We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father, and to his deeds we testify:
He calls the worlds into being, creates man in his own image and sets before him the ways of life and death.
He seeks in holy love to save all people from aimlessness
and sin.
He judges men and nations by his righteous will
declared through prophets and apostles.
In Jesus Christ, the man of Nazareth, our crucified and
risen Lord, he has come to us and shared our common
lot, conquering sin and death and reconciling the world
to himself.
He bestows upon us his Holy Spirit, creating and renewing
the Church of Jesus Christ, binding in covenant faithful
people of all ages, tongues, and races.
He calls us into his Church to accept the cost and joy
of discipleship, to be his servants in the service of men,
to proclaim the gospel to all the world and resist the
powers of evil, to share in Christ's baptism and eat at
his table, to join him in his passion and victory.
He promises to all who trust him forgiveness of sins
and fullness of grace, courage in the struggle for
justice and peace, his presence in trial and rejoicing,
and eternal life in his kingdom which has no end.
Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto him. Amen.
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