{"id":3499,"date":"2023-09-06T03:56:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.gci-au.church\/?page_id=2714"},"modified":"2023-09-06T03:56:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:56:07","slug":"what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devonport.gci.org.au\/index.php\/what-we-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"What we believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3499\" class=\"elementor elementor-3499\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-425757a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"425757a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-c01d3f9\" data-id=\"c01d3f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-2ccde3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ccde3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0379a7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0379a7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aac3172\" data-id=\"aac3172\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-689134c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"689134c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we believe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41916b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"41916b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4443dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4443dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hobart.gci.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AdobeStock_29568348-1-300x200-1.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96e0de1\" data-id=\"96e0de1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-a9edc6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9edc6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe that theology should be rooted in the Bible, especially the New Testament. We see a reliable theology articulated by Irenaeus, Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzus, and more recently, Karl Barth, Thomas F. Torrance, and many others. This theology is often referred to as Trinitarian Theology due to its emphasis on the relational nature of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.<\/p><h5>Our teachings include:<\/h5><ul><li>The Father, Son, and Spirit are one God, united in love for one another.<\/li><li>Jesus Christ, as the Word made flesh, is fully God and fully human.<\/li><li>Jesus accurately reveals the goodness and love of God, and reveals humanity as God intended us to be.<\/li><li>As our Creator, Jesus represented all humanity, and all people benefit from his vicarious humanity: his life, death, resurrection and ascension.Jesus Christ atoned for all sin and suffered its full consequence.<\/li><li>God has in Christ reconciled all humanity to himself through his son, Jesus (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Col%201.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Col 1.20\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Colossians 1:20<\/a>). (However, universal atonement should not be equated with universalism.)<\/li><li>The judgment of God against evil has been executed in Jesus Christ so that all might repent and receive forgiveness and, through the Holy Spirit, share in Christ\u2019s resurrected, eternal life.<\/li><li>People are exhorted to respond to this reconciliation and participate in the life for which we were all created.<\/li><li>Jesus, as the nexus of divinity and humanity, has enabled humanity to participate in the life and love of the Trinity, which was God\u2019s intent from before the beginning of time.If you are interested in a comprehensive look at Trinitarian Theology and what Grace Communion International teaches, read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gci.org\/articles\/the-god-revealed-in-jesus-christ-a-booklet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The God Revealed In Jesus Christ<\/a> and our full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gci.org\/articles\/the-gci-statement-of-beliefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statement of Beliefs<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91bf3ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91bf3ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-694da51\" data-id=\"694da51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-6594058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6594058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we believe We believe that theology should be rooted in the Bible, especially the New Testament. 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