Hope of Nations is part of the Anglican Church of North America. As Anglicans we hold the Scriptures above any tradition but also use the tradition to help us from getting caught up in new (or old) errors.
We hold to the Apostles and Nicene Creed as central tenants of our faith that give us commonality with the global and historic church. We believe in the Trinity, the incarnation of Jesus through the virgin Mary, the sinfulness of man, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as an atoning sacrifice for the sins of man, that salvation is by faith through grace, the 66 books of the Bible as the Word of God, and the resurrection of the dead.
These beliefs are flushed out more clearly in fellowship with the Biblically faithful Anglican fellowships around the world in the 2008 confession The Jerusalem Declaration.
As Hebrews 13:8 reminds us "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever" and that reminder is in the context of holding on to tradition and not falling for teachings that would have seemed strange to those believers who have gone before us.
We are self-consciously evangelical in that we hold to:
1. The centrality of the Bible — Through the Bible, the God who is objectively there has revealed universal and eternal truth to humankind in such a way that all can grasp it. The Bible is true and authoritative for our lives.
2. The centrality of Christ — God’s eternal Word became human in the historical man Jesus, who definitively reveals God to humanity.
3. The centrality of the Cross — The good news of God’s revelation in Christ is seen supremely in the cross, where atonement was made for people of every race, tribe and tongue.
4. The importance of conversion — The truth of the gospel becomes personal through repentance — that is, a discernible reorientation of the sinner’s whole life towards God. We are committed to growing as individuals and as a community!
5. Active Faith — Gospel truth must be demonstrated in evangelism and good works to those around us
Hope of Nations is part of the Diocese of All Nations under Bishop Felix Orji.