What We Believe
Immanuel Anglican stands in the long line of Christian faith and tradition reaching back to the very earliest days of the Church. Our faith is summarized in the words of the ancient Creeds (Nicene and Apostles) as understood in their plain and historic sense.
We believe that the Holy Scriptures (Old and New Testament), as interpreted by the Church with the leading of the Holy Spirit, is the revealed Word of God and contains everything necessary for salvation. It is the ultimate standard of our faith and practice. The Book of Common Prayer shapes our “lived theology” and our common lives together.
All pastors and leaders of Immanuel Anglican are also asked to review the Anglican Catechism To Be A Christian and agree to lead and teach in accordance with it. The catechism lays out in question-and-answer format the essential doctrines of our church.
While members and leaders must affirm these basic tenets of faith, we also warmly welcome all skeptics and those with unanswered doubts to participate in the community life of Immanuel.
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, visible and invisible.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
The Apostles' Creed
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
To Be A Christian: An Anglican Catechism
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