We Believe in the Trinity.

There is one God: infinite, eternal, almighty, and perfect in holiness, truth, and love. In the unity of the godhead there are three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, co-existent, co-equal, co-eternal. The Father is not the Son and the Son is not the Holy Spirit, yet each is truly God. One God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) is the foundation of Christian faith and life.

Genesis 1:1,2; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John1:1,2,14,18; 14:16,17; Acts 5:3,4; 2 Corinthians 13:14

We Believe in God the Father.

God the Father is the first Person in the Trinity. He is the Creator of heaven and earth. By His word and for His glory, He freely and supernaturally created the world out of nothing. He made all creation to live to the praise of His glory. Through the same word He daily sustains all His creatures.

He rules over all and is the only Sovereign. His plans and purposes cannot be thwarted. He is faithful to every promise, works all things together for good to those who love Him, and in His unfathomable grace gave His Son Jesus Christ for mankind’s redemption.

Genesis 1;2; Psalm 8; Daniel 2:20-22; Acts 17:24-31; Romans 8:28; 9:16,18; 10:12,13; 11:29-36; 1 Corinthians 1:21-31; Ephesians 1:11,12

We Believe in God the Son.

The Son is the second Person in the Trinity. He was always with God and is God. All things were created in him, through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation and in Him dwells the fullness of God.

Jesus Christ, the only Son of God came into this world as a man, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus was born as the unique combination of the divine and human nature – being fully God and fully man.

John 1:1,14; Matthew 1:20-25; 28:19; Luke 1:35; Galatians 4:4; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1:3.

We Believe in God the Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity. He is to be respected, honoured, and worshipped as God.

Through the proclamation of the gospel He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He persuades men to repent of their sins, to confess Jesus as Lord and Saviour, and to trust in God’s mercy for forgiveness of their sins.

The Holy Spirit came to glorify the Son who in turn came to glorify the Father.

The Holy Spirit brings about the new birth, dwells within believers, and unites them to Jesus Christ and to Christ’s body, the Church. He will lead the Church into a right understanding and rich application of the truth of God’s Word.

Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Revelation 1:4-6; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Romans 8:9; Psalm 143:10; John 16:13; Romans 8:14; John 14:26; 1 John 2:27; Ephesians 3:16; Acts 1:8; John 16:7-11

We Believe in the Word of God.

We accept the Bible (The Scriptures – the 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament) as the written Word of God.

The Bible is the only essential and infallible record of God’s self-disclosure to mankind. The whole of the Bible (from Genesis to Revelation) points to Jesus Christ and leads us to salvation through faith in Him. Being given by God, the Scriptures are fully inspired by God. Therefore, as originally given, the Bible is free of error in all it teaches.

Each book is to be interpreted according to its context and purpose and in reverent obedience to the Lord who speaks through it in living power. All believers are exhorted to study the Scriptures and diligently apply them to their lives. The Scriptures are the authoritative and normative rule and guide of all Christian doctrine, life, and practice.

The Scriptures are totally sufficient and must not to be added to, superseded, or changed by later tradition, extra-biblical revelation, or worldly wisdom. Every doctrinal formulation, whether of creed, confession, or theology must be put to the test of the full counsel of God in Holy Scripture.

Luke 24:27; John 10:35; 16:13-15; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; 3:15,16; Hebrews 3:7; Revelation 22:18,19.

We Believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ is the gospel. The good news is revealed in His birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension. Christ’s crucifixion is the heart of the gospel, His resurrection is the power of the gospel, and His ascension is the glory of the gospel.

Christ’s death is a substitutionary and propitiatory sacrifice to God for man’s sin. It satisfies the demands of God’s holy justice over sins. It also demonstrates His love and reveals His amazing grace.

Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man, revealing God to mankind and reconciling man to God. There is no other way by which men may be saved.

At the heart of all sound doctrine is Jesus Christ, His death on the cross, and His resurrection. Through this alone sinners are redeemed for the purpose of glorifying God.

Anyone who believes in the Gospel of Jesus Christ receives the gift of eternal life and is declared righteous by God as a free gift. The righteousness of Christ is imputed to him. He is justified and fully accepted and reconciled back to God as a child of God.

John 3:16, 14:6, Acts 4:12, Galatians 3:13; 4:4-5; Romans 1:1-5; 3:25; 4:5; 5:9-10, 6:23; 8:1-2; Colossians 1:14; 2:14; Hebrews 2:17; Ephesians 1:7, 1 Corinthians 2:2; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 John 2:2; 4:10; 1 Peter 3:18.

We Believe in the Church.

The worship of God is the purpose for which people were created and abiding joy is only to be found by trusting in God through all of life, including good times and bad. The Church exists to worship and glorify God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

God by His Word and Spirit is creating the Church, calling sinful men out of the whole human race into the fellowship of Christ’s Body.

By the same Word and Spirit, He guides and preserves that new redeemed humanity. The Church is not merely a religious institution or denomination. Rather, the Church is made up of those who have become genuine followers of Jesus Christ.

All members of the Church are to be a vital and committed part of a local church. In this context they are called to live out the Christian faith as the people of God and to demonstrate the reality of the kingdom of God.

The ascended Christ has given apostles, prophets, evangelist, pastors and teachers to the Church for the equipping of Christ’s body that it might mature and grow. All members of the Church are to be nurtured and equipped for the work of ministry.

Until Christ returns the Church exists to serve Him by faithfully doing His will in all the earth. This involves a commitment to see the gospel preached and churches planted in all the world. The ultimate mission of the Church is the making of disciples of Christ through the preaching of the gospel.

After the return of Jesus, the Church will be in the presence of God forever, serving Him and giving Him unending praise and glory. Then the eager expectation of creation shall be fulfilled and the whole earth shall proclaim the glory of God who makes all things new.

Matthew 16:18; 24:14; 28:18-20; Luke 24:47; John 12:32; 20:21; Acts 1:8; Romans 12:3-8; Hebrews 10:24-25; Colossians 1:13,14; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 12:27; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Ephesians 1:3-14; 4:11-16; Philippians 3:8; 1 Peter 2:5-10; 4:10-11; 2 Peter 3:13; 1 John 3:2; Hebrews 13:5-6; Revelation 4:11; 7:9,15-17; 21:1-7; 22:3-5.

We Believe in the Power of the Holy Spirit.

In the last moments before Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised the Holy Spirit to His followers so that they would receive power from on high to be His witnesses in all the earth.

All genuine believers receive the Holy Spirit at conversion since anyone who does not have the Holy Spirit dwelling inside them does not belong to God.

The Holy Spirit is the active agent in our sanctification, i.e. He seeks to produce His fruit in us, to renew our minds, and to conform us to the image of Christ. Though sin remains a reality for the believer, as we are led by the Spirit we grow in the knowledge of the Lord, freely keeping His commandments and endeavoring to so live in the world that all people may see our good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven.

The Holy Spirit has also given gifts to every believer. These gifts include words of wisdom, words of knowledge, faith, healings, miracles, prophecy, discernment of spirits, tongues, interpretation of tongues, service, teaching, encouragement, generosity, leadership, mercy, helping, administration and more. These gifts are given for the common good & building up of God’s Church. They are to be respected and valued equally and exercised by the believer with the love of Christ and guidance from the Scriptures.

Romans 8:9; 12:6-8; Acts 1:8; 2:38; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Galatians 5:16-18,22; 2 Peter 3:18; 1 John 1:8; Matthew 5:16; 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 28; 13:1-14:1.