Perhaps the best thing to write was my "Brief Statement of Faith." I know this is a process, and surely I will change this as I change and grow, but here is what I submitted:
3) Write a brief statement of your personal faith describing what you believe about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and your relationship to them.
I believe in one Triune God; one God experienced and revealed to us in three ways:
God the Father, Creator, the God of Abraham and Isaac. A covenant God who is steadfast. A God who is intimately close and yet infinitely more than we can know. A Father who loves his children and desires our worship. A God of grace.
God the Son, Jesus Christ, the Messiah. Fully God and Fully Human. A King who was born of humble beginnings. A God made flesh to be with us and live among us; who loved us so much He gave his own blood to cover our sins and grant us eternal life. A savior who is a friend.
God the Spirit, the Holy Ghost. The great comforter who gives gifts of the ministry to all the believers and stirs us to action. A Spirit that calls us to serve and love and fills us with the tools to do so. A spirit of communication as we pray and study the Word.
I believe that the bible is the Word of God. I believe that all Scripture is God-breathed so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Tim 3:16, 17). I believe that the Word is experienced wholly through study with other believers.
I believe in salvation through faith. I believe that if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved (Rom 10: 9 – 10).
I believe that an understanding of God's infinite Grace has brought me to action and that I can do nothing but serve Him with my whole heart and whole life.
3:54:10 PM 
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