OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH

What We Believe

We believe in…

One God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, creator of all things. Three all-powerful persons in eternal, loving relationship but one God.

God the Father of all, who is over all, through all and in all.

God the Son, Jesus Christ, the one and only Son of the Father. He was born of a virgin and lived a sinless human life before He died on the cross for our sins, was resurrected, and ascended bodily into Heaven where He intercedes with the Father on our behalf.

God the Holy Spirit, who unites believers with Christ and one another, and indwells all believers. He gifts them with Spiritual gifts and fills, empowers and guides each one to fulfil their calling and function in His mission through words, deeds and miraculous signs.

The Bible as inspired by the Holy Spirit and written by human authors, and as the supreme authority on all matters of faith and life.

Humanity as created with intrinsic value and dignity, and made in God’s image to relate to Him and with one another, with the mandate to govern and tend all creation. All human life, from conception to natural death, should be protected and respected.

Sin as the inherent corruption of all humanity and disobedience towards God. Our relationship with God, with others and with creation was fractured when sin, evil and death entered the world. Sin separates us from God and causes many problems in our lives.

Salvation as being made right with the Father, received as a free gift of grace that is attainable only through faith in Jesus by the work of the Holy Spirit and not through self-improvement or good works.

The Sanctification of every believer by participation in the continued saving work of the Holy Spirit, which produces fruit and holiness in the believer, transforming them into Christ’s likeness.

The Church as Christ’s body on earth, united and empowered by the Spirit to participate in God’s renewal of people and places until Christ’s return.

The Sacraments of the Lord’s supper and water baptism for believers, and the rite of marriage between one male and one female in lifelong, loving commitment to each other. Marriage is to be the only context for sexual intimacy.

The Return of Jesus Christ, which will bring to fruition the complete renewal of Heaven and Earth, and the resurrection of all people to eternal unity with God or to eternal separation from God.