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Affirmation of Faith

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The Trustees and the Ministry Team of The Carmel Evangelical Trust affirm their faith as follows:

We believe…

…that God is wholly united as one, though three in person.
…that God created the world for his glory, making men and women in His image for fellowship with Him.
…that humankind, tempted by Satan, rebelled against God and sinned.

We believe…

…that the Bible is and was inspired by God and is the final and sufficient word on all matters.
…that the Bible is to be interpreted both individually and by the church in submission to the guidance of God the Holy Spirit.

We believe…

…that God the Son was born as the infant Christ Jesus of the virgin Mary, lived a perfect life, and died on the cross to make amends for the sin of humankind, reconciling us with God.
…that Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into heaven to be united with the Father at the throne of heaven.
…that by God’s grace and on the basis of repentance from sin and faith in Jesus Christ, men and women can be acceptable to God.
…that God the Holy Spirit brings a person to conversion and through his ongoing blessing and engifting we are made holy, and enabled to live more Christ-like lives.

We believe…

…that the Church worldwide was created by the Word and the Spirit of God and is the present body of Christ on earth.
…that Christ has commissioned us to minister on his behalf.
…that as believers we are called to proclaim the good news of salvation to all people, to minister to believers through the preaching of the word.
…that we are bound to praise and worship God, celebrating His presence both in the practice of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Holy communion) until he returns.
…that we must strive for social justice and the relief of human distress and need.

We believe…

…that Jesus Christ will return to earth personally and physically as Judge, Lord and King.
…that every man and woman will be resurrected to stand before the judgement throne of our Lord Jesus Christ.
…that judgement will mean eternal damnation for those who have rejected Him and eternal joy and union with Him for those who have acknowledged Him as Lord.
…that His eternal kingdom will then be established and the whole of creation proclaim His glory.

A copy of our Formal Statement of Faith is available on request.