First Presbyterian Church, EPC
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church is a family of churches, Reformed and Presbyterian, defined by shared core values and bonded by the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. The EPC is a church family centered upon the good news of what God has done for the world through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Essentials of Our Faith
All Scripture is self-attesting and being Truth, requires our unreserved submission in all areas of life. The infallible Word of God, the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is a complete and unified witness to God's redemptive acts culminating in the incarnation of the Living Word, the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible, uniquely and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, is the supreme and final authority on all matters on which it speaks. On this sure foundation we affirm these additional Essentials of our faith:
1. We believe in one God, the sovereign Creator and Sustainer of
all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three Persons:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. To Him be all honor, glory and praise
forever!
2. Jesus Christ, the living Word, become flesh through His miraculous
conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. He who is true
God became true man united in one Person forever. He died on the cross
a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. On the third
day He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at
the right hand of the Majesty on High, He now is our High Priest and
Mediator.
3. The Holy Spirit has come to glorify Christ and to apply the saving
work of Christ to our hearts. He convicts us of sin and draws us to
the Savior. Indwelling our hearts, He gives new life to us, empowers
and imparts gifts to us for service. He instructs and guides us into
all truth, and seals us for the day of redemption.
4. Being estranged from God and condemned by our sinfulness, our salvation
is wholly dependent upon the work of God's free grace. God credits
His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for
their salvation, thereby justifies them in His sight. Only such as
are born of the Holy Spirit and receive Jesus Christ become children
of God and heirs of eternal life.
5. The true Church is composed of all persons who through saving faith
in Jesus Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit are united
together in the body of Christ. The Church finds her visible, yet imperfect,
expression in local congregations where the Word of God is preached
in its purity and the sacraments are administered in their integrity;
where scriptural discipline is practiced, and where loving fellowship
is maintained. For her perfecting, she awaits the return of her Lord.
6. Jesus Christ will come again to the earth-personally, visibly, and
bodily-to judge the living and the dead, and to consummate history
and the eternal plan of God. "Even so, come, Lord Jesus." (Rev.
22:20)
7. The Lord Jesus Christ commands all believers to proclaim the Gospel
throughout the world and to make disciples of all nations. Obedience
to the Great Commission requires total commitment to "Him who
loved us and gave Himself for us." He calls us to a life of self-denying
love and service. "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should
walk in them." (Eph. 2:10)
These
Essentials are set forth in greater detail in the Westminster
Confession of Faith.
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