{"id":96481,"date":"2024-09-10T07:15:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T06:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcc.no\/what-we-believe\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:02:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:02:20","slug":"what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bcc.no\/en\/what-we-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"What we believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span>Home<\/span> \/ <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcc.no\/en\/what-we-believe\/\">What we believe<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading featuredParagraph\" id=\"bccs-hovedarbeid-er-a-fremme-den-kristne-tro-blant-alle-mennesker-og-laere-de-som-onsker-det-a-holde-alt-det-jesus-har-befalt-matteus-28-18-20\"><strong>BCC&#8217;s main work is to promote the Christian faith among all people, and teach them to keep all that Jesus has commanded. Matthew 28:18-20.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Our faith is based on the Bible, the Holy Scripture, which is given by inspiration from God. The Bible is our only authoritative text, and it contains everything people need for their salvation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We believe in God the Father, the Almighty, the creator of heaven and earth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We believe in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, born of the Father before time, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born into the world of the Virgin Mary, immaculate in life, crucified and dead for our sins, risen again for our justification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We believe that in grace there is forgiveness of sin, and that grace will further lead the believer into sanctification, to bear fruit for God.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We believe that the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, will teach us and remind us of all that Jesus has commanded us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We adhere to the Apostle&#8217;s Creed and the Nicene Creed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the BCC Federation&#8217;s Statement of Faith is based on the teachings, values, and Christian content that Johan O. Smith represented. His articles in the paper <em><i>Skjulte Skatter<\/i> (<i>Hidden Treasures)<\/i><\/em>, his surviving letters and his books published by Stiftelsen Skjulte Skatters Forlag provide insight into this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-aacc3761 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button arrow_right_alt\" href=\"https:\/\/bcc.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-06-13-Statement-of-Faith-BCC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the Elders&#8217; description of BCC&#8217;s basis of faith<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button arrow_right_alt\" href=\"https:\/\/christianbookshop.org\/nb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Literature by Johan O. Smith can be purchased here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"forkynnelsen\">The preaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to understanding BCC is to understand what we preach. Here is a simple explanation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:360px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#656565\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-99865\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/bccinternational.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024_Festhelg_Festen_215619-2.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">What is central to BCC&#8217;s preaching?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button open_in_new\" href=\"https:\/\/innsikt.bcc.no\/forkynnelse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See a simple explanation<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-to-action\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>See our missions website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7e5fce0a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button arrow_right_alt\" href=\"https:\/\/aktivkristendom.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">activechristianity.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n    <section class=\"related-articles\" data-columns=\"3\">\n        <h2>Also read<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"related-articles-items\">\n                            <div id=\"post-114128\" class=\"article has-image\">\n                    <div class=\"article-card no-content\">No post available.<\/div>                <\/div>\n                            <div id=\"post-128341\" class=\"article has-image\">\n                    <div class=\"article-card no-content\">No post available.<\/div>                <\/div>\n                            <div id=\"post-110425\" class=\"article has-image\">\n                    <div class=\"article-card no-content\">No post available.<\/div>                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BCC&#8217;s main work is to promote the Christian faith among all people, and teach them to keep all that Jesus has commanded. 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