Attica-Williamsport
Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Statement of Faith
We believe that in the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth: all things seen and unseen, and
by His sovereign power, all of creation is sustained.
We
believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten eternal Son of God
the Father Almighty. In fulfillment of prophecy, He was born
of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, yielded that life as a
blood sacrifice for our sins, and was raised bodily from the dead,
ascended to the right hand of God the Father, and He shall return at
the appointed time to claim His own. He is the way, the truth,
and the life, and by God’s grace, our only way to salvation.
Apart from Him, we have no other way to the Father and eternal life
with Him in earth and in heaven.
We
believe that the Holy Spirit is our comforter, counselor, advocate,
and helper, awakening the spirits of those God has called, and
guiding God’s people as they call upon His Name.
We believe that the Bible is the recorded Holy Word of God, true,
accurate, and infallible. It is the authoritative witness to
the Lord Jesus Christ, and Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of that
witness and prophecy. Jesus, teaching by reference and by
example, confirmed the Holy Scriptures as our guide to the Will of
the Father, and the only reliable guide for the life to which we are
called.
We believe that the Church, the Body of Christ made up of His
children, is called to obedience and righteousness in all aspects of
life. What God’s Word calls sin is still sin, and it separates
us from fellowship with the Father, except that the Grace of God and
the blood of Jesus promise forgiveness and redemption as we confess
our sins and repent.
As
witness to our beliefs, we commit ourselves to lives of obedience,
relying on the Word of God and the ministry of the Holy Spirit:
This statement of faith does not encompass
the entirety of our beliefs. The church recognizes only the
Holy Bible, the written Word of God, as the final authority for
truth, morality, and the conduct of mankind. For matters of
our faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, Session (our
Board of Elders) provides interpretive authority on the Bible’s
meaning and application.
After
prayerful examination and consideration, Session unanimously adopted
this statement of faith on the 21st day of May 2015.
Mark Mason
Rob Eyman
Clerk of Session
Moderator