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We Believe...
We at St. Paul's affirm the
essentials of the Christian faith as stated in the historic creeds
of the Christian Church such as the
Apostles' Creed. Stated simply: we believe Jesus Christ is God
who has come to earth in the flesh, suffered, died and rose
mightily and bodily from the grave - becoming the ONLY means
of salvation for sinful human beings
In 1983 the essentials
of the faith were restated in what is known as the Dubuque Declaration. This
document is an excellent summary of the Christian faith we confess
at St. Paul's. The Dubuque Declaration is included below minus its
original preamble.
The Dubuque
Declaration
We confess our faith in the triune
God--Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We confess that Jesus Christ is truly God
and truly man. Because of our sin and estrangement from God,
at the Father's bidding the Son of God took on flesh.
Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, He
became like us in all things apart from sin. He died on the
cross to atone for our sin and reconcile us to God and on the
third day rose bodily from the dead. He is the sole head of
the church, the Lord and Savior of us all, and will one day
return in glory, power and judgment to usher in the kingdom of
God in its fullness.
We hold that the Bible is the written
Word of God, the infallible rule of faith and practice for the
church of Jesus Christ. The Scriptures have binding authority
on all people. All other sources of knowing stand under the
judgment of the Word of God.
We affirm that the central content of the
Scriptures is the gospel of reconciliation and redemption
through the atoning sacrifice of Christ and His glorious
resurrection from the grave. The good news is that we are
saved by the grace of God alone, the grace revealed and
fulfilled in the life and death of Jesus Christ, which is
received only by faith. Yet this faith does not remain alone
but gives rise to works of piety, mercy, and justice. The Holy
Spirit who spoke through the prophets and apostles, calls us
today, as in the past, to seek justice and peace for all
races, tongues and nations.
We confess as our own the faith embodied
in the great ecumenical and Reformation creeds and
confessions, finding them in basic conformity with the
teaching of the Holy Scriptures.
We confess that the mission of the church
is to bear witness to God's law and gospel in our words and
deeds. We are sent into the world as disciples of Christ to
glorify God in every area of life and to bring all peoples
into submission to the Lordship of Christ, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
We seek to obey this commission in the full assurance that our
Lord and Savior is with us always, even to the end of the
age."
St. Paul's
Reformed Church
3562 Startown Road
Newton, NC 28658-9255
office: (828) 465-0931
fax: (828) 465-0468
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