We Believe:

 
 

  • That the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the verbally inspired Word of God, inerrant in the original manuscripts, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of mankind, and the supreme and final authority in faith and practice. (II Timothy 3:16-17)

  • In one holy, almighty God, the creator of all things, eternally existing in three coequal persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; John 14:26)

  • In the reality and personality of Satan, demons and fallen angels, as the enemies of God, the saints and the holy angels. (Job 1:6-12)

  • That man was created in the image of God; that he sinned through the fall and thereby born with a sinful nature, incapable of pleasing God and utterly lost. (Genesis 1:26; Romans 5:12; Isaiah 64:6)

  • That the Lord Jesus Christ, begotten of the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, is the eternal Son of God, the God-man, perfect in His divinity, perfect in His humanity, God Himself. (Matthew 1:18-25; John 1:1-3, 14, 18)

  • That the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins as the perfect substitute, redeeming us by His precious blood. (Ephesians 1:7; I John 2:2; I Corinthians 15:3-4; I Peter 1:18-19)

  • In the literal resurrection of the crucified body of the Lord Jesus Christ; His ascension into heaven, and His personal bodily presence there for us as our High Priest and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews 4:14-16; I John 2:1)

  • That the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only grounds for justification and salvation; that only those who by faith receive Him as their personal Saviour and Lord are born of the Holy Spirit and become children of God. (Romans 5:1; 6:10; John 1:12; 3:6-7)

  • That the “Church” which is the body of Christ is composed of all born again believers, represented in local “churches” under the Headship of Christ. (Ephesians 1:22-23)

  • In the personal, bodily visible and imminent return of our glorified Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; that this blessed hope has a vital bearing upon the personal life and service of the believer. (Acts 1:9-10; Titus 2:11-14)

  • That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ; to convict of sin, righteousness and judgment; to regenerate those who receive Christ by faith; to indwell, instruct, sanctify, fill and empower the believer for godly living and service. (John 16:7-14; Acts 1:8)

  • That at death, all individuals continue in conscious existence until they are resurrected. The believer will be resurrected unto everlasting happiness, the unbeliever unto eternal punishment. (Revelation 19:20; 20:2-3; 10; Luke 16:19-31; Revelation 20:11-15).