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At the Oasis, we major on the majors. That
is, we concentrate on the central beliefs of the
Christian faith. We agree with the
historical position of the Church on all of the
major tenets of our faith.
1. The Bible is God's Word
to us.
2. There is one true and
living God in three persons:
Father, Son and
Holy Spirit.
3. We are all separated from
God because we have rejected
His love and
authority.
4. God has graciously acted
in the death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ to
restore us to Himself.
5. Jesus established the
Church and filled it with His Holy
Spirit to continue His rescue mission on
earth.
6. Jesus will return
personally and visibly to decide the
eternal destiny
of all people, based on their response to
Him.
Perhaps a better statement of faith is the
Apostles' Creed, repeated by believers of every
major tradition for centuries:
We believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son,
our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the
Father,
and he will come again to judge the living and the
dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
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