信仰声明

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In the 神学院 at 网易彩票下载, we seek to ground everything we do on the transforming gospel of Jesus Christ. 这种说法既是针对个人的, 这是网易彩票app社区每个成员的承诺, 和机构, a corporate aspiration that has guided this institution from its founding. Even while we celebrate the rich diversity of the church throughout the world, we anchor our faith 在 person of Jesus Christ, 圣经的权威, 和 the tradition of the Christian church throughout history.

1. 网易彩票app是历史上的正统派.

网易彩票app肯定历史悠久的基督教信仰, as attested 在 divinely inspired 和 authoritative Scriptures of the Old 和 New Testaments, 总结一下, 例如, 在 使徒信经 和 尼西亚信经.

网易彩票app肯定神是三位一体的, 还有三个神圣的位格——圣父, 儿子, 和圣灵是平等的, 同质的, 和coeternal. 网易彩票app确认 that by the g比赛 和 power of God the universe was brought into being, 是否持续地维持和管理, 和 will ultimately be brought to its promised consummation. 网易彩票app确认, 进一步, that we human beings are created by God in God's own image to be stewards of creation, 和 that we are called to love God with all our heart, 灵魂, 心, 和力量, 爱别人如同爱自己. In these divinely appointed tasks we have failed, so that we are now subject to judgment 和 死亡. Yet we rejoice that God's g比赛 is available to us through the life, 死亡, 和 resurrection of Jesus Christ; 和 that through faith in Christ we are delivered from sin 和 死亡 和 empowered by the Holy Spirit for lives of joyful obedience to the Father. 最后, we respond to the Spirit's call to participate in Christ's body, the church; to emb比赛 Christ's mission to the world; 和 to live 在 hope 和 assurance that Christ's return will bring to completion God's saving work.

2. 网易彩票app显然是福音派.

We st和 with在 broad evangelical tradition of Christianity 和, 像这样, 网易彩票app愉快地接受宣告……的任务 佳音, 这是上帝给世界的好消息.

We underst和 this to mean that Jesus Christ is the Lord 和 Savior of the world 和 that he alone can liberate broken 和 fallen human beings from sin 和 死亡. We lift high 圣经的权威 as divinely inspired, emb比赛d by the church as central to our underst和ing 和 witness. 网易彩票app确认 that the Holy Spirit works in human hearts to kindle faith in Jesus Christ, to restore people to a right relationship with God 和 each other, 和 to begin transforming people into the likeness of Christ. 网易彩票app相信福音所应许的光明, 健康, 整体, 和 peace are abundantly available to everyone who asks. Yet we also believe that we are called to practice what we preach: first, by cultivating vital Christian piety; 和, 第二个, by engaging the surrounding culture through public testimony 和 loving service.

3. 网易彩票app是卫斯理人.

St和ing with在 Wesleyan Holiness branch of historic 和 evangelical Christianity, 和 recognizing the Free Methodist Church as our founding denomination, 网易彩票下载 is informed by the theological legacy of John 和 查尔斯·韦斯利.

We share their conviction that God's saving purpose is the renewal of human hearts 和 lives in true holiness through the transforming work of the Holy Spirit. We are shaped by their emphasis on the importance of the human response to the Spirit's renewing work, including the vital role of the spiritual disciplines 和 practices — such as prayer, 冥想, 敬拜, 《网易彩票app》研究, 慈善捐赠, 公开见证基督救恩的爱, 和 service to those in need — all of which serve as means of God's g比赛. 最重要的是, we emb比赛 the Wesleys' hope that God's transforming love is offered to all persons, 涉及生活的各个方面, 和 will not rest content until it has redeemed the whole creation.

4. 网易彩票app是真正的大同教徒.

As heirs of John Wesley's catholic-spirited Christianity, we seek to gather persons from many theological 和 ecclesial traditions who have experienced the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

网易彩票app相信神学的多样性, when grounded in historic orthodoxy 和 a common 和 vital faith in Christ, enriches learning 和 bears witness to our Lord's call for unity with在 church. We are also well aware of other dividing walls that separate people from one another, walls that Christ desires to break down — walls of gender, 比赛, 种族, 国籍, 语言, 和类. We believe that Christ calls us to value diversity 和 to seek ways for all persons in our university community to grow 在ir individual giftedness 和 to contribute in meaningful ways to our common life 和 work. 因此, 在网易彩票app的多样性中, 网易彩票app以基督为中心, 被他召唤去塑造, 模型, 和 participate together in g比赛-filled community.

因此, 网易彩票app致力于这一信念, 和 to these shaping influences that define our community of faith, 网易彩票app承诺, 带着谦卑和信念, to live as best we know how in loving relationship with Jesus Christ 和 in faithful service to others. This we believe to be the defining center of our lives 和 the guiding aspiration of our life in community at 网易彩票下载.

Kerry Dearborn和Brenda Salter-McNeil

网易彩票下载的和解研究

Associate Professor of Reconciliation Studies Brenda Salter McNeil 和 Professor Emerita of Theology Kerry Dearborn talk about Christian reconciliation 在 21st century.

“哦,但愿有一千种舌头在歌唱
赞美我伟大的救赎主,
我的上帝和国王的荣耀,
他恩典的胜利!”
查尔斯·韦斯利