Thursdays are going to be spent working a little Theology (study of God) together – starting with the EFCA statement of faith found here.

The Evangelical Free Church of America is an association of autonomous churches united around these theological convictions:

The Work of Christ

5. We believe that Jesus Christ, as our representative and substitute, shed His blood on the cross as the perfect, all-sufficient sacrifice for our sins. His atoning death and victorious resurrection constitute the only ground for salvation.

We believe that Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah (last week), based on many prophecies given throughout the Old Testament. Let’s take a few minutes to look at what His work accomplished. He is now our representative, the firstborn of the new Creation – the one who speaks for our behalf and represents us before the Father (holy and pure of sin). He is our representative and this is because He is our substitute for our sin. He took the place of all the sins of the world because He was the perfect sacrifice (as He was sinless) and His blood being shed satisfied the wrath of God forever and is therefore all-sufficient. His atoning death is what paid for our sins, His resurrection showed that death and sin have no power over Him. This makes Him our complete salvation – a high priest on our behalf, the sacrifice we needed, a pioneer of God’s new creation, the prophet calling us to God, the very Son of God, the Son of Man, and the Messiah for all who believe in Him.