What We Believe

God

We believe in God, eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Though each person of the Godhead shares the same divine nature and attributes, they fulfill distinct roles in God's purposes and interactions with humanity.


Matthew 3:16-17; John 1:1-5; John 10:30; Matthew 28:19

Jesus Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ who is the Word of God is the one and only begotten Son of God He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, and is fully God/fully man.


John 1:1; Mark 14:61-62; Luke 3:22; John 8:58; Colossians 2:8-9; Philippians 2:5-11


We believe in the physical resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and His present life there for us as our High Priest and Advocate providing a sufficiency for body, soul, and spirit for the believers.


Acts 3:15; 1 Corinthians 15:12-13; Hebrews 4:14-16

Salvation & The Work of Christ

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a

representative, substitutionary, and complete sacrifice; therefore, satisfying God the Father’s justice against Sin and Mercy toward us. Therefore, all who believe in Jesus are justified on the ground of His shed blood.


Isaiah 53:4-6; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Ephesians 5:1-2;1 Peter 2:24, 3:18


We believe that all who receive by grace, through faith, the Lord Jesus Christ are born again through the Holy Spirit and become children of God. There is no other way of salvation but through Jesus Christ.


John 1:12-14, 3:3, 5:24, 14:6; Galatians 4:4-7; Ephesians 2:8-10


We believe that the redeemed will have eternal life with Christ Jesus while the lost will be

separated from God in everlasting punishment.


Matthew 25:31-46; 1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16


We believe that every believer is sanctified through the work of the Holy Spirit to pursue

personal holiness.


1 Thessalonians 4:3-9; 1 Corinthians 6:9-13; Ephesians 5:4-5

Humanity

We believe that people were created in the image of God; that Adam’s sin incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, that is, separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and become sinners through thought, word, and deed.


Genesis 1:26-27, 8:21; Psalm 51:5; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Colossians 3:6-10; Ephesians 2:2-3


We believe that marriage is a sacred covenant established by God at the beginning of Creation—a holy union between two people, entered into before God, through which they become one flesh.


Genesis 2:18-24; Matthew 19:4-6; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16; Hebrews 13:4-7


We believe that God is the creator of all life, and that all life has value. We believe that every person is created in His image, and at the moment of conception, a new human life is created.


Genesis 1:27; Psalm 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:5; Acts 17:25

Scripture

We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the written record of God’s interaction with humankind. Written by individuals under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Scripture is infallible, without error in the original writings, and sufficient in all manners of conduct, correction, and instruction.


Deuteronomy 6:4-6; Proverbs 30:5-6; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25

The Work of the Church

We believe that the Great Commission was given by the Lord to His Church to disciple the

world, and that sharing the good news of Jesus Christ is the great mission of the Church.


Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15; John 20:21; Acts 1:8

Future Things

We believe in the personal and physical second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, at a time

unknown to us but for which we are eagerly anticipating.


Matthew 24:42-44; John 14:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Hebrews 9:28; 2 Peter 3:10

The Six Great Ends of the Church

As Presbyterians we believe in six foundational statements that have guided our presbyterian communities for over a century. These we call the Six Great Ends of the Church: 

  • The Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of Humankind
  • The Shelter, Nurture, and Spiritual Fellowship of the Children of God
  • The Maintenance of Divine Worship
  • The Preservation of the Truth
  • The Promotion of Social Righteousness
  • The Exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the World

First Presbyterian Church of Springdale is member under the governing body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 

100 SOUTH GUTENSOHN RD, SPRINGDALE, AR 72762

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