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Our Beliefs
The River holds to a historic, orthodox understanding of Biblical Christianity.
- The Bible is God's unique revelation to people. It is the inspired, infallible Word
of God, and the supreme and final authority on all matters upon which it teaches. No other
writings are vested with such divine authority.
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- There is only one God, creator of heaven and earth, who exists eternally as three persons -
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each fully God yet each personally distinct from the other.
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- All people are created in God's image and matter deeply to Him. Central to the message of the
Bible is that God loves people, and invites them to live in communion with Himself and in community
with each other.
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- Apart from Jesus Christ, all people are spiritually lost and, because of sin, deserve
the judgment of God. However, God gives salvation and eternal life to anyone who trusts in Jesus
Christ and in His sacrifice on his or her behalf. Salvation cannot be earned through personal goodness
or human effort. It is a gift that must be received by humble repentance and faith in Christ and His
finished work on the cross.
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- Jesus Christ, second Person of the Trinity, was born of the Virgin Mary, lived a
sinless human life, willingly took upon Himself all of our sins, died and rose again bodily,
and is at the right hand of the Father as our advocate and mediator. Some day, He will return
to consummate history and to fulfill the eternal plan of God.
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- The Holy Spirit, third Person of the Trinity, convicts the world of sin and draws people to
Christ. He also indwells all believers. He is available to empower them to lead Christ-like lives,
and gives them spiritual gifts with which to serve the church and reach out to a lost and needy world.
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- Death seals the eternal destiny of each person. At the final judgment, unbelievers will be
separated from God into condemnation. Believers will be received into God's loving presence and rewarded
for their faithfulness to Him in this life.
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- All believers are members of the body of Christ, the one true church universal. Spiritual
unity is to be expressed among Christians by acceptance and love of one another across ethnic, cultural,
socio-economic, national, generational, gender, and denominational lines.
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- The local church is a congregation of believers who gather for worship, prayer, instruction,
encouragement, mutual accountability, and community with each other. Through it, believers invest time,
energy, and resources to fulfill the Great Commission - reaching lost people and growing them into
fully-devoted followers of Christ.
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This statement reflects a contemporary summary of the central doctrines in the Bible,
which are also presented in the historic creeds of the Christian church.
Our Affliations
*The River was honored as the 10,000 church to join the Willow Creek Association.
(Click here to read more.)
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The River | A Community Church | 200 Freeport Rd., New Kensington, PA 15068 | 724-33-RIVER
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