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
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
worlds to himself.
He bestows upon us the Holy Spirit, creating and
renewing the Church of Jesus Christ, binging 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 services of men, to proclaim the gospel
to all the world and resist the powers of evil, to share in Christ baptism and
eat at his table, to join him in his passion and victory.
He promises to all who trust him forgiveness of sin
and fullness of grace, courage in the struggle for justice and peace, his
presence in trail and rejoicing, and eternal life in his kingdom which has no
end.
Blessing and honor,
glory and power be unto him. Amen.
