{"id":314,"date":"2018-02-20T19:13:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T19:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/msmbizz.mihai1-work.cloud-press.net\/?p=289"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:55:44","slug":"what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/20\/what-we-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"314\" class=\"elementor elementor-314\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f3635de elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f3635de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bab70a0\" data-id=\"4bab70a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b88f558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b88f558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Believe... <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53272b93\" data-id=\"53272b93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c5e8b3e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c5e8b3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-645b4400\" data-id=\"645b4400\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4711d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e4711d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> about God <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b637c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b637c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe in God as Creator, Redeemer, and Holy Spirit, active in the world and in eternity. &#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d4a869b\" data-id=\"2d4a869b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afa7925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4afa7925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0451bfc98a5ab3b1ad651eca2a584450.jpeg?fit=473%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0451bfc98a5ab3b1ad651eca2a584450.jpeg?w=473&amp;ssl=1 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0451bfc98a5ab3b1ad651eca2a584450.jpeg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" data-attachment-id=\"489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/26\/a-rich-history\/0451bfc98a5ab3b1ad651eca2a584450\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0451bfc98a5ab3b1ad651eca2a584450.jpeg?fit=473%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"473,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0451bfc98a5ab3b1ad651eca2a584450\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0451bfc98a5ab3b1ad651eca2a584450.jpeg?fit=473%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e50ddb9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e50ddb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b1b4e39\" data-id=\"1b1b4e39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47af56a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47af56a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/prayer.jpg?fit=900%2C537&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/prayer.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/prayer.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/prayer.jpg?resize=768%2C458&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-attachment-id=\"64\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/prayer-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/prayer.jpg?fit=900%2C537&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,537\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"prayer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/prayer.jpg?fit=900%2C537&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2576fa\" data-id=\"c2576fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8af1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a8af1c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about God's Church<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643990df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"643990df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">believe <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Church <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a building <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">people <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eople <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">called <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">together <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">worship God <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serve <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">humanity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9d4cc5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9d4cc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c06026\" data-id=\"37c06026\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348caae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"348caae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about the Bible<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bc1eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79bc1eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe in the Scriptures as the rule of God and the enlightenment of God for our lives. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c93067\" data-id=\"9c93067\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94489d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94489d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bibleLg.jpg?fit=847%2C318&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-514\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bibleLg.jpg?w=847&amp;ssl=1 847w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bibleLg.jpg?resize=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bibleLg.jpg?resize=768%2C288&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" data-attachment-id=\"514\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/20\/what-we-believe\/biblelg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bibleLg.jpg?fit=847%2C318&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"847,318\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"bibleLg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bibleLg.jpg?fit=847%2C318&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af8e173 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af8e173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eff824\" data-id=\"9eff824\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbefe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cbefe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/originalSin.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/originalSin.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/originalSin.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-attachment-id=\"515\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/20\/what-we-believe\/originalsin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/originalSin.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"originalSin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/originalSin.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7788aba\" data-id=\"7788aba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f51dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7f51dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about Original Sin <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fd4fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03fd4fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe that all have sinned and need God&#8217;s grace for full\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">redemption<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1232738 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1232738\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76ccb2a\" data-id=\"76ccb2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"550d3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about Redemption through Christ<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d00ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d00ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe that redemption is the gift of God&#8217;s grace, received <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83c82a6\" data-id=\"83c82a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733648d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"733648d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/RedemptionThroughChrist.jpg?fit=681%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/RedemptionThroughChrist.jpg?w=681&amp;ssl=1 681w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/RedemptionThroughChrist.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" data-attachment-id=\"516\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/20\/what-we-believe\/redemptionthroughchrist\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/RedemptionThroughChrist.jpg?fit=681%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"681,510\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"RedemptionThroughChrist\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/RedemptionThroughChrist.jpg?fit=681%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50a41f5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50a41f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96353c4\" data-id=\"96353c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff6749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ff6749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SANCTIFICATION.jpg?fit=650%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-517\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SANCTIFICATION.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SANCTIFICATION.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SANCTIFICATION.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SANCTIFICATION.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" data-attachment-id=\"517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/20\/what-we-believe\/sanctification\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SANCTIFICATION.jpg?fit=650%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"650,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"SANCTIFICATION\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SANCTIFICATION.jpg?fit=650%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c78429b\" data-id=\"c78429b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360e2cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"360e2cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about Sanctification <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c2625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8c2625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">believe <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Church <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a building <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">people <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eople <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">called <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">together <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">worship God <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serve <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">humanity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c8bde9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c8bde9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ede648\" data-id=\"7ede648\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c595f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c595f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about Worship<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728ab39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"728ab39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We worship &#8220;on the first day of the week&#8221; (as the early Church\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">did) in witness to the Resurrection of Christ. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eec123a\" data-id=\"eec123a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ade48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2ade48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/black-women-praising-god-in-church.jpg?fit=500%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/black-women-praising-god-in-church.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/black-women-praising-god-in-church.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-attachment-id=\"227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/black-women-praising-god-in-church\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/black-women-praising-god-in-church.jpg?fit=500%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,332\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"black-women-praising-god-in-church\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/black-women-praising-god-in-church.jpg?fit=500%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d04d17 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d04d17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11c4448\" data-id=\"11c4448\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2957f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2957f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20988476_803999209774067_5290934764792597699_o.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-111\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20988476_803999209774067_5290934764792597699_o.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20988476_803999209774067_5290934764792597699_o.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20988476_803999209774067_5290934764792597699_o.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20988476_803999209774067_5290934764792597699_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-attachment-id=\"111\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/20988476_803999209774067_5290934764792597699_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20988476_803999209774067_5290934764792597699_o.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"20988476_803999209774067_5290934764792597699_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20988476_803999209774067_5290934764792597699_o.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24d07c3\" data-id=\"24d07c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9adfdd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9adfdd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about Christian activism<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc84b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cc84b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe that the Church is the embodiment of Christ in the world (&#8220;the fullness of Him who fills all in all&#8221;)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c209623 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c209623\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bab55e\" data-id=\"5bab55e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e66ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e66ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about Fellowship<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fba825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fba825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe in teaching the value of life, giving, sharing, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">love for one another.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-103e302\" data-id=\"103e302\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00afff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e00afff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FB_IMG_1573415875422.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FB_IMG_1573415875422.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FB_IMG_1573415875422.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-attachment-id=\"415\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stjamescmechurch.org\/fb_img_1573415875422\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FB_IMG_1573415875422.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"FB_IMG_1573415875422\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stjamescmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FB_IMG_1573415875422.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b5af561 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b5af561\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c24bf82\" data-id=\"c24bf82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242f86c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"242f86c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Therefore go and make disciples of all nations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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