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Our Beliefs
As
baptized believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and as members of Calvary
Mennonite Church, we confess and hold to the follow tenets of faith and
life.
The
Bible
We believe the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are inspired by
God and are our supreme and final authority in matters of faith and life.
The
Trinity
We believe in one God, Creator and Ruler of the Universe, eternally
existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Jesus
Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, co-eternal with the Father
and the Holy Spirit; that he was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of
the virgin Mary; that he lived among men, being both God and man; that He
fulfilled the will of God by His sinless life and His vicarious death, was
resurrected and received up into glory to the right hand of God and ever
lives to intercede for the saints.
The
Holy Spirit
We
believe that the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, of righteousness
and of judgment; that He regenerates, sanctifies, and seals believing
sinners through the Word of God; that He fills and empowers the
surrendered, dedicated believer for God-pleasing, supernatural, living
witnessing; and that He calls and commissions the Church to evangelize the
world.
Man
We believe that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned, and
thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death and
separation from God; that all human beings are born with a sinful nature
and that those who reach moral responsibility become sinners in thought,
word and deed.
Salvation
We believe that all who by repentance and faith receive Jesus Christ as
Savior and Lord are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become
children of God; that such believers are justified, sanctified, and kept
by the power of God unto a salvation to be consummated at the return of
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Our
Lords Return
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will return bodily, visibly and
personally for the believers to transform them into His own image and then
to establish His millennial kingdom.
Judgment
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will judge the living and the dead
and will effect a final separation of the redeemed and the lost, assigning
unbelievers to everlasting conscious punishment to Hell, and believers to
eternal glory in the presence of God.
The
Church
We believe that the Church, the body of Christ, consists of all who are
regenerated by the Holy Spirit who thus enjoy spiritual union and
communion both with Christ, the head of the Church, and all fellow
believers.
War
& Peace We
believe that war is contrary to the Christian concept of human welfare
and, therefore, is not compatible with the gospel and spirit of Christ.
We also believe it is the duty of every Christian to promote peace
and good will and to foster the spirit of understanding, mutual trust and
cooperation among all the people of the world.
The Bible teaches that human government is ordained of God. However,
we recognize and honor the rights of those members who, for the sake of
conscience, cannot participate in war by bearing arms, but should answer
the call of government by serving as corpsman, chaplain, radio operators,
etc. We further believe that
we must extend continued fellowship and nurture to all persons regardless
of their decision in this matter. |