{"id":2606,"date":"2021-07-30T16:40:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T20:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zionauburn.com\/church\/?page_id=2606"},"modified":"2021-09-23T09:14:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:14:17","slug":"organizations-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zionauburn.com\/church\/organizations-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2606\" class=\"elementor elementor-2606\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0a0d7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0a0d7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span>Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6e0274 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6e0274\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3b1079\" data-id=\"f3b1079\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a06dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"35a06dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6911a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6911a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a member congregation of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, lcms.org, we believe in the Triune God: \u00a0 Father, Son and Holy Spirit.\u00a0 This is the God Christians have confessed faith in for centuries with the words of the Nicene Creed (see below).\u00a0<\/p><p>This God has made himself known through the words of the bible, which we believe to be the inspired and inerrant word of God.\u00a0 We believe <i>Luther\u2019s<\/i> <i>Small Catechism<\/i> is a faithful summary of the main teachings of the Bible.\u00a0 For more information on our beliefs contact the church office and ask for one of the pastors.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9944cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9944cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #486994;\">I believe in one God,<\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 the Father Almighty,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 maker of heaven and earth<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 and of all things visible and invisible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 And in one Lord Jesus Christ,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 the only-begotten Son of God,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 begotten of His Father before all worlds,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 God of God, Light of Light,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 very God of very God,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 begotten, not made,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 being of one substance with the Father,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 by whom all things were made;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and was made man;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0He suffered and was buried.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and ascended into heaven<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and sits at the right hand of the Father.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0whose kingdom will have no end.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 And I believe in the Holy Spirit,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 the Lord and giver of life,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 who proceeds from the Father and the Son,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 who spoke by the prophets.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 \u00a0And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 and I look for the resurrection of the dead<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #486994;\">\u00a0 and the life of the world to come. 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