OUR FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS
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We believe that God - the Father, the Son and
the Holy Spirit - is the sovereign Lord
over all the creation. God alone is
worthy or our complete trust and obedience.
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We
believe that the Bible is the Word of God and is our infallible authority in
all areas of life and faith.
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We believe that people find eternal life and a
right relationship with God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
Christ.
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We believe in the biblical foundation of the
Reformed Faith as found in the Westminster Confession and Catechism and other
such confessions.
OUR COVENANT WITH EACH OTHER
Confident that
we have been led by the Holy Spirit, members of this church family covenant
together to love, support and participate in the advancement of Christ’s Church
in Sylva, NC and throughout the world.
In fulfilling this covenant , we commit:
- To pray
with each other that the Lord will give us insight and wisdom to proclaim
faithfully the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
- To
sustain and support each other to
the end that we are enabled to devote our time and energies to the work
for which the Lord calls each of us.
- To
contribute our time, talents and resources to the work of God’s church.
- To
participate with each other in cultivating attitudes of loving concern for
one another and for those in our community who have not yet professed
faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
- To study
and support the biblically grounded work of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
ACCEPTANCE INTO MEMBERSHIP INVOLVES AN AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER
TO THESE QUESTIONS:
- Do you
acknowledge yourselves to be sinners in the sight of God, justly deserving
his displeasure, and without hope save in his sovereign mercy?
- Do you
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and the Savior of
sinners, and do you receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation as He is
offered in the gospel?
- Do you
now resolve and promise, in humble reliance upon the grace of the Holy
Spirit, that you will endeavor to live as becomes the followers of Christ?
- Do you
promise to support the Church in its worship and work to the best of your
ability?
- Do you
submit yourselves to the government and discipline of the Church, and
promise to study its purity and peace?
WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS BY
THE TRANSFER OF CHURCH LETTERS OR BY
REAFFIRMATION OF FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST