“You have one business on earth – to save souls.”
Core Beliefs
The following are the core beliefs of Friendship UMC - Donalsonville based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of our Wesleyan Heritage as United Methodists.
God
There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without
body or parts, of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the maker and preserver of all things, both visible and invisible. And in unity
of this Godhead there are three persons, of one substance, power,
and eternity—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Revelation
God has revealed himself to us through his son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.
The Primacy of Scripture
The Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation;
so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby,
is not to be required of any man that it should be believed as an
article of faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation. In
the name of the Holy Scripture we do understand those canonical
books of the Old and New Testament of whose authority was never
any doubt in the church.
Salvation
Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.
The Church
The visible church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men
in which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments
duly administered according to Christ’s ordinance, in all those
things that of necessity are requisite to the same.