Fundamental Beliefs

El Evangelio, la salvación cristiana, la condición humana y mucho más.

The Gospel teaches us that we are sinners, unable to save ourselves, but out of love God sent His Son to reconcile us to Him. Jesus Christ paid our debt, forgave us, and gave us a new life as new creations. Now we live free from the power of sin, walking daily in a transforming relationship with Christ.

The Gospel teaches us that we are sinners, unable to save ourselves, but out of love God sent His Son to reconcile us to Him. Jesus Christ paid our debt, forgave us, and gave us a new life as new creations. Now we live free from the power of sin, walking daily in a transforming relationship with Christ.

The creeds are fundamental declarations that summarize and protect the Christian faith, guiding the Church in the correct interpretation of Scripture and in defense against false doctrines. The historic Church recognizes four orthodox creeds: the Apostles’, the Nicene, the Chalcedonian, and the Athanasian. These creeds remain a firm foundation for proclaiming, teaching, and living the truth revealed by God.

The Apostles’ Creed affirms the fundamental truths of Christianity, beginning with faith in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. This triune God is loving, holy, and near to us as Father, fully revealed in Jesus Christ. Through the creeds, the Church maintains its faithful doctrine and clearly proclaims who God is and what He has done for humanity.

This section of the Apostles’ Creed affirms the divinity, humanity, and lordship of Jesus Christ, the only Son of God. It confesses that He was conceived supernaturally by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, fully assuming human nature without ceasing to be God. To recognize Jesus as Lord means to surrender our entire life to Him in obedience, faith, and devotion.

This section of the Creed explains the divine and human union in the person of Christ, affirming His real incarnation and suffering as the means of redemption. The Nicene Creed was a strong doctrinal response against heresies that denied these truths and clearly defended the divinity of Jesus. Finally, it emphasizes that the cross is the center of our faith and a symbol of surrender, humility, and redeeming love.

This lesson asserts the historical and theological reality of Christ’s death as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of humanity, as well as His descent to the Bosom of Abraham to free the righteous. It explains that His death confronted the effects of sin and fulfilled God’s plan. It also emphasizes the importance of living with reverent fear and obedience, reminding us that salvation is not automatic and that hell is a reality.

The Apostles’ Creed asserts Christ’s resurrection, His ascension, His position of authority at the right hand of the Father, and His glorious return to judge the living and the dead. Jesus’ resurrection was unique: carried out by His own power, in a glorified and incorruptible body, and is the guarantee of our future resurrection. Now exalted in heaven, He intercedes for us as King and High Priest, and He will return in glory to fulfill the hope of His Church.

The Creed affirms that Christ will come to judge the living and the dead, and this judgment will be universal, just, and based on the works of each person. The wicked will receive condemnation, the righteous will be examined, and some sanctified will not be judged. God calls us to prepare ourselves through good works, repentance, mercy, and love, living in obedience while the Church guards the faith and guides toward restoration.

The Creed teaches that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, true God and not a creature or simple force. He is the “Love of God” that unites the Father and the Son, and acts as Comforter, guide, and giver of life, being worthy of the same worship as the Father and the Son. According to the Nicene Creed, He proceeds from the Father and the Son, spoke through the prophets, and inspires the life and faith of the Church.

The Creed and the Word teach that the Holy Spirit dwells in believers as the living temple of God, convincing us of sin and renewing our mind and heart. He is seal and guarantee of eternal life, counselor who guides the Church, and the one who produces fruit and distributes gifts to edify the body of Christ. He is received through repentance, baptism, and the continual work of the Spirit in the Christian life.

The Creed and the Word teach that the Church is the community of those called by God and is described in Ephesians as kingdom, temple, family, body, bride, and army. Its fundamental identity is in being one, holy, catholic, and apostolic, showing unity in faith, hope, and love, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit, universal in time and place, and founded on the teaching of the apostles.

The Creed and the Word teach that the communion of saints unites all believers in Christ in a family of faith called to live in unity, mutual support, and spiritual discipline. It also affirms that although sin is an intentional and destructive reality, God offers complete forgiveness and adoption as children through Christ. Finally, it proclaims the hope of bodily resurrection, which comforts us in pain, frees us from the fear of death, and motivates us to live in holiness.

The document teaches that after the resurrection there will be two eternal destinies: glory for the righteous and condemnation for the damned. The righteous will enjoy glorified bodies and eternal communion with God, while the damned will suffer eternal separation in hell. Life everlasting is the final hope of the believer who remains faithful to God.

Holiness is the call of every believer: not only to believe in Christ, but to grow to be like Him.
Through sanctification, purity, virtue, Christlikeness, transformation, and perfection, we are shaped into His image.
God is not seeking admirers, but mature disciples who live in obedience, reflecting His holy character in every aspect of the Christian life.

Grace is the love and power of God working in us to transform us into the image of Christ.
We cannot sanctify ourselves by our own effort; we depend completely on the Holy Spirit, who gives grace to be forgiven, redeemed, and empowered to live soberly, righteously, and godly.
By cooperating with grace through humility and obedience, we grow in holiness and live as adopted children in the family of God.

Baptism is the sacrament of faith that externally represents the internal grace of salvation.
Christ instituted it as a means to unite us to Himself, marking the beginning of a life transformed by repentance and faith.
Through water and the Spirit, the believer is included in the family of God and strengthened by His grace.

Communion is a sacrament instituted by Christ to remember His sacrifice and to transmit to us the benefits of His atoning death.
In it we receive the body and blood of Christ in a real way, we find union with Him and with the Church, and we are strengthened physically and spiritually.
For this reason it must be taken with deep reverence, examination, and faith, as a sacred encounter with the living God.

Confirmation is the sacrament by which the believer receives the baptism in the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands, being empowered to live in holiness and to testify of Christ.
Ordination confirms the calling of spiritual leaders and grants them authority to serve and guide the Church according to the biblical model.
Both sacraments express the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in the formation, strengthening, and ordering of Christian life.

Marriage is a holy covenant ordained by God for intimacy, the formation of children, personal sanctification, and mutual support, reflecting the union between Christ and His Church.
The anointing of the sick is a sacrament of grace that brings healing, strength, and peace, allowing the believer to face illness or adversity under God’s blessing.
Both sacraments manifest how God cares for, restores, and forms His people at every stage of life.

The commandments reveal the will of God and guide the believer to live a life aligned with His purpose.
In Christ, grace does not eliminate obedience, but empowers us to fulfill it and grow in holiness.
The Ten Commandments, together with the two great commandments of love, fully show how to love God and one’s neighbor according to the divine will.

The First Commandment calls believers to love, trust, and hope in God alone, placing Him above all else. Sins against faith, hope, and love—such as heresy, despair, presumption, and idolatry—fracture this foundational relationship with God. Living this commandment requires true worship, faithful obedience, and a life ordered entirely toward God.