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We
Are a Christian People
As members of the Nazarene Churches in Trinidad and Tobago, and more importantly, as members of the Church Universal, we join with all true believers in proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ and in embracing the historic Trinitarian creedal statements of Christian faith. We value our Wesleyan–Holiness heritage and believe it to be a way of understanding the faith that is true to
Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience.
We
Are a Holiness People
God, who is holy, calls us to a life of holiness. We believe that the Holy Spirit seeks to do in us a second work of grace, called by various terms including “entire sanctification” and “baptism with the Holy Spirit”—cleansing us from all sin; renewing us in the image of God: empowering us to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength, and our neighbors as
ourselves; and producing in us the character of Christ. Holiness in the life of believers is most clearly understood as Christlikeness.
We
Are a Missional People
We are a sent people,
responding to the call of Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit
to go into all the world, witnessing to the Lordship of Christ and
participating with God in the building of the Church and the
extension of His kingdom (2 Corinthians 6:1). Our mission (a)
begins in worship, (b) ministers to the world in evangelism and
compassion, (c) encourages believers toward Christian maturity
through discipleship, and (d) prepares women and men for Christian
service through Christian higher education. |
