Aims and Beliefs
The ELCPNG believes that the church is the body of Christ on earth so that people can grow in faith and live as brothers and sisters. This function of the church is seen in the preaching of the gospel and the administration of the sacraments, bringing people closer to God so that they may inherit what the church considers to be eternal life. The promise of the Holy Spirit supposedly strengthens this work of the church. The stated aims of the church are :
- to strengthen fellowship among members - koinonia
- to strengthen the practice of worship - liturgia
- to strengthen the work of evangelism - martyria
- to strengthen the work of holding fast to the word of God as proclaimed by the Apostles -
theology and confession - theologia - to strengthen the work of service and welfare - diakonia.
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