{"id":447,"date":"2023-03-27T06:04:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T06:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinaxis.org\/?page_id=447"},"modified":"2024-01-22T19:11:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T19:11:57","slug":"%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b8%ce%b5%cf%83%ce%b5%ce%b9%cf%83-%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%83","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sinaxis.org\/en\/%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b8%ce%b5%cf%83%ce%b5%ce%b9%cf%83-%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%83\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR BELIEFS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"447\" class=\"elementor elementor-447\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48dca8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"48dca8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9f74e8\" data-id=\"b9f74e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7670cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"f7670cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9e52a4\" data-id=\"c9e52a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7ccf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be7ccf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR BELIEFS<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcc0d00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"bcc0d00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec0f27\" data-id=\"4ec0f27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ca88e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20ca88e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-toggle{text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{font-weight:700;line-height:1;margin:0;padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon{display:inline-block;width:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon svg{margin-inline-start:-5px;width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active{border-bottom:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:12px 10px}}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-toggle,.e-con>.elementor-widget-toggle{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1041\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1041\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ABOUT THE HOLY SCRIPTURES<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1041\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1041\"><p class=\"p1\">We believe in the Holy Bible (consisting of the 39 canonical books of the Old Testament and the 27 of the New Testament) as the only God-breathed book and as the only source and the only rule of faith and practice.  We believe that the Holy Bible is a complete, sufficient, safe and inerrant guide for our lives.  We believe that the various books of the Holy Bible all have the same authority, recognizing that in the Old Testament certain truths are introduced while in the New Testament these same truths are more fully revealed.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1042\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1042\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ABOUT THE HOLY TRINITY<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1042\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1042\"><p class=\"p1\">We believe in the one and only living and true God who is Spirit, self-existent, self-governed, eternal, infinite, and perfect in His holiness.  We believe in and worship God in unity and in the mystery of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) \u2014 triune, consubstantial, and equal in glory.  We give to God the honor and praise that is uniquely due His holy Name.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>-<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1043\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1043\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ABOUT THE FALL OF THE HUMAN RACE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1043\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1043\"><p class=\"p1\">We believe that man was created innocent but when tested by God, he chose evil; because of this fall his relationship with God was broken.  For this reason and because of the fall, all people are born with a sin nature, and being transgressors, they cannot be saved without the grace of God.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1044\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1044\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ABOUT CHRIST\u2019S SACRIFICE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1044\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1044\"><p class=\"p1\">We believe that God, because of His infinite love for the world, gave His only begotten Son as the Savior of sinners and through the sacrifice of Christ on the cross offers His salvation to all people.  \nGod, wanting all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth, sent His Son into the world to preach the Gospel of Grace (that is, that through Him the remission of sins and eternal life is freely granted to all who believe, calling them at the same time to then abandon sin and follow His teaching).<\/p><p class=\"p1\">-<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1045\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1045\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ABOUT \u201cSACRAMENT\u201d<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1045\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1045\"><p class=\"p1\">We believe that in the life and teachings of Jesus, Himself, the \u201cmysteries\u201d of the sacred, corporate Christian observences (practices) of Baptism and the Lord\u2019s Supper are clearly explained.  Moreover, we believe that participation in these two most vital Christian practices are each matters of obedience, not means of grace.  This is why we choose to use the word \u201cordinance\u201d rather than the use of a word like \u201csacrament\u201d in setting forth our understanding of these two important corporate practices (ordinances) of the Church.  It\u2019s important to recognize, however, how critically strategic are both Christian Baptism and the Lord\u2019s Supper \u2014 each being clearly instituted by Christ as a sign of the New Covenant sanctioned by His precious blood.  \nBaptism, which is done with water in the name of the Father, and in the name of the Son, and in the name of the Holy Spirit, is a confession of faith in Christ in which the baptized person declares that he has repented for the past and has embraced the forgiveness of his sins made possible by the sacrifice of Christ on the cross.  Such baptism does not actually constitute that grace of God by which believers are initially brought into relationship with Christ, but rather is an obedient public confession of the baptized believer having already received the grace of God that led them to repentance, faith, and regeneration.  \nThe Lord\u2019s Supper, or Eucharist, is the ceremony of communion with Christ and His people in which the elements of bread and wine are given and received in grateful remembrance of Him and His sacrifice on the cross.  Moreover, all who receive these elements in faith participate spiritually in the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ for their comfort and spiritual nourishment.  All those who have made a public and sincere confession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and who are genuinely seeking to live in submission to His law are entitled, after self-examination, to participate in the Lord\u2019s Supper.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">-<\/p><p class=\"p1\">-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>-<\/p><p class=\"p1\">-<\/p><p class=\"p1\">-<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u039f\u0399 \u0398\u0395\u03a3\u0395\u0399\u03a3 \u039c\u0391\u03a3 \u03a0\u0395\u03a1\u0399 \u0391\u0393\u0399\u0391\u03a3 \u0393\u03a1\u0391\u03a6\u0397\u03a3 \u03a0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 \u0393\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03ae (\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b1 39 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 27 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae\u03c2 \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2) \u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u0398\u03b5\u03cc\u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03af\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7 \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03ae \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd. \u03a0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinaxis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinaxis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinaxis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinaxis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinaxis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinaxis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":644,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinaxis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/447\/revisions\/644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinaxis.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}