| What We Believe |
| Excerpts form The Constitution of The Kirk |
A. We believe that the Holy Scriptures – the sixty-six canonical books of the Old and New
Testaments – are the divinely-revealed, inspired, authoritative, written Word of God and, as
such, are the only rule and norm of doctrine and life within the Church (John 10:35; II
Timothy 3:15-17; II Peter 1:20-21).
B. We believe there is one true God, the Creator and Preserver of all things, Who is
eternally self-existent, revealing Himself in the three distinct Persons of Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory and identical in nature, having the same divine
attributes (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 28:19; I Corinthians 8:5-6; II
Corinthians 13:14; Hebrews 1:3; I Peter 1:2).
C. We believe that salvation is a work of the Holy Spirit ordained by God the Father and
purchased through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Son; that it is accomplished by grace
alone through faith alone whenever anyone responds to the Holy Spirit and the Word of
God, confessing with his mouth that Jesus is Lord and believing in his heart that God has
raised Him from the dead; and that it grants the believer the gift of eternal life in the
everlasting Kingdom of God (I Corinthians 12:3; Romans 10:8-13; John 3:16).
D. We believe the New Testament teaches that the sacrament of water baptism is mandated
for all believers - whether by believing parents as an infant or as a believer upon a personal
profession of faith - (Mark 16:16; Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3-13) and that the baptism in
the Holy Spirit and the various gifts and manifestations of the Holy Spirit are available by
faith to all who receive Jesus by faith (Acts 1:5; Acts 1:8; I Corinthians 12:7-10).
E. We believe that the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is an important element of Christian
worship intended for all who have received Jesus as Savior and Lord and that an
appropriate communing requires a repentant heart toward God and a sincere desire to live
in peace and harmony with others in the Body of Christ (I Corinthians 10:16; I Corinthians 11:
27-30).
F. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church and that He governs His
Church - through His written Word and Spirit-given revelation – through the ascension gift
ministries of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher and the elders of local
churches (Psalm 127:1; Acts 15:28; Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:11-16).
G. We believe, with the rest of orthodox Christianity, that the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene
Creed provide accurate summaries of the Christian faith.
Testaments – are the divinely-revealed, inspired, authoritative, written Word of God and, as
such, are the only rule and norm of doctrine and life within the Church (John 10:35; II
Timothy 3:15-17; II Peter 1:20-21).
B. We believe there is one true God, the Creator and Preserver of all things, Who is
eternally self-existent, revealing Himself in the three distinct Persons of Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory and identical in nature, having the same divine
attributes (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 28:19; I Corinthians 8:5-6; II
Corinthians 13:14; Hebrews 1:3; I Peter 1:2).
C. We believe that salvation is a work of the Holy Spirit ordained by God the Father and
purchased through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Son; that it is accomplished by grace
alone through faith alone whenever anyone responds to the Holy Spirit and the Word of
God, confessing with his mouth that Jesus is Lord and believing in his heart that God has
raised Him from the dead; and that it grants the believer the gift of eternal life in the
everlasting Kingdom of God (I Corinthians 12:3; Romans 10:8-13; John 3:16).
D. We believe the New Testament teaches that the sacrament of water baptism is mandated
for all believers - whether by believing parents as an infant or as a believer upon a personal
profession of faith - (Mark 16:16; Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3-13) and that the baptism in
the Holy Spirit and the various gifts and manifestations of the Holy Spirit are available by
faith to all who receive Jesus by faith (Acts 1:5; Acts 1:8; I Corinthians 12:7-10).
E. We believe that the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is an important element of Christian
worship intended for all who have received Jesus as Savior and Lord and that an
appropriate communing requires a repentant heart toward God and a sincere desire to live
in peace and harmony with others in the Body of Christ (I Corinthians 10:16; I Corinthians 11:
27-30).
F. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church and that He governs His
Church - through His written Word and Spirit-given revelation – through the ascension gift
ministries of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher and the elders of local
churches (Psalm 127:1; Acts 15:28; Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:11-16).
G. We believe, with the rest of orthodox Christianity, that the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene
Creed provide accurate summaries of the Christian faith.
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