Statement of Faith

God. We believe that God is the Creator and Sovereign Ruler of the universe. We believe that He exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (see Genesis 1:1, 26, 27 & Psalms 90:2)

Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven's glory; He intercedes on behalf of true believers and will return some day to earth as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and Judge of all. (see Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:22, 23; John 1:1-5; Acts 1:9-11; Romans 1:3,4; I Corinthians 15:3,4; Hebrews 4:14,15 and 7:25; Titus 2:13)

The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is one of the Trinity. He is active in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the obedient Christian with the power to understand spiritual truth and gives guidance in doing what is right. He gives every believer spiritual gift(s). As Christians, we seek to live under His guidance and direction daily. (see John 14:16-17 and 16:7-13; Acts 1:8; I Corinthians 2:12 and 3:16; Galatians 5:25; Ephesians 1:13 and 5:18)

The Bible. The Bible is God's Word. It was written by human authors under the direction of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian belief and living. Because it is inspired by God, notwithstanding cultural misapplications and potential misinterpretations, it is the truth without error. (see Psalm 12:6 and 119:105, 160; Proverbs 30:5a; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20, 21)

Sin and Salvation. Adam's fall into sin left humanity with an inherent sin nature and without the hope of communion with God apart from spiritual re-birth. Salvation is God's free gift to us which we accept through acknowledgement of our sin, true repentance, and acknowledgement of Christ as our Saviour. We can never atone for our sin by self-improvement or good works. (see John 1:12 and 14:6; Romans 5:1 and 6:23; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5)

Eternal Security. The result of salvation is eternal life and fellowship with God. According to the Scriptures outlined below, if you have been genuinely saved, you cannot lose your salvation. (see John 10:29; Hebrews 7:25 and 10:10-14; I Peter 1:3-5)

Eternity. People were created to exist forever. We will exist either eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God in heaven through forgiveness and salvation. Heaven and Hell exist and are elements of our faith that will be fully revealed and experienced. (see Matthew 25:41-46; John 3:16; Romans 6:23; II Thessalonians 1:8,9; I John 2:25 and 5:11-13; Jude 7,13)

The Church. The church is not a building. The church is comprised of all true believers who together form the universal church, the body of which Christ is the Head. We believe that all believers are ministers within the church (1 Peter 2:9). We must strive to know Christ more and more and so be drawn to greater unity. Unity does not mean total agreement on all things, but rather the grace to accept a variety of thoughts and opinions consistent with scripture, and to be at peace because of Christ. (see I Corinthians 12:12-27; I Peter 2:4-6, 9-10)

Communion. Communion (i.e., the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist Meal) is to be shared by believers in the Lord Jesus Christ in obedience to the Lord’s command to “remember me”. We believe that the bread and wine are symbols of Christ’s body and blood and do not in and of themselves impart grace. Blessing comes from the act of obedience in remembering Him. (see Luke 22:19)

Baptism. Both by the command of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the example of the early church, those who received Christ as Saviour were baptized in water. Symbolically, baptism represents our death with Christ and our re-birth through Christ to a new life dedicated to pursuing Christ as Lord, Saviour and Friend. (see Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38, 41 and 8:12 and 9:18, Romans 6:3)