GOD: HOLY TRINITY

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three equally divine yet distinct Persons, commonly known as the Holy Trinity: God the Father, Jesus God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. God is the Creator and Ruler over all things, perfect, all loving and holy, and is therefore, worthy of all glory and worship.

Genesis 1:1, 26, Matthew 28:19, Revelation 4:8-11

 

THE FATHER: OUR FATHER GOD

The Father is fully God, co-equal and co-eternal with the Son and the Holy Spirit. He so loved the world that He gave His son Jesus to die for our redemption. It is only through Jesus that we can come to Him. He sent forth the Holy Spirit to help us live in and for Him. We can pray to Him and He hears and answers our prayers according to His will.

 

JESUS: OUR SAVIOUR

Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and is co-equal and co-eternal with the Father. Jesus, born of a virgin birth, became a man in flesh, lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of humanity by dying on a cross. He arose bodily from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death and to validate that the way of salvation is through Him alone. He ascended to heaven, where He delegated all authority and will return again to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. 

Matthew 1:22-23, Isaiah 9:6, John 1:1-5, 14:10-30, Hebrews 4:14-15, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 1:3-4, Acts 1:9-11, John 14:6, 1 Timothy 6:14-15, Titus 2:13

 

THE HOLY SPIRIT: OUR HELPER

The Holy Spirit is also fully God, co-equal with both the Father and the Son. He is present in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also indwells every believer from the moment of salvation, equipping the Christian for ministry, understanding of God’s Word, comfort through trials and guidance in doing what is right. The Christian seeks to be led by the Spirit daily.

2 Corinthians 3:17, John 16:7-13, 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, 1 Corinthians 2:12, 3:16, Ephesians 1:13, Titus 3:5, John 14:26, Galatians 5:22-23,25

 

THE BIBLE: HOW WE KNOW GOD

The Bible is God’s Word to humanity about Himself, revealing His will, nature, character, being and grace by virtue of His saving work of love in the world. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments comprise the totality of the Inspired Scripture and were penned without error in their original language by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit, serving as our highest written authority in this world. We believe that the Scripture ultimately points to Jesus, who is the Word become flesh. We are called to meditate on the Word of God to know God intimately and walk as per His guidance.  

2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Luke 24:27, John 1:1, 14

 

HUMANITY: BEAUTIFUL AND BROKEN

We believe that God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden of Eden. We believe that God created human beings, male and female, in his own image. We believe in the biblical family view of marriage between man and woman. Adam and Eve chose to rebel against God, believing Satan’s lie that they could instead become like God. This is when sin entered the world, marring our relationship with God, one another, and ourselves. We are sinners by nature and by choice and our sin has alienated us from God, placing us rightfully under His just and Holy wrath. Incapable of regaining a right relationship with God through our own efforts, our greatest need is the undeserved love of this same God, who alone can rescue us from sin and restore the relationship between Himself and us. 

Genesis 1:27, 3:1-7, Psalms 8:3-6, Romans 5:12,19, Isaiah 59:1-2, Romans 3:23, Ephesians 2:1-3, 1 John 4:10

 

THE GOSPEL: GOD SAVES SINNERS

Despite our sinful nature, God had a plan in place to lovingly save and redeem a people for Himself. Throughout the Old Testament, we read what God will do to save His people from their sins. In the New Testament, we see this plan fulfilled in Jesus Christ who came and lived a perfect life of obedience before God, died in our place by being crucified for our sins, and was raised from the dead on the third day. This is the ‘gospel’ or ‘good news’. The Holy Spirit draws us to Christ our Saviour and gives us faith to believe in Him. ‘Whoever believes that Jesus is Lord and that God raised him from the dead will be saved.’ This gospel is the inexhaustible promise that satisfies our restlessness by restoring us into relationship with God, giving us eternal life with Him both now and forever. Salvation cannot be earned or achieved through our good works, only received as a gift of grace. 

Ephesians 1:4-5, Isaiah 53:1-11, Hebrews 2:9, 4:15; 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Corinthians 15:1- 4, Titus 3:5-6, 2 Timothy 2:25, Romans 10:13, Romans 1:16, Ephesians 2:4-9

 

THE CHURCH: GOD’S PEOPLE

We believe that in the confession and true repentance of our sins to Jesus, we are now seen by God as totally blameless and holy in our relationship with God. No longer children of wrath, by grace we have become children of God, known as ‘justification.’ Through this adoption into God’s family, the community of believers are now part of God’s holy and universal body ‘the church.’ We believe that we are to gather together regularly to worship God, proclaim and celebrate the gospel, and share our lives together for His glory. 

Hebrews 10:14, Ephesians 2:19-22, Romans 5:1, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Acts 2:42-47

 

THE ORDINANCES: BAPTISM & HOLY COMMUNION

We believe that Jesus gave His church two primary ordinances to be observed: water baptism and Holy Communion. By repentance of sin and faith in Jesus, the Bible instructs us to be baptized in water by immersion as a picture of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. Baptism is the outward demonstration of our inward change of heart; therefore, we baptise confessing believers who have willingly trusted themselves to Christ. Holy Communion is a regular observance the church shares together as a reminder that Jesus is alone is the Saviour who died on the cross, in our place, for our sins, to bring us to God. The bread represents Christ’s body that was broken and the cup represents His blood that was shed for us.

Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:38, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Corinthians 11:25-26, Matthew 26:26-29

 

GOD MADE MANKIND BOTH MALE AND FEMALE

We believe that God created human beings, male and female, in his own image. We believe the two distinct, complementary biological genders of male and female together reflect the image and nature of God. We believe in the biblical family view of marriage between man and woman.

Genesis 2:24; Leviticus 18:1-30; Romans 1:26-29

 

THE RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS

We believe in the personal, glorious, bodily, and imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ in fulfilling the prophetic word. We trust in God’s promise that a day is coming when He will banish sin, sickness, death, decay, and Satan. Those who have rejected God will be eternally separated from Him in hell, while those who have accepted the immeasurable gift of His forgiveness will receive eternal life with Him in Heaven. When Jesus returns, He will usher in the New Heavens and New Earth.

Revelation 19:11-16, Acts 3:20-21, Revelation 21:1-5