Fairview at River Club


	The Authority of the Bible The Bible is the inspired Word of God. It is our sole authority for discerning and putting into practice God’s Will. The Bible is a perfect revelation from God which points us to the Living Word, Jesus Christ. God’s Word is the truth which leads men and women to salvation.
	God There is one living and true God who reveals Himself to us in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This triune nature comprises one Supreme Being who is omnipotent, eternal, holy, and infinitely loving. To Him we owe our highest obedience, reverence, and love.
	Jesus Christ Jesus of Nazareth is the incarnation of Almighty God. The Bible says that “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). Jesus is completely God and completely man, miraculously born of a virgin. He is the earthly son of a heavenly Father and the heavenly son of an earthly mother. Jesus came to reveal God to mankind and to offer himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of the world when he died on a cross. God raised him from the dead on the third day in order to prove that Jesus was victorious over sin and death and hell. After forty days the risen Christ ascended into heaven, and the Bible says that he will come again in power and glory in order to bring this world to a triumphant conclusion.
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