WHAT WE BELIEVE

Bible

We believe that the Bible is the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God. The sixty-six books of the Bible are the inspired words of God written by some 40 authors over about 1,600 years. It is the supreme and final authority in faith and practice. (John 10:35; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Revelation 22:18-19)

Jesus

We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and was born of the virgin Mary; that He was true God and true man; that He lived a sinless life upon this earth; that He died on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of all mankind; that He rose bodily from the grave on the third day; that He ascended bodily into Heaven where He continues His ministry at the right hand of God as our Advocate and High Priest; and that He is personally, visibly and imminently returning to this earth to set up His Kingdom. (Matthew 1:18-25, John 1:1,14, I John 5:20, Hebrews 4:15)

Trinity

We believe in one true and living God revealed in the Scriptures as eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19,20, Mark 12:29, John 14:26)

The Holy Spirit

We believe that the Scriptures assign to the Holy Spirit all the attributes of God; that this present era of the church is, in a special way, the dispensation of the Holy Spirit; and that His ministry in the world includes reproving, regeneration, indwelling, guiding and empowering men. (Acts 5:3,4, John 16:7-11, John 3:3-5, I Corinthians 6:19)

Man

We believe that man was created by the direct act of God; that he was made in the image of God; that in his original state he was innocent; that by exercise of his own free will he disobeyed God and, thereby, fell into a state of sin and condemnation; and that his descendants, inheriting a fallen, sinful nature, are under the condemnation of God at the age of accountability, and are in need of a new birth. (Genesis 1:26,27, Genesis 3, Romans 5:12-19)

Salvation

We believe that salvation is a gift of God’s grace; that it is received by: repentance, the renouncing and forsaking of one’s sins; and faith, the personal acceptance of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord, trusting in His atoning sacrifice at the cross; and that there is no other means of being saved. (Luke 13:3, Ephesians 2:8,9, John 3:16)

Security

We believe that God has given to the believer Scriptural grounds for knowing that he is saved; that God has promised and provided to keep His children even in times of failure, when they fall out of fellowship with Him; that God has assured His followers that as believers they are secure in Christ.  Sin does not affect our relationship with the Lord, sin affects our fellowship with the Lord. (I John, John 10:28,29, Romans 8:35-39)

The Church

Every believer should join a Bible-believing church, which is a body of baptized believers organized together for worship, instruction, fellowship, evangelism, and service. The word for “church” occurs 114 times in the New Testament, and in the vast majority of times refers to a local body of believers. The church began at Pentecost as described in Acts chapter two. (Acts 2, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, Ephesians 1:22-23)

Ordinances

We believe that God has given His Church the ordinances of Baptism, which is to be administered only to believers, by immersion and in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; and the Lord’s Supper, which is to be open to all born-again believers present. (Matthew 28:19,20, Romans 6:3,4, I Corinthians 11:23-26)