What we believe
The faith once delivered to the saints.
आमचा विश्वास
We hold the historic Christian faith as the Scriptures teach it, the creeds confess it and the Methodist Articles of Religion summarise it. Here it is in plain words, with the Bible passages behind each statement.
01
The Holy Scriptures
The Bible, Old and New Testaments, is the inspired Word of God, our final authority in all matters of faith and life. It contains everything necessary for salvation.
2 Timothy 3:16–17; Psalm 119:105
02
The Triune God
There is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, of one substance, power and eternity, the maker and preserver of all things.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14
03
Jesus Christ
The Son of God became truly human in Jesus of Nazareth, born of the virgin Mary. He lived without sin, died on the cross as the sacrifice for our sins, rose bodily from the dead on the third day, ascended to heaven, and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
John 1:14; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Acts 1:11
04
Sin and our need
Every person has sinned and falls short of the glory of God. Apart from God's grace we cannot turn to him or save ourselves by anything we do.
Romans 3:23; Ephesians 2:1–3
05
Salvation by grace through faith
We are made right with God only by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ, and not by our own works or deserving. This is the doctrine on which our church stands, and it is the gift we invite everyone to receive.
Ephesians 2:8–9; Romans 5:1; Galatians 2:16
06
The Holy Spirit and new life
The Holy Spirit gives new birth, assures believers that they are children of God, and works in them a growing holiness of heart and life: love for God and for neighbour.
John 3:5–8; Romans 8:16; Galatians 5:22–23
07
The Church and the sacraments
The church is the people of God gathered around the Word and the sacraments. We baptise believers and their children in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and we share the Lord's Supper in remembrance of Christ's death until he comes.
Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 2:42; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26
08
The hope to come
Christ will return. The dead will be raised, and those who trust in him will live with God forever in the new creation where there is no more death, mourning or pain.
1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Revelation 21:1–4
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.”
कारण कृपेनेच विश्वासाद्वारे तुमचे तारण झाले आहे; आणि हे तुमच्याकडून झाले नाही, हे देवाचे दान आहे.
The Apostles' Creed
What Christians everywhere confess
We say these words together in worship, joining the church of every age and every land.
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; the third day he rose 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 quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
And for you
Doctrine is not the end. Christ is.
Everything above points to one person. If you want to know what it means to trust him, we have written it out as simply as we can.
You are invited
Come and worship with us this Sunday.
या रविवारी आमच्यासोबत उपासनेसाठी या.
Sunday Worship Service, Sundays at 8:15 – 10:00 AM. Kalyan Badlapur Road, Netaji Bazar, Ambernath (West).