Statement of Faith -- Please Read

[james.goetz]

Minimal Statement of Faith for Evangelical Universalists

1) We believe in the divine inspiration of the Old and New Testaments (the Bible) and consider them authoritative for Christian faith and practice
2) We believe in the faith of the Church as contained in the Nicene Creed
3) We believe the Bible teaches the hope that God will eventually redeem all humanity through Christ

Gregory MacDonald elaborates on beliefs of Evangelical Universalists (4/30/2008) Responses to evangelical objections to the orthodoxy of universalism:

'So what do the "evangelical" universalists believe? Much the same as any other evangelical. They believe that God is triune and created the world ex nihilo; they believe that humans are created in this God's image; they believe that human rebellion separates us from God and deserves punishment; they accept the final authority of the Scriptures for matters of Christian faith; they believe that the Father sent his one and only Son as a human being (who did not cease to be divine) to live as our representative, to reveal the Father and to atone for our sins through his death on the cross; they believe that through his resurrection eternal life is available to those who trust in Christ; they believe in salvation by grace (not merit), through faith in Christ (not works); they believe in the return of Christ and the coming day of judgment; they even believe in hell!'