{"id":788,"date":"2023-08-09T16:57:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/?page_id=788"},"modified":"2023-08-31T10:53:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T14:53:14","slug":"statement-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/index.php\/statement-of-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"788\" class=\"elementor elementor-788\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d6f527 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d6f527\" data-element_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-0aa7a28\" data-id=\"0aa7a28\" data-element_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-8e282ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e282ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-789 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Faith-Pic-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Faith-Pic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Faith-Pic.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Joint Statements<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>of Faith From<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Clinton Avenue Reformed Church and<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>The &#8220;Nueva Vida en Cristo&#8221; Hispanic Ministry<\/strong><\/span><\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A New Life in Christ<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Based on Four Biblical Pillars<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h1><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Pillar 1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Matthew 11:28-30 \u201cThe Calling\u201d<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><sup>28\u00a0<\/sup>\u2018Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><sup>30\u00a0<\/sup>For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.\u2019<\/span><\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Pillar 2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 Corinthians 5:17 \u201cA New Creation\u201d<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!<\/span><\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h1><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Pillar 3\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Matthew 22:37-39 \u201cThe Great Commandment\u201d<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><sup>37\u00a0<\/sup>He said to him, \u2018\u201cYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><sup>38\u00a0<\/sup>This is the greatest and first commandment.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><sup>39\u00a0<\/sup>And a second is like it: \u201cYou shall love your neighbour as yourself.\u201d<\/span><\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Pillar 4\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Matthew 28:18-20 \u201cThe Great Commission\u201d<\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>And Jesus came and said to them, \u2018All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>The Consistory of Clinton Avenue Reformed Church and all members and those who are affiliated with the congregation make the following affirmative policy statement.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We build upon our elders and those who preceded us in starting our congregation and continuing to this day in accepting all believers, all who are curious and all visitors.\u00a0 We reaffirm our belief and faith in Jesus Christ and the love we have for all of our sisters and brothers in Christ.\u00a0 We take the commitment of true Christian fellowship and friendship as a sincere and open acceptance of all of God\u2019s children.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">All are welcome into Christ\u2019s Church here at Clinton Avenue Reformed Church and we enjoy the diversity in age, gender, ethnicity, and the various religious backgrounds of our members and friends.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">No matter where you are in your faith journey, you are welcome at CARC.\u00a0 If you wish to discuss and share those concerns, you are invited to come and share.\u00a0 If you are further along your faith journey, you are welcome to come and share that journey.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We welcome people of all ages and status in life.\u00a0 We welcome people of all colors and ethnic backgrounds.\u00a0 We welcome people of all various talents, abilities, and difficulties.\u00a0 We welcome people of all gender identifications and orientations.\u00a0 We were formed and remain the friendly church and we are committed to maintaining our polity of acceptance as we believe that we are all God\u2019s children, and all are welcome at God\u2019s table.<\/span><\/p>\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>Joint Statementsof Faith FromClinton Avenue Reformed Church andThe &#8220;Nueva Vida en Cristo&#8221; Hispanic Ministry A New Life in ChristBased on Four Biblical Pillars \u00a0 Pillar 1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Matthew 11:28-30 \u201cThe Calling\u201d 28\u00a0\u2018Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29\u00a0Take my yoke upon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-788","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":877,"href":"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788\/revisions\/877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clintonave.mycorphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}