What We Believe
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We believe in one God—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
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We believe in God. Revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe He is holy love and light. eternally existent and infinite. Sovereign of the universe. holy in nature, attributes, and purpose. all-powerful, all-knowing, and ever-present.
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We believe in the uniqueness of Jesus Christ. “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’” (John 14:6). We believe that “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
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We believe that, subsequent to regeneration, believers are to be entirely sanctified through the work of the Holy Spirit. We further believe that in the work of entire sanctification the believer’s heart is cleansed from all sin and that the believer filled with the Holy Spirit is enabled to love God with the whole heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love others as oneself. We believe that growth in grace and the disciplines of holy living are a lifelong necessity for a life wholly sanctified to the will and purposes of God.
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We believe the Old and New Testament Scriptures are the truth necessary to faith and Christian living.
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We believe in the Church, “the covenant people of God made new in Christ” (Manual, paragraph 15), as the visible expression of God’s presence and mission in our world.
Statements of believe taken from nazarene.org/we-believe
What is a Nazarene?
Alma First is a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
The Church of the Nazarene is a Protestant Christian church in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, tracing its roots to an anniversary date of 1908. It was founded to spread the message of scriptural holiness (Christlike living) across our world. Today the Church of the Nazarene is located in 162 world areas.
The Church of the Nazarene is a Great Commission church. Our mission is to make Christlike disciples in the nations. We believe that God offers to everyone forgiveness, peace, joy, purpose, love, meaning in life, and eternal life by entering and experiencing a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. We are called to take this message to people everywhere.
The Church of the Nazarene is also a holiness church. We believe that Christians can experience a deeper level of life in which there is victory over the bondage of sin, power to witness and serve, and a richer fellowship with God, all through the infilling of the Holy Spirit.