​Our Beliefs
The following is taken from the Methodist Church of Great Britain website
All can be saved
All need to be saved.
All may be saved.
All may know themselves saved.
All may be saved to the uttermost.
Methodists have always been clear that no-one is beyond the reach of God's love. Salvation is there for everyone who turns to God, and not just for a chosen few.
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Do we need salvation?
As human beings we find ourselves part of an unjust, sinful and violent world, which we may feel individually helpless to change. We may feel driven by urges such as anger, lust or greed, that we wish did not control us. We may have personalities which are difficult to manage, for instance being prone to despair. We may be enduring poverty and hardship. The demands of modern life leave many of us stressed and overloaded, or isolated and feeling useless. Loss, fear, grief or guilt may be weighing us down. We need salvation.
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What do Christians believe?
Jesus preached the Gospel - the good news of the Kingdom of God. Through Jesus' death on the cross, and his resurrection, Christians believe that God has broken the power of all that is evil, in the world and in ourselves. If we accept forgiveness and liberation, and are willing to be open to the Holy Spirit, God can enable us to resist evil and to live life to the full.
Doctrine
The doctrinal standards of the Methodist Church are as follows: (as outlined in the Methodist Deed of Union - Section 2 - para 4)
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The Methodist Church claims and cherishes its place in the Holy Catholic Church (Catholic meaning universal - not Roman Catholic) which is the Body of Christ. It rejoices in the inheritance of the apostolic faith and loyally accepts the fundamental principles of the historic creeds and of the Protestant Reformation. It ever remembers that in the providence of God Methodism was raised up to spread scriptural holiness through the land by the proclamation of the evangelical faith and declares its unfaltering resolve to be true to its divinely appointed mission.
The doctrines of the evangelical faith which Methodism has held from the beginning and still holds are based upon the divine revelation recorded in the Holy Scriptures. The Methodist Church acknowledges this revelation as the supreme rule of faith and practice. These evangelical doctrines to which the preachers of the Methodist Church are pledged are contained in Wesley's Notes on the New Testament and the first four volumes of his sermons.
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If you want to know more please contact the minister or take a browse of the Methodist Church website.
