God

I believe that God exists and is pleased with all who draw near by faith. I believe in the Trinity: the one holy and loving God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit eternally. I believe that God has created all things visible and invisible, has 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.

Beginning with Abraham and Sarah, God has called forth a people of faith to worship God alone, to witness to the divine purposes for human beings and all of creation, and to love their neighbors as themselves. I have been joined to this people through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ and by confessing him to be Savior and Lord as the Holy Spirit has moved me.

I believe that God is both male and female. Therefore in line with the witness of Scripture, at times I use male language of God and at other times I use female language. God is both a father of all and mother of all in a general sense, and of believers in a particular sense of adoption into the family of the church.

I humbly recognize that God far surpasses human comprehension and understanding. I also gratefully acknowledge that God has spoken to humanity and related to us in many and various ways. I believe that God has spoken above all in the only Son: the true image of the invisible God (Col 1:15) and the Word of God who became flesh (John 1:14), revealing the divine being and character.

God's awesome glory and enduring compassion are perfect in holy love. God's sovereign power and unending mercy are perfect in almighty love. God's knowledge of all things and care for creation are perfect in preserving love. God's abounding grace and wrath against sinfulness are perfect in righteous love. God's readiness to forgive and power to transform are perfect in redemptive love. God's unlimited justice and continuing patience with humankind are perfect in suffering love. God's infinite freedom and constant self-giving are perfect in faithful love.