Gaithersburg Church of the Nazarene

 

Our Beliefs

Church of the Nazarene Statement of Faith:

  • WE BELIEVE in one God—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

  • WE BELIEVE that the Old and New Testament Scriptures, given by plenary inspiration, contain all truth necessary to faith and Christian living.

  • WE BELIEVE that human beings are born with a fallen nature and are, therefore, inclined to evil.        

  • WE BELIEVE that the finally impenitent are hopelessly and eternally lost.

  • WE BELIEVE that the atonement through Jesus Christ is for the whole human race; and that whosoever repents and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ is justified and regenerated and saved from the dominion of sin.               

  • WE BELIEVE that believers are to be sanctified wholly, subsequent to regeneration, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • WE BELIEVE that the Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth, and also to the entire sanctification of believers.           

  • WE BELIEVE that our Lord will return, the dead will be raised, and the final judgment will take place.
     

We are a church that believes the Christian faith is meant to be lived out every day and we call our people to fully offer their lives to God. Through Christ, God has saved us for a life lived for others and for His glory. For more information on what the Church of the Nazarene believes the Bible teaches, read our Articles of Faith here.
 

                                                                                                           

 

We join other Christian churches in affirming the faith summarized in the Apostles’ Creed:

     I believe in God the Father Almighty,
     Maker of heaven and earth;

     And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
     who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
     born of the Virgin Mary,
     suffered under Pontius Pilate,
     was crucified, dead, and buried;
     He descended into hades;
     the third day He rose again from the dead;
     He ascended into heaven,
     and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
     from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.

     I believe in the Holy Spirit,
     the holy Church universal,
     the communion of saints,
     the forgiveness of sins,
     the resurrection of the body,
     and the life everlasting.

     Amen.

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