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From Parker Black

 I believe in God our Father, creator of Earth.  Additionally, I believe in Jesus Christ His only son our Savior, who was conceived by the immaculate conception and born of the Virgin Mary.

 I believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and 3 days later was resurrected.

 I also believe that no one in this world is perfect.  We all make mistakes and have our ups and downs and our daily trials.  I feel like these mistakes (sins) are what help us learn to better ourselves as a person and to not make the same mistake twice.  By learning from our mistakes, we are able to grow and become better Christians.

 I also feel as that when we sin we make God unhappy because we are His creation, and when a creation messes up the creator is usually disappointed.  But when we do good in this world I also believe this makes God happy and makes us better people.  I also believe in the existence of the Holy Spirit.

 I believe that when Jesus died he went to hell and came back to life then rose up into heaven and now sits by His father in heaven.  Now that I've mentioned heaven and hell, I also believe that after you die your spirit will live on through the afterlife and you will be judged on whether or not you led a good Christian life and stayed away from the evil influences in the world, and you will be sent to either heaven or hell.

 Finally, I believe in being a good person.  I believe that no matter what, you should always help others and try to be the best person you can be.  The reason I think like this is because if you do this how is it possible that you can fail in life?  By striving to do what is correct, you grow and as you grown you become a better person.  This is my statement of faith.

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