|| Moravian Church Beliefs ||

 Moravian Church Beliefs Motto: 

In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, love.' 

Baptism: || Infants, children, and adults are baptized in this church. 

Through baptism "the individual receives a pledge of 

the forgiveness of sin and admission into the covenant of 

God through the blood of Jesus Christ."

Communion:  || The Moravian Church does not try to explain 

the mystery of this sacrament of Christ's presence in 

the bread and wine. Believers engage in an act of covenant 

with Christ as Savior and with other believers. 

Creeds:  || Moravian Church beliefs recognize the 

Apostles' Creed, Athanasian Creed, and the Nicene Creed as 

important statements of Christian faith. They help set a 

Scriptural confession, mark the boundaries of heresy,

 and encourage believers to an obedient life.

Doctrine:--- ||  The Unity of Brethren takes an unusual 

stand on doctrine: "Just as the Holy Scripture does not contain 

any doctrinal system, so the Unitas Fratrum also has not 

developed any of its own because it knows that the mystery 

of Jesus Christ, which is attested to in the Bible, cannot be

 comprehended completely by any human mind or expressed 

completely in any human statement," its Ground of the Unity 

document states. Moravian Church beliefs hold that all 

information needed for salvation is contained in the Bible. 

Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit is one of the three Persons of the Trinity, 

who directs and unites Christians and forms them into a church. 

The Spirit calls each person individually to recognize their 

sin and accept redemption through Christ.

Jesus Christ:   || There is no salvation apart from Christ.

 He redeemed the whole of humanity by his death and 

resurrection and is present with us in the Word and the Sacrament. 

Priesthood of All Believers: The Unitas Fratrum recognizes the 

priesthood of all believers but does ordain ministers and 

deacons, as well as consecrate presbyters and bishops.

Salvation: God's will for salvation is revealed completely 

and clearly in the Bible, through the sacrifice of 

Jesus Christ on the cross. 

Trinity::::|| God is Triune in nature: Father, Son, 

and Holy Spirit and is the only source of life and salvation. 

Unity::::|| The Moravian Church takes a firm stand for 

unity in the church, recognizing Christ as the sole head of 

the church, who is leading his scattered children toward unity. 

Moravians cooperate with other Christian denominations in 

worthwhile charitable ventures and respect the differences 

among Christian churches. "We recognize the danger of 

self-righteousness and judging others without love," 

the Moravian Ground of the Unity says. 

Sacraments::::|| Moravian churches profess two sacraments:

 baptism and communion. Baptism is done by sprinkling and, 

for infants, implies responsibility for the infant, parents, 

and congregation. Youth and adults may be

 baptized at the time they make a profession of faith. 

Sources • Moravian Church in North America. 

 • The Ground of the Unity.