Constantinople (A.D. 381). It was accepted in its present
form at the Council of Chalcedon in 451, but the filioque
phrase was not added until 589. However, the creed is in
substance an accurate and majestic formulation of the Nicene
faith. This translation of the Greek text was approved
by the CRC Synod of 1988. http://www.crchurches.net/resources/creeds/NiceneCreed.html
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- We
believe in one God,
- the
Father almighty,
- maker
of heaven and earth,
- of
all things visible and invisible.
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- And
in one Lord Jesus Christ,
- the
only Son of God,
- begotten
from the Father before all ages,
- God
from God,
- Light
from Light,
- true
God from true God,
- begotten,
not made;
- of
the same essence as the Father.
- Through
him all things were made.
- For
us and for our salvation
- he
came down from heaven;
- he
became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
- and
was made human.
- He
was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
- he
suffered and was buried.
- The
third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.
- He
ascended to heaven
- and
is seated at the right hand of the Father.
- He
will come again with glory
- to
judge the living and the dead.
- His
kingdom will never end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, - the
Lord, the giver of life.
- He
proceeds from the Father and the Son,
- and
with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.
- He
spoke through the prophets.
- We
believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
- We
affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
- We
look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
- and
to life in the world to come. Amen.
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