What We Believe- Vally View Christian Church (Miers' Home Church)

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[epow]

What We Believe at VVCC

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Our beliefs are not innovative. Anyone familiar with historical Christian teaching will find these statements fall well within the boundaries of evangelical theology. (Evangelical means theology derived from the evangel , or the Gospel. In other words, it's biblical theology rather than speculative theology or theology rooted in tradition.)

We try not to be dogmatic about matters on which believers hold divergent views. Our core beliefs are centered in Christ and His message as supported by Scripture. More obscure doctrine, as well as controversial issues about which the Bible is silent, are left to believers to sort out on their own. On these issues we take no official/dogmatic position. What follows is a summary of what we believe.

We believe the Bible to be the only infallible, inspired, authoritative Word of God. As such it is our final authority for all matters of faith and Christian practice.( 2 Timothy 3:14-16 )

We believethat there is one God eternally existing in three persons- Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is the Creator of all things. ( Genesis 1:1; John 1:1; Matthew 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 13:14)

We believe in Jesus Christ , God in human flesh, who came to this world to die for our sins and who was bodily raised from the dead. ( 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 )

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of the Living God, who draws people to Christ and who lives in every person who has received Christ. ( John 16:8-9; Acts 2:38; Ephesians 1:13-14)

We believe thatman, created by God, willfully sinned and as a result is lost and without hope apart from receiving Jesus Christ. ( Romans 3:23;6:23; Acts 4:12)

We believe that salvation -forgiveness of sins -is available only by the grace of God through the blood of Jesus Christ. This free gift of forgiveness is offered to all who receive Christ as Lord and Savior. ( Ephesians 2:8-9; Colossians 2:6; John 3:16)

We believe the Bible clearly teaches the pattern to receive Christ is to believe in Jesus as God's Son and Savior of the world, repent of personal sin, confess Christ publicly, and be baptized. ( Romans 10:9; Acts 2: 36-38; Mark 16:16 )

We believe that full immersion under water is the prescribed mode of baptism as indicated by Jesus' own example and command, and best depicts our union in His death, burial, and resurrection. ( Mark 1:9-10; Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4 )

We believe that the Church is the body and bride of Christ on earth, founded on the day of Pentecost, consisting of all Christians everywhere. ( Matthew 16:13-18 )

We believe that death seals the eternity of each person ( Hebrews 9:27 ). Those who are forgiven will spend eternity with God in heaven, those not forgiven will be eternally separated from God in hell .( John 5:28-29; Daniel 12:2; 2 Corinthians 4:14; Acts 17:31)

[epow]

Sounds good to me. Maybe I was too hasty this morning, Miers may be a much better pick than I thought.

I was very shocked and disappointed when I heard that Bush had picked someone that no one knew anything about when there are so many conservative jurists to choose from who have solid originalist credentials, and my Scots-Irish temper went completely off the scale. But if this church's statement of belief reflects Miers' own personal beliefs I think her conscience as a Christian will compel her to honestly interpret the Constitution according to the intent of the authors, and no one conservative ask for anything more than that.

[Southack]

Good post.

As for Miers, she's an evangelical, mission-sponsoring pro-life Christian. She's loyal to GWB.

...And she chaired the research team that picked Judge Pryor from Alabama and Judge Janice Rogers Brown from California.

My biggest complaint is that she's too old. I'll live.

[epow]

Should have read, "and no conservative can ask for anything more than that". Note to self: Preview button is my friend.

Only time will tell what Ms Miers really believes regarding Constitutional interpretation, but for now at least I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt until I see how she votes in the upcoming SC term. That's something I couldn't have said this morning, but that was when my Scots-Irish temperament was boiling over. Right now I'm too tired to even have a temperament, Scots-Irish or otherwise.

[epow]

My biggest complaint is that she's too old

I'm 68, at 60 she's just a young chick AFAIC.

But yeah, i understand your concern about her age. If she turns out to be a solid SC justice I would like for her to stick around long after I'm looking up at the grass from the underside. I read that her mother is 93 and still going for more, so she should have inherited some good genes.

[Bellflower]

ping

[kisanri]

Is she still a member of that church, or did she leave with Ron Key to start a new fellowship? If so why?

[epow]

According to the information I found, I think it was on the ACLJ website, she is a member of Valley View Christian Church and still worships there when she is in Dallas. I don't know the pastor's name.

[kisanri]

The pastor is Dr. Barry McCarty is pastor.
Albert Mohler says he knows him well and that he is a conservative.

But its not clear wheather Ron Key, indentified as Miers Pastor, is still at the valley.
I read somwhere that he had left to start a new fellowship and that Miers went with him, but Ihaven't been able to confirm that.