NETTLES ISLAND CHURCH

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe:

1.The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings.

2.In one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

3.That Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, a sacrifice for our sins. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, is at the right hand of the Heavenly Father, and is now our High Priest and Advocate.

4.That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, and indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service.

5.That man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is, therefore, lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.

6.That the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and, thus become children of God.

7.That baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances to be observed by the Church. They are, however, not to be regarded as means of salvation.

8.That the true Church is composed of all such persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the Body of Christ.

9.That Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church and that every local church has the right, under Christ, to decide and govern its own affairs.

10.In the personal and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this “Blessed Hope” has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.

11.In the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord; of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.