东湾三一华人教会 信仰声明
1 三位一体的上帝
我们相信三位一体的上帝，祂永恒地以三个位格存在－父、子和圣灵－彼此具有相同的神性，在能力和荣耀上平等，具有相同的属性和完美。
2 借耶稣基督得救
耶稣是完全的神也是完全的人，在世上过着完美、无罪的生活，并在十字架上为我们的罪献上自己。祂承受了上帝的愤怒，受死之后复活，然后升天成为上帝与人之间永恒的中保。虽然我们在信主时就得救了，但救恩是一个过程，我们可能会继续失败，但上帝是信实的，当我们认罪时，祂必赦免我们。
3 救恩是上帝至高恩典的结果
上帝以祂的慈爱和怜悯，借着耶稣基督的死亡和复活使我们被称义。当我们接受上帝的救恩时，我们被收纳成为祂的儿女，与基督同作后嗣。我们要在上帝的恩典和我们不配得的恩惠中，喜乐的生活，深信我们不是靠自己的努力来赚取上帝的爱。
4 圣灵的位格、同在和工作
圣灵是三位一体中与父和子同等的第三位格。祂降临在所有信徒的心中，使我们确信救恩，使我们知罪，并在我们的品格上产生越来越像基督的样式。祂的同在对我们敬拜、服事和传福音是必要的。我们相信耶稣基督的跟随者心中都有圣灵。
5 我们信仰的核心在主耶稣基督里
上帝以祂的爱和恩典向所有人赐下救恩；我们只需要悔改并相信耶稣的死亡和复活的救赎大能。当我们这样做时，我们就被称义并永远得赦免，被收纳进入上帝的家中，并得到永恒的救恩。信心来自听见上帝的话语，使我们认识祂并过一个跟随和效法我们的主的门徒生活。
6 圣经作为上帝无误话语的权威
上帝在圣经中（新教正典66卷书）启示了自己，这是祂借着人类作者所默示的无误话语。它是我们信仰、生活和教义的最高权威，我们要效法耶稣的榜样去相信、宣讲和活出这话语。圣灵赐给我们能力，使我们对圣经有真实的理解，并帮助我们越来越清楚地看见真理。
7 教会是基督的身体和新妇
我们是普世教会的一部分，与所有真正相信主耶稣的教会一同构成基督的新妇。在耶稣作为教会元首的主权下，我们聚集在一起作为地方教会的一份子，彼此委身并委身于我们的领袖，并要求我们的教会成员成为基督身体的活跃成员。
8 教会的两个圣礼
我们相信基督为教会设立的两个圣礼：洗礼和圣餐。圣礼是上帝在基督里恩典的记号和印证。我们相信浸礼，但在特殊情况下，我们可以实行洒水礼。
9 婚姻是基督与教会联合的象征
男人和女人都是按照三位一体上帝的形像和样式造的，婚姻制度是属于一男一女之间。一男一女之间的婚姻象征着基督与祂教会之间的联合。
10 爱的生活方式
作为信徒群体，爱应该是我们的标志。我们要领受上帝赐给我们的爱、表达我们对祂的爱，并活出向他人表达爱的生活方式。耶稣祷告祂的跟随者要在爱中合一，我们要体现这种合一，支持我们家庭的每一位成员，我们要谦卑、宽恕并迅速为自己的错误道歉。
11 基督的再来
我们相信那有福的盼望，就是主耶稣基督将亲自再次降临。
12 永恒的归宿
我们相信所有人都要身体复活：得救的人要进入永生，喜乐的活在我们的主面前；未得救的人要受审判和永远的刑罚。
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STATEMENT OF FAITH | EBTCC
1 The Triune God
We believe in the Triune God who eternally exists in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – of the same divine nature with one another, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections.
2 Salvation through Jesus Christ
Jesus, as fully God and fully man, lived a blameless life on earth and sacrificed Himself for our sins on the cross. He bore the wrath of God, died, and was resurrected before ascending to heaven as the eternal mediator between God and man. Though we are saved when we come to faith, salvation is a process whereby we may continually fail but God is faithful to forgive us as we confess our sins.
3 Salvation as the result of God’s sovereign grace
In His love and mercy God offers us justification for our sins through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When we accept God’s salvation we are adopted into His family and become joint heirs with Christ. We want to live rejoicing in God’s grace and His unmerited favor towards us, with the conviction that we do not earn God’s love by our own efforts.
4 The person, presence and work of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity with the Father and the Son. He lives in all believers giving us an assurance of our salvation, convicting us of sin, and producing an increasing likeness to Christ in our characters. His presence is essential for us to worship, serve, minister and evangelize. We believe in followers of Jesus being filled with the Spirit.
5 The centrality of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ
In His love and grace God offers salvation to all; we need only repent and believe in the saving power of Jesus’ death and resurrection. When we do this we are justified and acquitted forever, adopted into God’s family and are assured of eternal salvation. Faith comes from hearing of God’s Word that allows us to know Him and to live a life of discipleship following and imitating our Lord.
6 The authority of the Bible as God’s infallible word
God has revealed himself in the Bible (the Protestant Canon of 66 books) and it is His infallible Word given by the inspiration of God through human authors. It is our supreme authority for faith, life and doctrine and we want to follow Jesus’ example to believe, speak and live the Word. The Holy Spirit gives us the ability to have a true understanding of the Scriptures and He helps us to see truth increasingly clearly.
7 The Church is the body and the bride of Christ
We are part of the Universal Church and together with all who truly believe in the Lord Jesus we make up the Bride of Christ. We gather as a local church committed to one another and to our leaders under the Lordship of Jesus as Head of the Church, and ask our church family to be active members of the body of Christ.
8 The two sacraments of the Church
We believe in the two sacraments instituted by Christ for the Church: baptism and the Lord’s Supper. A sacrament is the sign and seal of God’s grace in Christ. We believe in baptism by immersion but in exceptional cases, we may practice baptism by sprinkling of water.
9 Marriage is a symbol of the union between Christ and His Church
Men and women are made in the image and likeness of the Triune God, to reflect His harmonious inter-personal relationships and interdependence. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Marriage between a man and a woman is symbolic of the union between Christ and His Church.
10 A lifestyle of love
As a community of believers, love should be our hallmark. We want to receive the love of God that is given to us, express our love for Him, and live a lifestyle of love towards other people. Jesus prayed that His followers would be united in love and we want to embody that, supporting each member of our family and being humble, forgiving and quick to apologize for our own mistakes.
11 The second coming of Christ
We believe in that Blessed Hope, the personal, imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
12 The eternal state
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men: the saved to eternal life and joy in the presence of our Lord, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment.