A Quick Summary
We believe that Jesus Christ is the most significant person in all history. Why?
Since Jesus came into the world over 2000 years ago, he has made the most profound impact in all of history. He is the one who claimed to forgive sins on His own volition.
There have been many different theories over the last 2 millennia for who Jesus is: from being just a great teacher and religious leader to being a prophet of God. There are also some who claim he didn’t even exist.
Here at Broadford Presbyterian Church we believe that he was the eternal Son of God who became a man through the work of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was truly both man and God and He came into this world to solve our greatest problem of sin. Sin is the case of a broken relationship with our creator. It is Jesus who came to save a people who have surrendered themselves to God. We only need to take Him at his word.
Jesus Christ lived a perfect life of obedience to God. He died on a cross to pay the penalty for sin, rose from the dead, ascended into heaven and will come back to earth one day to judge the entire world. On that great day he will take to himself those who have believed in him as the only way to be made right with God. As people who believe in Jesus Christ, Broadford Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA) within the State of Victoria. We are a protestant Christian denomination. We are evangelical in practice, reformed in theology, Presbyterian in governance and mission minded. We hold certain essentials of the Christian faith in common with all true believers in Jesus Christ. These essentials are expressed in the Apostles’ Creed. The full statement of our faith is found in the Westminster Confession of Faith.
A Key Difference
It is helpful to understand that there is a crucial difference between what we do as a church and the responsibilities we have as individual Christians. The church has an authority which is limited in extent: Jesus Christ has established his church as a spiritual body here on earth and it comes with a spiritual mission which needs to be accomplished by spiritual means. The church on earth is to proclaim the word of truth so the people of the world can come to faith in Jesus. The church as an institution has no business (and no expertise), to get involved in any sort of politics because they are entirely concerns of this world.
On the other hand, individual Christians who have embraced God’s Word by faith are called to go out into the world and seek to honour their Saviour in every part of human experience. In all the realms of human labour we are to reflect what it means to be part of God’s kingdom. All Christians should be able to apply the bible to every part of their lives, this includes having a view on what the good governance of our world should be like.
PCV Church and Nation Committee Videos
The PCV Church and Nation Committee are in the process of producing a number of videos as an invitation to taste and see that God is indeed good, and His plan for us is the very best. Click the link below to watch these videos.