sermons<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe long version<\/h2>\nAbout God<\/h3>\n
There is one unique and eternal God, who exists in an everlasting loving relationship of Father, Son and Spirit\u2014one God in three persons.\u00a0God is sovereign in all things: including creation, revelation, redemption, judgement and the establishing of his kingdom. As sovereign loving creator and redeemer, he is worthy of all glory, honour and praise.<\/p>\n
About humanity<\/h3>\n
Men and women together are created in the image of God, and therefore enjoy a unique dignity in creation and a unique relationship with God. Men and women together have dominion over the created order. Tragically, human nature is universally sinful since the Fall and all are guilty before God. This leaves us under the wrath and condemnation of God. We are unable, without the prior regenerative work of God\u2019s Spirit, to turn ourselves to God.<\/p>\n
About the Bible<\/h3>\n
There is no other way to know God except that he reveals himself to us. The Bible is God\u2019s revelation to us. The words of the Bible are divinely inspired and infallible, as originally given, and have supreme authority in all matters of faith, conduct and experience.\u00a0The Bible is sufficient for knowing God. It is not only central to the wellbeing of the church but is able to thoroughly equip the Christian community for life and godliness.<\/p>\n
About Jesus Christ<\/h3>\n
Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.\u00a0He is both fully God and truly human. He entered fully into human experience. He endured temptation and he suffered and died. He was perfectly obedient to God his father.\u00a0Jesus took on himself the consequences of human sin. He died and was buried. On the third day he rose from the dead bodily and is now exalted as ruler over all.\u00a0He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.<\/p>\n
About salvation<\/h3>\n
There is only one name under heaven by which we can be brought into relationship with God: the name \u2018Jesus Christ\u2019.\u00a0It is only through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, as our representative and substitute, that the guilt, penalty and power of sin can be removed. In that death, God demonstrates his love to us most perfectly and establishes his victory over Satan and all his foes.\u00a0The work of the Holy Spirit is necessary to make the death of Jesus effective in an individual\u2019s life. The Spirit enables the sinner to repent and put their faith in Jesus Christ, so that salvation is entirely of God\u2019s grace and not of human merit or works.\u00a0Although we enjoy now the blessing of union with Christ and secure relationship with God, we await the final consummation of our hope with the return of Christ, the resurrection of our bodies and life with him eternally.<\/p>\n
About the Spirit in the believer\u2019s life<\/h3>\n
The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the father and the Son, and indwells all true believers.\u00a0His role is to bring glory to Jesus Christ, thus making Jesus Christ central in all things.\u00a0The Spirit works to illuminate believers\u2019 minds to grasp the truth of the Bible, producing in them his fruit, granting them his gifts and empowering them for service. He grants his gifts for the purpose of service, not self-indulgence. Their use is determined\u2014not by personal desire for fulfilment, or satisfaction\u2014but by the principle of building the church. Not every gift of the Spirit is given to the church at every moment of its life, only those necessary for building Christ\u2019s body.<\/p>\n
About the church<\/h3>\n
The visible church is the gathering of believers around Christ in his word.\u00a0It is a community of people intended by God to bear witness to him and actively seek the extension of his rule.\u00a0Within its community both men and women are to seek proper expression of their gifts as they work to build the church in love.\u00a0The Bible makes clear that in church leadership, as in marriage, the roles of men and women are not interchangeable. We are committed to expressing the differences within relationships of mutual dependence.<\/p>\n
\nIs all this over your head?<\/strong> Don\u2019t worry \u2013 you don\u2019t have to understand any of this before you come to Trinity Church Morphett Vale. We\u2019d love to have you visit us<\/a> this Sunday, or contact us<\/a>\u00a0to ask any questions you may have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The short version We\u2019re a group of Christians who love Jesus, love the Bible and want to help each other follow Jesus more. We\u2019d love for you to come along! Feel free to read more about our beliefs below or have a listen to some of our\u00a0sermons. The long version About God There is one unique and eternal God, who exists in an everlasting loving relationship of Father, Son and Spirit\u2014one God in three persons.\u00a0God is sovereign in all things: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","ctfw-no-image"],"yoast_head":"\n
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