Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective: A summary

Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, 1995: Full

God: Trinity, Creator, Savior, and Sustainer 

• God exists and is pleased with all who draw near
• Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (trinity: 3 in 1)
• God has created all things, brought salvation and new life to humanity through Jesus Christ, and continues to sustain the church and all things until the end of the age​ ​

Jesus: Savior, Mediator, Son of God, Head of the Church

• Word of God become flesh
• Savior of the world, who has delivered us from the dominion of sin and reconciled us to God by His death on a cross
• Declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead
• Head of the church, the exalted Lord, the Lamb who was slain, coming again to reign with God in glory 

Holy Spirit:

• Eternal Spirit of God, who dwelled in Jesus Christ
• Empowers the church
• Source of our life in Christ
• Poured out on those who believe as the guarantee of redemption 

Scripture:

• Inspired by God through the Holy Spirit
• Instruction for salvation and training in righteousness
• Word of God, fully reliable and trustworthy
• Standard for Christian faith and life
• Interpretation through Holy Spirit in the church, in harmony with Jesus Christ

Creation:

• God created the heavens and the earth (and all that is in them)
• God preserves and renews what has been made
• ​All creation has its source outside itself and belongs to the Creator
• The world had been created good because God is good

Humanity:

• God created human beings in the divine image
• God formed them from the dust of the earth and gave them a special dignity among all the works of creation
• Human beings have been made for relationship with God, to live in peace with each other, and take care of the rest of creation

Sin:

• Beginning with Adam and Eve, humanity has disobeyed God
• All have fallen short of the Creator's intent, marred the image of God in which they were created, disrupted order in the world, and limited their love for others 
• ​Because of sin, humanity has been given over to the enslaving powers of evil and death

Salvation:

• Through Jesus Christ, God offers salvation from sin and a new way of life 
• We receive God's salvation when we repent and accept Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord
• This leads to reconciliation with God and brought into the reconciling community
• We are saved from sin to follow Christ and know the fullness of salvation

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