Statement of Faith

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We affirm our belief in the Evangelical Christian faith as set forth herewith: 

• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father and His personal return in power and glory. (1 Tim. 3:16; Acts 1:11; Romans 8:34) 

• We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit and that in Jesus Christ "dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily". (Col. 2:9; Deut. 6:4; John 10:30; John 14:26; John 15:26; Matt. 28:19) 

• We believe the Bible in its entirety is the inspired Word of God and the only infallible and authoritative rule of faith and conduct. (2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16) 

• We believe in Christ great commission to the Church to go into all the world and preach the Gospel. (Matt. 28:19) 

• We believe in complete salvation by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and obedience to the Gospel by repentance of sin and baptism by immersion in water. (Eph. 2:8; Acts 2:38; Acts 8:35-39) 

• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. (2 Cor. 7:1; Heb. 12:10-14; 1 Thess. 4:7; Romans 8:1-2) 

• We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, and in the manifestation of the Holy Spirit operative in the Church of Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:38-39; Acts 19:6; 1 Cor. 12:4-11) 

• We believe in the observance of the Lord's supper as a memorial of His broken body and the New Testament of His blood. (1 Cor. 11:24-25) 

• We believe in the fruit of the Spirit and all of the above must be accompanied by the Spiritual fruit of love. (Gal. 5:22-23) 

• We believe in the five fold ministries God gave to His body: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and teachers, "for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ". (Eph. 4:11-12) 

• We believe that at the return of Jesus "the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." (1 Thess. 4:16-17) 

• We believe in the final eternal judgment at which time the condemned will be cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:11-15) 

• We believe that marriage constitutes a lifetime commitment between one man and one woman and that it is the only legitimate, honourable and holy estates instituted by God. It is ordained of God as the foundation and bond of family life for the mutual help and comfort of husband and wife, and for the welfare of the state. (Gen. 2:24-25; Prov. 18:22; 1 Cor. 7:10-11; 1 Cor 6:9-10; Heb 13:4)