Statement of belief
We believe in the Bible as the
infallible word of God. It is the true, reliable, authoritative revelation of God and all
his purpose for humanity.
We believe in one true
and living God, the holy Trinity of the divine persons in perfect unity, Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit.
We believe in the Lord
Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. We believe in his virgin birth, his perfect
life and teaching, in his substitutionary, atoning death on the cross. We believe
in his bodily resurrection and ascension into heaven. We believe he will one day
return as Judge of all.
We believe in the Holy
Spirit. We believe his work is indispensable to regenerate sinners, to lead them to
repentance and faith in Christ. We believe every true Christian is indwelt by the
Holy Spirit and empowered to live a clean, holy life.
The above is only a
brief summary of all that the church believes. We have a confessional position that is set
out in the 1823 Calvinistic Methodist Confession of Faith. The only amendment is the
article on baptism. The church now respects both historic understandings of Scripture
(Paedobaptist and Baptist). Calvinistic Methodism was a vibrant movement in Wales during
the 18th and 19th centuries. Its basic doctrines are still a dynamic
statement of the Biblical doctrines of grace.
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