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Our Beliefs
As Christians we believe that there is one God. We believe that God
took human form as Jesus Christ and that God is present today through
the work of the Holy Spirit and evident in our actions.
We believe in the Trinity - God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Some
confuse this and think that Christians believe in three separate gods,
which we don't.
God and the Holy Spirit were present at the beginning bringing order
out of chaos. God was worshipped by the early Jewish religion; the Holy
Spirit gave power to the prophets to speak about God. Jesus came and
taught about love and peace then God’s Son Jesus Christ sacrificed
himself to break the hold of death, he offered forgiveness and the
promise of eternal life.
The Methodist Church celebrates 2 sacraments. A sacrament is a way of
showing outwardly and visibly what is an inner truth.
We believe in the sacrament of One Baptism and practice infant
baptisms. We believe in the sacrament of Holy Communion. If you love the Lord
Jesus then you are welcome at the Lords table.
We believe in the priesthood of all believers. The Methodist church is
a Lay led church, where the ministry of the church is not just for a
particular order or class of person. In its corporate life and worship
special qualifications to undertake special duties are required.
All those who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and accept the
obligation to serve God in the life of the church and the world are
welcomed as members of the Methodist church.
Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian. The presence of the
Holy Spirit in your life directs your words and actions, so that
through your daily living your Christian beliefs are reflected.
As Christians we become aware of the wrong things we have done and
said in our lives, when we offer them to God we receive God’s
forgiveness and sense of freedom from guilt or past hurts. Then can we
choose to change the way we live by following Jesus’ example.
Jesus teaches us to love one another and treat other people, as we
want to be treated ourselves. In the New Testament of the Bible we can
read about Jesus’ life and teachings and how the first Christians told
others about their beliefs, laying the foundations for the growth of
the Christian Church.
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