Nazarene Beliefs:
Beliefs Nazarenes hold to be true:
- 1. We believe in one God, the Creator of all things, who reveals Himself as Father, Son and Spirit.
- Genesis 1, Leviticus 19:2, Ephesians 2:18
- 2. We believe in Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully man at the same time, who became like us to bring about our salvation.
- Matthew 1:20-25, John 1:1-18, Romans 8:3, 32-34
- 3. We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is active in the world, bringing us to salvation.
- John 14:15-18, 26, 16:7-15, Acts 2:33, 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8
- 4. We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, giving us all we need to know about how to be saved.
- 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 2 Timothy 3:15-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21
- 5. We believe that we are all sinners by both nature and act, and need God's forgiveness and cleansing.
- Genesis 3, 6:5, Psalm 51:5, Mark 7:21-23, Romans 5:12-14, Matthew 22:36-40, 1 John 3:4, John 16:8-9, Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:8-2:4
- 6. We believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross and that, by trusting in His death, we can be restored to a right relation to God.
- Isaiah 53:5-6, Romans 5:6-21, 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
- 7. We believe that God has enabled us to turn to Him from sin but that He has not forced us to do so.
- Psalm 14:1-4, Romans 7:14-25, John 6:26-46
- 8. We believe that each person must repent, turn away from sin, and trust Christ to accept him or her.
- 2 Chronicles 7:14, Psalm 32:5-6, 51:1-17, 2 Peter 3:9
- 9. We believe that when we turn from sin and trust in Christ, the old record of sin is wiped clean, and we are born anew, thus becoming part of the family of God.
- John 1:12-13, 3:3-8, Acts 13:39, Romans 8:15-17, Galatians 4:4-7, 1 John 1:9
- 10. We believe that after being born again, we need the fullness of God's Spirit in our hearts. As we grow God reveals specific areas to surrender in obedience to Him. He cleanses our spirit and gives us the power to live victoriously.
- Ezekiel 36:25-27, Romans 8:1-4, 12:1-2, Galatians 5:16-25
- 11. We believe that the Church is the Body of Christ, carrying on His mission through the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 16:13-19, Acts 2:32-47, Ephesians 4:1-17
- 12. We believe in baptism and urge people to be baptized as Christians.
- Matthew 3:13-17, Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 2:37-41
- 13. We believe in the Lord's Supper.
- Matthew 26:26-29, Luke 22:17-20, I Corinthians 11:23-32
- 14. We believe that God can heal. We pray for healing. We also believe that He can work through medical science.
- Matthew 4:23-24, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, James 5:13-16
- 15. We believe that Jesus Christ is coming again.
- John 14:1-3, Acts 1:9-11, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
- 16. We believe that everyone will face the judgment of God with its rewards and punishments.
- Matthew 25:31-46, John 5:25-29, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10