Creed.

Below are 24 statements all begining with 'We Believe...'
These represent our core belief structure and although we may seek to put them into a more accessable linguistic style, we stand by them, as that which defines our belief system and identifies it alongside other Faith communities.

All other issues / principles of theology, lifestyle, belief values etc. that are not included here fall into another category called 'Discuss'. For although we may hold strong views on them ourselves, above that we value open and free dialogue to explore these issues further in a hope of greater understnding of the spiritual and human condition.

Therefore we at Barnone consider ourselves but local expression of the global church, and we welcome anybody, wherever they are on their faith journey – to bring their questions, frustrations, doubts and opinions as we try to understand the implications of our relationship with a God who is real and Loves us..
See you at the bar.

We believe:

1. 
   in one true God who is all powerful, ever present and loves everyone unconditionally.
2. 
   that God is Parent, Son and Spirit coexisting in equality and community.
3. 
   that God is the creator of all things.
4. 
   that woman and man were created as equals with complimentary attributes.
5. 
   that God created us to be like him in that we have a spiritual dimension.
6. 
   the nature of God is both masculine and feminine.
7. 
   that God is and can only be perfect love.
8. 
   we were created to be in relationship with God.
9. 
   that God gave us freedom of choice and that humanity has become separated from God’s perfect love. As a result the world is corrupted.
10. 
    in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and that he was fully God and fully human.
11. 
    that when Jesus Christ died on the cross he defeated the power of evil and restored us to a pure relationship with God, each other and the planet.
12. 
    that God brought Jesus back to life and he appeared to many people demonstrating God’s ultimate victory over death.
13. 
    we interact with God when we share bread and wine as a symbolic act remembering Jesus’ sacrificial death, as he requested us to do.
14. 
    in the spiritual act of baptism as a symbol of forgiveness of our wrong choices and the new life to be found in Jesus Christ.
15. 
    that God is a mystery that can only be fully revealed through his Son Jesus Christ.
16. 
    that we can know Jesus and experience his love, when we acknowledge our wrong and accept the payment he made through dying on the cross on our behalf.
17. 
    we invite him to come and live in us by His Holy Spirit.
18. 
    that through our relationship with Jesus we have limitless life before and after death.
19. 
    that the Bible is God’s written message, inspired by his Holy Spirit through people.
20. 
    that with Jesus’ authority we can overcome the power of evil forces.
21. 
    that Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead with justice and fairness.
22. 
    that the Holy Spirit equips us with natural and supernatural gifts with which we can continue the work of Jesus today.
23. 
    that, as followers of Jesus Christ, are to continue his work as seen in the four Gospels of the New Testament.
24. 
    in church as a global community of people who are trying to follow Jesus.

 

P.S. We do believe that “God gave Rock n Roll to us”.