The statements below reflect what we understand to be historic Christian orthodoxy to which The Navigators adhere. We are deeply committed to the worth and dignity of each individual, including those who hold differing views. We never wish to stand in judgment but rather see these differing views as an opportunity for respectful dialogue to achieve understanding. We also recognize that it is genuine relationship with Jesus and not merely adherence to faith statements that define authentic Christian life.
What we believe
We believe in the Scripture of the Old and New Testaments as inspired by God, and inerrant in the original writings, and that they are of supreme and final authority in faith and life.
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary and is true God and true man.
We believe that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned, and thereby incurred, not only physical death, but also that Spiritual death which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and that all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood.
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and in His present life there for us, as High Priest and Advocate.
We believe in "that blessed hope," the personal and imminent return of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost.
