BELIEF STATEMENT

  1. The Scriptures – We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible, and God-breathed. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Peter 1:21, Isaiah 40:8, Psalm 119:89, 160)

  1. Who is God – We believe that the one true God is the God of the Old and New Testament. Creator, redeemer, restorer of all mankind. Who has revealed Himself as Yahweh and Immanuel which means ‘God with us’(Genesis 1:1, Isaiah 9:6, Deuteronomy 6:4, John 1:1, John 1:14, Matthew 1:23, Colossians 1:15-20, 1 Timothy 3:16, 1 Revelations 1:8

  1. Jesus Christ - We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Majesty on high, and in His personal return in power and glory. (John 1:1-5, John 20:28, Colossians 1:15-17, Matthew 1:22-23, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 3:25, Matthew 28:5-7, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Acts 1:9-11, Ephesians 4:8-10, Philippians 2:5-11, Hebrews 1:2-3, I Thessalonians 4:16-18)

  1. Salvation- We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. Salvation is by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone through grace alone, both justification and sanctification are the works of the Holy Spirit in those who trust in Jesus. (Ephesians 2:8-10, John 1:12, Ephesians 1:7, 1 Peter 1:18-19)

  1. Doctrine of Man– We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that through Adam’s sin mankind fell and inherited a sinful nature, thus becoming alienated from God. Man is totally depraved and is of himself utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. (Genesis 1:26-27, Romans 3:22-23, Romans 5:12, Ephesians 2:1-3, Ephesians 2:12)

  1. Work of the Holy Spirit – We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment; baptizing all believers into the body of Christ. The Holy Spirit is the supernatural agent in regeneration that indwells and seals believers unto the day of redemption. (John 16:8-11, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, Romans 8:9, Ephesians 5:18)

  1. Water Baptism – We believe in the New Testament teaching of full immersion water baptism, with our first example being Jesus Christ, also followed by His disciples according to Jesus commission and put into practice throughout the book of Acts and the early church. It seems proper to say that when baptism is properly carried out, it brings spiritual benefit to believers. There is the blessing of God’s favor that comes with all obedience as well as the joy that comes through public profession of ones faith, and the reassurance of having a clear physical picture of dying and rising with Christ and of washing away sins. (Matthew 3:16, Matt 28:19, Acts 2:38, Acts 8:3) [1]

  2. Marriage and Family
    We believe that marriage and family are institutions ordained by the Lord God Himself from the very beginning of human history and these are sacred institutions. Marriage is between one man and one woman. Any other definition of marriage is contrary to the clear teachings of the Holy Bible and hence against the expressed will of God. Genesis 1:27-28; 2:20b-24; I Corinthians 7:2; Hebrews 13:4.

[1]Grudem Wayne, Bible Doctrine essential teachings of the Christian Faith; Zondervan, Grand Rapids 1999. Pg. 384. (Some words rephrased to fit the context of our Baptismal explanation)