{"id":1691,"date":"2012-08-30T20:51:53","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T20:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2020-08-25T14:32:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T19:32:29","slug":"beliefs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"

We Believe….<\/strong><\/h2>\n

THERE IS ONE TRUE GOD <\/strong>who is above all else.\u00a0 We were created to submit to, worship, and praise Him.<\/p>\n

JESUS CHRIST<\/strong>\u00a0is the Son of God. He lived a sinless life, was put to death on a cross, and rose from the dead. Because of what Jesus has done, we can be forgiven for all of our sins and brought into a personal relationship with God by simply confessing our sins and putting our faith in Him.<\/p>\n

THE HOLY SPIRIT<\/strong>\u00a0brings the permanent indwelling presence of God to us for spiritual worship, personal transformation, building up the Church, and gifting us for ministry, so that Christians may continue telling others about the message of God and doing the works of Jesus.<\/p>\n

THE BIBLE<\/strong>\u00a0is God\u2019s Word to us. It shows us the way to live. We must know what it says, emphasize what it emphasizes, and most of all, do what it says.<\/p>\n

EVERY CHRISTIAN<\/strong>\u00a0is a minister. We are commissioned by Jesus and empowered by the Holy Spirit to display who God is to the world.<\/p>\n

God is a\u00a0PERSONAL GOD<\/strong>\u00a0who reveals Himself in relationship. To effectively reach others and grow spiritually, we must be in honest, transparent, and accountable relationship with God and other Christians.<\/p>\n

THE CHURCH<\/strong>\u00a0is called to make disciples of men, women, youth, and children. We do this by teaching, equipping and encouraging one another to live a lifestyle that displays God\u2019s character and effectively ministers (or brings) God\u2019s love to others.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0LOCAL CHURCH<\/strong>\u00a0is the body of Christ, which God has chosen and through whom God will reveal Himself to the world.<\/p>\n

BECOMING LIKE JESUS<\/strong>, or \u201csanctification,\u201d is a life-long process.\u00a0 Christians should expect a life of ongoing conviction and forgiveness of sin, seasons of trials and suffering, along with times of great blessing.\u00a0 God uses all of these things in our lives to transform us – to bring us closer to our original selves and to make us more like Jesus.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0a complete Statement of Faith for the Association of Vineyard Churches.<\/em><\/p>\n

We value…<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We value having a\u00a0personal relationship with God<\/strong>.\u00a0 By seeking God and letting Him into all the areas of our lives, we come to know Him.\u00a0 <\/ins><\/p>\n

We value\u00a0following Jesus<\/strong>.\u00a0 Jesus\u2019 words to His first disciples are still the words God speaks to us: \u201cFollow me.\u201d\u00a0 <\/ins><\/p>\n

We value\u00a0participation<\/strong>.\u00a0 One of the most exciting parts of Jesus\u2019 message is that we get to join with Him and participate in His ministry.\u00a0 God wants to use everyday people to transform lives.<\/p>\n

We value\u00a0people.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>We are to love everyone \u2013 people of every race, age, background, and social class \u2013 those who believe like\u00a0we do, as well as those who don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

We value\u00a0relationship.<\/strong>\u00a0 Jesus\u2019 ministry was so powerful, in large part, because He was personal and relational.\u00a0 We are not designed to live in independence, but in community.<\/p>\n

We value\u00a0compassion and justice.<\/strong>\u00a0 Compassion and justice are the very things that God extended to us when He saved us.\u00a0 Because of this, we\u00a0work for justice and compassion for all people.<\/p>\n

We value\u00a0being real and authentic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>We want to do what we do in a natural, low-key, no-hype way, presenting the simple truth of Jesus and experiencing the reality of His presence.<\/p>\n

We value\u00a0integrity<\/strong>.\u00a0 We desire to speak the truth in love and live a lifestyle that is consistent with our beliefs.<\/p>\n

We value\u00a0generosity<\/strong>.\u00a0 Because God has been so generous with us, we want to be a generous community that passes along His kindness.<\/p>\n

We value being\u00a0relevant.<\/strong>\u00a0 We want our music, atmosphere, language, and teaching style to be understandable and relevant to those around us who are seeking God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We Believe…. THERE IS ONE TRUE GOD who is above all else.\u00a0 We were created to submit to, worship, and praise Him. JESUS CHRIST\u00a0is the Son of God. He lived a sinless life, was put to death on a cross, and rose from the dead. Because of what Jesus has done, we can be forgiven for all of our sins and brought into a personal relationship with God by simply confessing our sins and putting our faith in Him. THE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12598,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1691"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1691"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12599,"href":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1691\/revisions\/12599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlvineyard.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}