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What we believe...
Lansdowne
Evangelical Church is part of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
(FIEC) the following link will take you to their website.
www.fiec.org.uk
At Lansdowne we
believe we have an awesome God who is interested in us and the town we are in.
We believe we are called to see West Norwood won for Christ through the faithful
preaching of God's Word and the dynamic power of the Holy Spirit.
FIEC BASIS OF FAITH
GOD:
There is one
God, who exists eternally in three distinct but equal persons: the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit. God is unchangeable in his holiness, justice,
wisdom and love. He is the almighty Creator, Saviour and Judge who sustains and
governs all things according to His sovereign will for His own glory.
The Human Race:
All men and
women, being created in the image of God, have inherent and equal dignity and
worth. Their greatest purpose is to obey, worship and love God. As a result of
the fall of our first parents, every aspect of human nature has been corrupted
and all men and women are without spiritual life, guilty sinners and hostile to
God. Every person is therefore under the just condemnation of God and needs to
be born again, forgiven and reconciled to God in order to know and please him
The Bible:
God has
revealed himself in the Bible, which consists of the Old and New Testaments
alone.
Every word was inspired by God through human authors, so that the Bible as
originally given is in its entirety the Word of God, without error and fully
reliable in fact and doctrine. The Bible alone speaks with final authority and
is always sufficient for all matters of belief and practice.
Salvation:
Salvation is
entirely a work of God�s grace and cannot be earned or deserved. It has been
accomplished by the Lord Jesus Christ and is offered to all in the gospel. God
in his love forgives sinners whom he calls, granting them repentance and faith.
All who believe in Christ are justified by faith alone, adopted into the family
of God and receive eternal life.
The Holy Spirit:
The Holy Spirit
has been sent from heaven to glorify Christ and to apply his work of salvation.
He convicts sinners, imparts spiritual life and gives a true understanding of
the Scriptures.
He indwells all believers, brings assurance of salvation and produces increasing
likeness to Christ. He builds up the Church and empowers its members for
worship, service and mission.
The Church:
The universal
Church is the body of which Christ is the head and to which all who are saved
belong. It is made visible in local churches, which are congregations of
believers who are committed to each other for the worship of God, the preaching
of the Word, the administering of Baptism and the Lord�s Supper, for pastoral
care and discipline, and for evangelism. The unity of the body of Christ is
expressed within and between churches by mutual love, care and encouragement.
True fellowship between churches exists only where they are faithful to the
gospel.
Baptism:
Baptism has
been given to the churches by Christ as a visible sign of the gospel. Baptism is
a symbol of union with Christ and entry into His Church but does not impart
spiritual life.
The Lord's Supper:
The Lord�s
Supper has been given to the churches by Christ as a visible sign of the gospel.
The Lord�s Supper is a commemoration of Christ�s sacrifice offered once for all
and involves no change in the bread and wine. All its blessings are received by
faith.
The Future:
The Lord Jesus
Christ will return in glory. He will raise the dead and judge the world in
righteousness. The wicked will be sent to eternal punishment and the righteous
will be welcomed into a life of eternal joy in fellowship with God. God will
make all things new and will be glorified forever.
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