About
Nazarenes
Faith Community
Church of the Nazarene Church is located on the east side of Beulah along
County Hwy. 21.
The church has been in Beulah since 1983. At Faith Community: "We want
to know Christ and make Him known" All this comes from a relationship
with Christ."God is doing great things here in Beulah, and we want to
continue to be a part of that. For additional information about the History
of the Church of the Nazarene.
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What
We Believe In
The basic beliefs of the Church of the Nazarene consists of sixteen basic
articles. What is contained below is a narrative summary of these articles.
We believe in one God and that He is all-powerful,
creative, and ever present. We also believe that he is revealed as Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit (the Trinity).
We also believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the
second member of the Trinity. He was revealed as fully man while
maintaining His God-hood, and though he died for our sins, He was raised to
life, conquering death. The third member of the Trinity is the Holy Spirit
who convicts people of their sins and leads people to holiness and
commitment to God. The Bible is considered the Church's authority and is
fully inspired, both Old and New Testaments, revealing the will of God
concerning the means of our salvation. Anything that is contrary to these
Scriptures cannot be included as a part of these beliefs.
We believe in sin, both original and personal. Original
sin is that which was committed by our first parents and remains in every
individual, even after salvation. It is only when we have finally met God
that this sin is purged from our soul. Personal sin is an act that is
committed that is known to be contrary to God's will and unless repented,
will lead to eternal death. To provide a way out of sin, God graciously
provided the atoning blood of Jesus, which provides the only grounds for
salvation. Every human being has a choice, though, to accept this grace or
to deny it, as well as to choose between right and wrong.
We also believe that every person is of need of
repentance, which is a turning away from one's sinful nature to believe in
God, being led by His Spirit.
We believe that when someone turns to God, God grants
them a full pardon from all past guilt and releases from the penalty of
sin. This new believer is then given distinctive spiritual life and is
adopted as one of God's children. All of this occurs simultaneously. After
one is regenerated, we believe that there is another stage of complete
devotement to God where love is made perfect, cleansing one's heart from
sin.
We believe in the Church in that it is a community of
people who gather together to confess Jesus Christ as Lord.
We also believe that there are two primary sacraments,
instituted by Jesus Christ himself: baptism and communion. And we believe
in the power of divine healing, offered up in the prayer of faith.
Finally, we believe in the second coming of Christ and
in the resurrection of the dead, all being brought before the throne of God
for final judgment.
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