The Six Pillars of
Biblical Power – An
Affirmation
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The power to
give: We
believe that the
Creator, Yahweh
Elohim, the
Lord God Almighty,
our heavenly
Father, employs
his unlimited
power to give to
and equally bless
all people as
image bearers of
God. The power to
give is modeled in
the faithful
marriage of one
man and one woman,
in parenthood, and
is the basis for
trust in human
society.
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The power to
live in the light:
We believe that
the Lord God said,
“Let
there be light,”
and there was
light. As darkness
and the prince of
darkness flee the
light, we embrace
the power to live
in the light of
God’s
presence, open and
accountable to all
people in all we
believe, say and
do.
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The power of
informed choice:
We believe that
the Lord God gives
us all the power
of informed
choice, to say yes
to the good of
freedom and life,
and no to the evil
of slavery and
death.
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The power to
love hard
questions: We
believe that the
Lord God gives us
the freedom and
power to pose hard
questions of him,
and of one
another, in
Christian
community. This is
the power of
sanctifying
integrity.
-
The power to
love enemies:
We believe that
the Lord Jesus
loved the world
when we yet
enemies of the
truth, drowning in
a sea of broken
trust. Now, as
believers, we are
empowered by the
Holy Spirit to
love those who
are, at present,
enemies of the
Gospel.
-
The power to
forgive: We
believe that the
power to give is
restored to the
broken world
through the power
to forgive,
purchased in the
life, death and
resurrection of
the Lord Jesus.
Thus, we as
believers are
called to extend
this forgiveness
to the broken
world, by the
power of the Holy
Spirit, in
celebration of the
mercy that
triumphs over
judgment in the
second coming of
Jesus.
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