In one triune God, omnipotent, omnipresent and
omniscient, of one substance and of three persons: God - our Parent-Creator;
Jesus Christ the only begotten son of God, God in flesh, human; and the Holy
Spirit - God as our Sustainer.
That the Bible is the divinely inspired Word of
God, showing forth God to every person through the law and the prophets, and
finally, completely and ultimately on earth in the being of Jesus Christ.
That Jesus...the Christ...historically recorded
as living some 2,000 years before this writing, is God incarnate, of human
birth, fully God and fully human, and that by being one with God, Jesus has
demonstrated once and forever that all people are likewise Children of God,
being spiritually made in God's image.
That the Holy Spirit is God making known God's
love and interest to all people. The Holy Spirit is God, available to and
working through all who are willing to place their welfare in God's keeping.
That every person is justified by grace to God
through faith in Jesus Christ.
That we are saved from loneliness, despair and
degradation through God's gift of grace, as was declared by our Savior. Such
grace is not earned, but is a pure gift from a God of pure love. We further
commend the community of the faithful to a life of prayer; to seek genuine
forgiveness for unkind, thoughtless and unloving acts; and to a committed
life of Christian service.
That the Church serves to bring all people to God through Christ. To this end, it shall arrange for regular services of worship, prayer, interpretation of the Scriptures, and edification through the teaching and preaching of the Word.