Who Are Moravians?
We hope that you find this desciption of of our identity to be helpful, but it is essential that we never lose fact that our faith is not simply a list of statements about our Church. Our faith is relationship -- relationship with Jesus Christ. This provides a basis for relationship with one another. This should always be the foundation for our understanding of Moravian identity. Once this is understood, then we can use these following statements as a way to describe this relationship.
* Moravian's believe in one God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer
* Moravian's believe that Jesus Christ is the way to God and God's way to us. * Moravian's believe that a personal, heart felt relationship with God through Jesus Christ is an essential part of faith. * Moravian's hold that faith in Jesus must also be a community experience. * Moravian's believe the Church is called into existence by Jesus to serve and follow him. * Moravian's find guidance for doctrine and faith through the Bible. * Moravian's subscribe to the major creeds of the Church, including the Apostles' and the Nicene Creeds. | * Moravian's share God's love in word and deed with people of other cultures and in all the world.
* Moravian's have a rich heritage of creativity in our music and worship. * Moravian's believe that discerning God's will is a task to be shared among many leaders rather than to be vested in a single person or office. Thus, there is a conferential form of government which shares this responsibility. * Moravian's place great value on their ties with Christians of other Moravian provinces and with Christians of other denominations throughout the world. |
