The Confession of Faith of
Princeton Evangelical Free Church shall be the same as that of the North Central
District Association and Evangelical Free Church of America, which reads as
follows:
1. We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to
be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the
complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and
final authority for all Christian faith and life.
2. We believe in one
God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three
Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
3. We believe that Jesus Christ
is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Ghost and born of
the Virgin Mary. He died on the Cross a sacrifice for our sins according to the
Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where,
at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He is now our High Priest and
Advocate.
4. We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to
glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and during this age to convict men of sin,
regenerate the believing sinner, indwell, guide, instruct, and empower the
believer for godly living and service.
5. We believe that man was
created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost and only
through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be
obtained.
6. We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His
resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who
believe, and that only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit
and thus become the Children of God.
7. We believe that the Lord's
Supper and Water Baptism are ordinances to be observed by the church during this
present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as a means of
salvation.
8. We believe that the true church is composed of all such
persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ has been regenerated by the
Holy Spirit and is united together in the body of Christ of which He is the
Head.
9. We believe that only those who are members of the True Church
shall be eligible for membership in the local church.
10. We believe that Jesus
Christ is the Lord and the Head of the Church, and that every local church has
the right, under Christ, to decide and govern its own affairs.
11. We
believe in the personal and premillenial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ and this "blessed hope" has a vital bearing on the personal life and
service of the believer.
12. We believe in the bodily resurrection of
the dead: of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, of
the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious
punishment.
So what does all this
mean? Stop by on a Sunday morning (or anytime) and see how we live out our
faith in Christ every day!