| OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH |
| WE BELIEVE: There is one God Who is eternal personal Spirit. He is infinite in power, wisdom, holiness and love. God is Triune in essential being and revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. WE BELIEVE: Jesus Christ as the second Person of the Godhead is eternally one with God the Father of whose person and glory Jesus is the accurate expression. To become human He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, so that two whole and perfect natures, the nature of God and human nature, were united in one Person; truly God and truly human, and also truly perfect. Jesus Christ, although born of human flesh, was without sin and lived and died to fulfill the scriptures so that we may have eternal life. WE BELIEVE: The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity is eternally one with the Father and the Son yet He is sent by Them to achieve the divine purpose in the world and in the Church. The Holy Spirit convicts souls to Salvation. WE BELIEVE: The Scriptures, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, are the infallible Word of God. They were written by holy people of God inspired by the Holy Spirit and have supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. WE BELIEVE: People were made in the image of God and for fellowship with God. By willful transgression of God's command humankind fell from fellowship with God and their nature was corrupted. As a consequence all people are spiritually dead under Satan's dominion and control and subject to God's wrath and condemnation. Therefore, apart from God's grace, people are helpless and hopeless. WE BELIEVE: In order to redeem people from the guilt, penalty and power of sin, Jesus Christ became human and died a sacrificial death as our representative substitute. By His resurrection, God's acceptance of His atoning death was demonstrated. This atonement is sufficient for the whole world, but effective only in those who received it. The sinner is justified and reconciled to God, not through any personal merit, but solely on the basis of God's gracious gift of salvation in Jesus Christ received through faith. WE BELIEVE: God has no respect of person, therefore He does not take into consideration a person�s race, gender, financial standing, or other personal characteristics. His salvation is for EVERYONE and we, as His unified body, should have no respect of person and be willing to witness to and worship with others, whether they are like us or different. WE BELIEVE: The ministry of the Holy Spirit is necessary for the acceptance of God's provision of salvation. The Holy Spirit convinces sinners of their sinfulness, leads them to personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and so brings them to spiritual birth as God's children and to fellowship in Christ. Working within the life of believers the Holy Spirit makes real the presence of Christ, witnesses to their relationship with God, leads into all truth, bestows gifts for effective service and produces graces for holy living. WE BELIEVE: The Church is the body of people whom God has separated from the world through faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. All regenerate persons are members of the universal Church of God which takes local form wherever groups of believers unite for worship, fellowship and service in accordance with scriptural principles. All believers are called to a priestly ministry in the offering of spiritual sacrifices and sent into the world to be witnesses. God calls individuals to positions of oversight and leadership or to special ministries. The Church recognises such by ordaining pastors, commissioning missionaries, appointing deacons and other leaders, following New Testament practice. WE BELIEVE: Baptism is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a public declaration of a person's faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. In accordance with New Testament Scripture it should be administered only by total immersion which symbolises the believer's identification with Christ in death, burial and resurrection, the remission of sins and the believer's dedication of himself to God to live and walk in newness of life. WE BELIEVE: At the end of this age, according to His promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in His glory to the earth to receive His children unto Himself. This is called the Rapture of the church which preceeds the seven year tribulation period. The full consummation of the Kingdom of God awaits His return. WE BELIEVE: Each person will, at some point, kneel before God the Father, whether it be at death or at the Rapture of the church. At that time Jesus Christ will judge every person and each will receive reward or punishment. Those judged righteous (saved), receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord. The unrighteous (unsaved) will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment and torment. |
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