WHAT WE BELIEVE
The following commonly-used doctrinal statement would also be a useful summary of what Gereja Kristen Pelita (GKP), as a congregation of University Church UNSW, believe:
- The divine inspiration and infallibility of Holy Scripture as originally given and its supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
- The unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the Godhead.
- The universal sinfulness and guilt of humanity since the fall, rendering men and women subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
- The conception of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit and his birth by the Virgin Mary.
- Redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin only though the sacrificial death, as our representative and substitute, of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God.
- The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
- The necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit to make the death of Christ effective in the individual sinner, granting him or her repentance towards God, and faith in Jesus Christ.
- The indwelling and work of the Holy Spirit in the believer.
- The expectation of the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
For a set of studies and articles that expounds and unpacks these nine statement, please refer to The Blueprint which available from Matthias Media.
If you are interested in finding out more about what Christians believe, have a look at Two Ways To Live – a simple explanation of the Christian message. Or please contact us, and we’ll see how we can help!