Statement of Faith
One God
There is one true eternal God, existing eternally in three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. He is the Maker and Preserver of all things, visible and invisible. God is infinite in power, wisdom and love.
God The Father
The First Person of the Godhead is God the Father.
He is Spirit and to be worshipped in Spirit and in truth. He is sovereign, unchanging, omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. He is love. He is good, merciful, just and faithful.
His love as the Father is shown supremely in that He gave His only Son, Jesus Christ, for the redemption of humankind.
Salvation
Jesus Christ is the only Saviour. Salvation is by grace through faithfulness to Christ, an unmerited gift of God that cannot be earned through human deeds. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God for the salvation of those who believe and are faithful in their walk. This salvation is received by genuine repentance of sin and by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It sets a person free from the power, penalty and, ultimately, the presence of sin. It involves being born again by the Holy Spirit, being adopted into the family of God, becoming a new creation, being rescued from the kingdom of darkness and brought into the Kingdom of the Son, being redeemed, regenerated and sanctified and being blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ. It sets a person free to obey God and to live a holy and upright life for God's purposes.
Creation
God created all things by His own sovereign will, and He sustains and controls everything. God created man and woman in His own image for a relationship with Him, to exalt and glorify Him.
Jesus Christ the Son
Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God the Father. He coexisted with the Father and existed before all things. He became man, the living Word made flesh, the image of the invisible God, fully God and fully man.
He lived a sinless life, revealing God and his kingdom to humankind, and was crucified and died, giving his life as an atoning sacrifice for all people.
He rose again from the dead, and ascended into heaven to be exalted to the highest place.
By his triumphant victory over death, Jesus Christ has destroyed the devil who has power of death, and is able to free all those who are held in bondage through fear of death. Jesus Christ is victorious over and provides deliverance from all the powers of darkness.
The Church
The Church is made up of all true Christians in all denominations throughout the world. It is the Body of which Christ is the Head. The Church exists to worship and serve God. The chief task of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ in every nation by the proclamation of the gospel by word and deed. The Church functions through local congregations of believers who gather for worship, prayer, teaching, fellowship, celebrating the Lord's supper and mutual ministry.
The members of the Church are to relate to one another in the love of the Lord, counting others before themselves. The Lord has given ministry gifts to his Church to prepare its members to serve him and to build them up in unity to maturity.
The Holy Bible
The Holy Bible, as originally written, is the infallible and inerrant word of God. The Bible is the sole and absolute guide for faith and conduct. The Bible is complete and must not be added to or amended.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Son. He is the Spirit of truth, sent by the Father and the Son to be with believers forever. He reveals the truth about Jesus, convicts of sin and righteousness and judgment, gives new birth to those who repent of their sins and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit effects on-going spiritual changes in human lives, producing spiritual fruit in those who obey Him, and giving spiritual gifts for effective life and ministry. He is the Spirit of mission who leads and empowers believers to witness to Jesus Christ among people of all nations. His supreme task is to bring glory to Jesus.
The Sacrements
Jesus Christ ordained two sacraments, Baptism and the Lord's Supper (Holy Communion).
a. Baptism
Baptism symbolises the identification of the believer with Christ in his death, burial and resurrection. It represents the burial of the old nature and the old way of life and the rising to new life in Christ. It indicates separation from the old life and entry into the new life. It symbolises the washing away of sins.
b. The Lord's Supper
The Lord's Supper is a sharing by believers of bread and wine in remembrance of Christ's death, presence, victory and promised return in power.
It bears witness to the new covenant between God and humanity, established by the shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ, which brings forgiveness of sins and restores relationship with God.