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Our Statement of Faith

1. The Bible
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and is the only standard against which all things - books, prophecies, and sermons, etc. - must be compared (2 Timothy 3:14-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21).


2. God
There is only one true God, who has revealed himself as the eternally, self-existent “I Am", the creator of heaven and earth and the redeemer of mankind. God is revealed as a ‘Godhead', which is eternally co-equal and co-existent in three persons, not three Gods but one, not one person but three. They are the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:26; Mark 12:29; Matthew 28:19).


3. The Deity of Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. We uphold His absolute deity as well as His complete humanity. That is, in one person Jesus was fully God and fully man (Luke 1:30-35; John 1:1; Hebrews 2:9-16 and 1:5-12; Philippians 2:5-8).


4. The Resurrection

  • We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected bodily from the dead and then ascended into heaven where he is now seated at the right hand of God the Father. He holds the position of absolute power and authority (Romans 8:34; Mark 12:36; 14:62; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 20; Luke 22:69; Hebrews 8:1).

  • We believe in the bodily resurrection of the human dead (1 Corinthians 15:12-19, 35-49; Revelation 20:11-15).


5. The Lordship of Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the lord of everything and has been appointed as the head of the Church (Ephesians 1:22-23; 4:15-16; Colossians 1:18, 24).


6. The Second Advent of Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will re-appear on earth in physical form in all his glory, majesty, and power. This will be the Second Coming of Christ and is the "blessed hope" of the Church (Matthew 24:30; Luke 21:27; 1 Corinthians 15:15-53; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Revelation 22:7; 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).


7. The Fall of Man
Every living individual has sinned and is guilty before God. Mankind, by nature, is depraved and incapable of saving his soul through efforts of his own (Romans 3:10; Ephesians 2:8-10).


8. Redemption
Through Jesus Christ, mankind receives forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

  • It must be noted that salvation is only found in Jesus (John 14:6; Acts 4:12).

  • Salvation is obtained because God loved us so much that He gave His only Son to die for us (John 3:16).

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Christ's death on the Cross has achieved the following:

  • Reconciliation to God (Romans 5:10).

  • Redemption through Christ’s blood (Ephesians 1:7).

  • Justification i.e. ‘being declared innocent’ (Romans 3:24).


Salvation is received by us through:

  • Repentance which means turning from sin to God, a change of heart, attitude, thinking and lifestyle (Acts 2:38; 17:30).

  • The exercise of faith, which is trusting in Jesus alone for salvation. Without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6; John 5:24; Romans 5:1).

  • Accepting it as a free gift from God – Salvation is never deserved or earned (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7).


9. The New Birth
We cannot enter God's kingdom or receive eternal life without the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit who “creates us anew” and “baptizes” or places us into the Body of Christ (John 3:5-6; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Corinthians 12:13; 1 Peter 1:22-25).


10. The Church
We believe that the true Church consists of the whole community of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, who by faith have had their sins forgiven and have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit. We recognize that the true Church is not confined to any one local church or denomination (Hebrews 12:22-24; 1 John 1:7; Ephesians 3:3-10; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 10:32).


11. Baptism by Immersion
We believe in the baptism by full immersion of all believers. We do not baptize infants but only people old enough to understand repentance and the implications of making Jesus Saviour and Lord. Baptism follows repentance and new birth (Matthew 28:19; 3:13-17; Acts 2:38-41; 10:47; Hebrews 10:22; 1 Peter 3:21).


12. The Breaking of Bread - Holy Communion
We believe in the regular Breaking of Bread as commanded by our Lord Jesus Christ and as practiced by the early church (1 Corinthians 10:16-17; 11:23-32; Acts 20:7).


13. Justification and Sanctification

  • Justification is a gracious act of God whereby He declares that a person is no longer guilty of sin, and thus condemned, but instead is righteous before Him. It is entirely an act of God and takes place at the time of repentance/regeneration. Based not on our actions, but on our new standing with God, He declares every new Christian to be righteous in His sight (Romans 3: 21-26).

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  • Sanctification - To “sanctify” means to “make holy or sacred”. It refers to the believer’s progressive separation from sin and dedication to God and a holy lifestyle. Every Christian experiences the on-going process of becoming Christ-like, which begins at the new birth and continues until death (Hebrews 12:14; Matthew 5:48; 1 Peter 1:16; Philippians 3:11-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24).

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14. Baptism with the Holy Spirit
We believe that Jesus Christ baptizes Christians with the Holy Spirit and that this baptism, which is a distinct experience from the new birth, is promised to every believer (Matthew 3:11; Acts 10:44-46; 8:14-17; 11:14-16; 2:32-33; 15:7-9).


15. Spiritual Gifts
We believe that God never removed the gifts of the Spirit, referred to in 1 Corinthians chapters 12 to 14 and that whenever the Holy Spirit moves upon the Church in power, He gives spiritual gifts to everyone as He chooses (1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Romans 12:4-12).


16. Divine healing and Miracles
We believe that today God still performs miracles of the nature that is recorded in the Scriptures. He heals the sick just as He did in the days of the early church and Christians are still given the gift of healing and the gift of working miracles in order to impact the lives of people and bring glory to God (John 14:12; Mark 16:16-18; Matthew 8:16-17; 1 Corinthians 12:9-10; James 5:14-15).


17. The Priesthood of all Believers
Each individual believer has full and equal access to God through our Lord Jesus Christ, as a believer-priest and can freely communicate with God as he pleases without having to go through the medium of another person (1 Peter 2:1-9; Revelation 5:9-10; 1:6).

18. The Ministries
The ascended Christ has given various ministries to the church, and each of these exists for the strengthening of and building up of the body of believers. These ministry gifts are described in Ephesians 4:1 and 1 Corinthians 12:28.


19. Judgment
We believe that God will judge both the living and the dead. The believers will appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ, not for condemnation but for the testing of their works and the receiving of rewards. The unbelievers and those who professed Christianity but rebelled against the will of God shall appear before the final “White Throne” judgment and thereafter will be consigned to the Lake of Fire forever (Matthew 7:21-23; John 5:24, 28-29; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20:11-15).


20. Marriage
The biblical doctrine of marriage has become increasingly important in the Twenty-First century because of the sharp increase in dysfunctional families and divorce. What is marriage?

  • Marriage is the union of a man and a woman in which God mysteriously makes two different people one flesh (Ephesians 5:31-32).

  • Marriage is ordained by God and is not a secular, social institution of man’s creation and is therefore subject to God’s requirements and standards (Genesis 2:22-24).

  • Marriage is not just a contract but is an unconditional covenant of God’s design and therefore should last until the spouses are separated by death. i.e. This covenant is more solemn, more binding and more permanent than any legal contract.

  • Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman intended by God to be a monogamous relationship, therefore, adultery is a sin (Exodus 20:14).

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