The best way to discover what we believe about these and other details is to spend time with us. Listen to the songs we sing and the sermons our pastor preaches. Join a small group and see how we value, rely on, and interpret the Scripture. Read the literature we publish. Listen to the testimonies of our church family members.

 

That is the best way to really discover and understand what we believe. In the meantime, here are the eight statements that express the essential doctrinal beliefs of the Church of the Nazarene.

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1. We believe in one God—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
    

2. We believe that the Old and New Testament Scriptures, given by plenary inspiration, contain all truth necessary to faith and Christian living.
    

3. We believe that man is born with a fallen nature, and is, therefore, inclined to evil, and that continually.
    

4. We believe that the finally impenitent are hopelessly and eternally lost.
    

5. We believe that the atonement through Jesus Christ is for the whole human race; and that whosoever repents and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ is justified and regenerated and saved from the dominion of sin.
    

6. We believe that believers are to be sanctified wholly, subsequent [after] to
   regeneration, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
    

7. We believe that the Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth, and also to the entire sanctification of believers.
    

8. We believe that our Lord will return, the dead will be raised, and the final judgment will take place.