Statement Of Faith
We Believe…
THE TRINITY
We believe that
there is one God eternally co-existing in three persons, each fully
God, sharing the same nature and attributes, equal in every divine
perfection, without division of nature, essence or being, and each
fulfilling distinct and separate offices in the work of creating and
sustaining creation, and in reconciling mankind to himself.
GOD THE FATHER
We believe in
God, the Father, creator of all things, who governs all creatures by
his wise providence, according to his foreknowledge and the free
counsel of his own will.
We believe
that God concerns himself in every aspect of human life, and in the
social, cultural, economic and political spheres of human existence.
We believe
that God hears and answers prayer, and that he saves from sin and
death all that come to him through faith in Jesus Christ.
JESUS CHRIST
We believe in
Jesus Christ, the Word of God incarnate, true God and true man,
God’s one and only Son, through whom everything was created,
conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
We believe
in his vicarious, atoning death on the cross, his bodily
resurrection, and ascension into heaven, where he ever lives to make
intercession for his people, and in his personal, visible return to
earth.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in
the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and Son, to convict
the world of guilt, righteousness and judgment, and to regenerate,
sanctify, empower and seal everyone who comes to the Father through
faith in Jesus Christ
.
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every
believer in Christ from the moment of salvation, and is an abiding
equipper, teacher and guide
We believe that the Holy Spirit bestows a variety of gifts upon
the church to equip the saints for the work of the ministry for
building up the body of Christ, fulfilling the Great Commision
THE BIBLE
We believe that
the Scripture of the Old and New Testaments are the written and
complete Word of God, communicated by the Holy Spirit through human
authors, fully inspired and without error in the original
manuscripts, and that Scripture is the supreme authority in all
matters concerning faith and conduct.
We believe that the Scriptures record and announce God's
revelation of himself to mankind, and that this revelation finds
it's fullness in the incarnate Word of God, Jesus Christ
MANKIND
We believe that
God created the human race as male and female, in his image, and
free from sin, so they would be in personal relationship with him.
We believe
the human race fell from grace through Adam by choosing to disobey
God, and as a result, every human being born since is a sinner by
nature and choice, and that we are all born spiritually dead,
separated from God and in need of redemption.
SALVATION
We believe
salvation involves the redemption of the whole person, and is
offered freely to all who by faith repent and believe in Jesus
Christ and his finished and complete work on the cross, who by his
own blood obtained eternal redemption for all who believe.
We believe salvation is wholly the work of God,
without any merit on man's part
THE CHURCH
We believe in
the church, both universal and local, which is a living, spiritual
body of which Christ is the head, and of which all true believers
are members, associated for worship, fellowship, discipleship,
service and evangelism.
We believe
the church is entrusted with proclaiming the gospel, God’s message
and offer of salvation, for reconciling mankind to God and each
other.
FUTURE EVENTS
We believe in the personal and visible return of
the Lord Jesus Christ to earth where he will establish his kingdom
We believe
in the bodily resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous; of
the righteous to eternal life with God, and the unrighteous to
eternal separation from God.