It is the single most important source of our understanding of God and all of His creation. It shapes our faith, guides our life, and gives us a lens in which to view and understand the world around us. It is the book through which God has chosen to reveal the way to Heaven. As John Wesley said, “O give me that book! At any price, give me the book of God.”
He only is God, the Creator of and Ruler over all things; holy in nature, attributes, and purpose; and that He is Triune in essential being, revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
He is eternally one with the Father; that He became incarnate (man without ceasing to be God) through the intervention of the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary, so that He possesses both the complete nature of God and the full nature of man.
He is of one substance, majesty and glory with the Father and the Son; that He is ever present and efficiently active in and with the Church of Christ, convicting the world of sin, regenerating those who repent and believe, sanctifying believers, and guiding into all truth as it is in Jesus.
God graciously justifies and regenerates all who repent of their sins and believe on Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. As the children of God, they are restored to fellowship with Him, delivered from the penalty of sin, as well as from its willful practice, and are initially sanctified by the Holy Spirit who dwells in them.
This comes in a moment of full consecration and faith subsequent to their new birth in Jesus Christ. By the Holy Spirit’s filling, their hearts are purified from inherited depravity, and they are empowered for continued growth in their relationship with Christ, victorious living, and fruitful service.
It is the joy and duty of all Christians, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to live righteously, victoriously, and sacrificially, obedient to God’s law, faithful in the use of the means of grace, continually sharing the hope that is in them, and ministering compassionately to human need.
This is just as Christ has promised, and that He will consummate His kingdom and judge the world in righteousness. His coming, as we confess, is the “blessed hope” which is set before us and for which we must live in constant joyful readiness.
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