What We Believe

Beliefs: Nubeena Church of Christ

Beliefs: Nubeena Church of Christ

Nubeena Church of Christ is affiliated with Churches of Christ in Australia, a movement historically committed to promoting Christian unity and modelling church life as closely as possible on the patterns found in the New Testament. At Nubeena, we seek to honour this heritage by upholding the historic Christian faith as expressed in the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed—core statements of belief affirmed by the universal Church over the past two millennia. In all our doctrinal discussions, we endeavour to embody the guiding principle: “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.”

Core Doctrinal Beliefs

In addition to the above, we uphold the following essential doctrines of the Christian faith:

1. The one Triune God who exists eternally in three persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

2. The sovereignty and grace of God in creation, providence, revelation, redemption, and final judgement.

3. The divine inspiration of Holy Scripture, both Old and New Testaments, which is the final authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

4. The essential equality and dignity of all persons, male and female, and from all races and ethnicities, as those created in the image of God.

5. The universal sinfulness and guilt of humanity since the fall, bringing all persons under God's judgement and in absolute need of redemption.

6. The atoning sacrifice of Christ, the incarnate Son of God, as the sole ground of redemption from evil, and the guilt, penalty, and power of sin.