Statement of Fundamental & Essential Truths

THE WORD OF GOD: We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

THE TRINITY: We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three Persons - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit; that they execute distinct yet harmonious offices in the work of Creation, Providence and Redemption.

GOD THE FATHER: We believe in God, the Father—an infinite, personal being who is perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of humankind, that He hears and answers prayer and that He saves all who come to Him from sin and death through Jesus Christ.

JESUS CHRIST: We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, who is conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings. We believe in His substitutionary atoning death, His victory over Satan and demons, bodily resurrection, ascension into Heaven, perpetual intercession for His people and personal-visible return to earth.

THE HOLY SPIRIT: We believe in the Holy Spirit, who was sent from the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. We believe the Holy Spirit was sent to regenerate, sanctify and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit lives within every believer in Christ and that He is an abiding helper, teacher and guide.

ATONEMENT: This is the Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Salvation has been provided for all people through the sacrifice of Christ upon the cross. It is the only perfect redemption and substitution atonement for all the sins of the world, both original and actual. His atoning work has been proven by His resurrection from the dead. Those who repent and believe in Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and receive eternal life.

ANGELS: Angels were created as intelligent and powerful beings to do the will of God and worship Him. However, Satan, the originator of sin, fell through pride and was followed by those angels who rebelled against God. These fallen angels or demons, are active in opposing the purposes of God. Those who remained faithful continue before the throne of God and serve as ministering spirits.

DEMONS: Demons attempt to thwart God's purposes; however, in Christ, the believer may have complete liberty from the influence of demons. The believer cannot be possessed by them because the believer’s body is the temple of the Holy Spirit in which Christ dwells as Lord.

HUMANITY: We believe that God created humankind male and female to bear his image and reflect his character to the rest of creation, thereby bestowing tremendous dignity, value and worth on individuals. Through disobedience to God, humanity fell into sin, becoming totally depraved and apart from God’s intervening grace. We remain spiritually dead in trespasses and sins, and are completely dependent on the mercy of God for salvation.

REGENERATION: We believe that all people are sinners by nature and by choice and are, therefore, under condemnation. We believe that those who repent of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour are regenerated by the Holy Spirit.

THE CHURCH: We believe in the universal church, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the Head and all regenerated persons are members. We believe in the local church, consisting of a company of believers in Jesus Christ, who are associated with worship, work and fellowship. We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of giving the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world.

THE ORDINANCES: We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water into the name of the triune God. We believe that the Lord’s Supper was instituted by Christ for the remembrance of His life, death and resurrection. We believe that these two ordinances should be communally observed and administered until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

THE LAST THINGS: We believe in the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His kingdom in fullness. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the eternal joy of the believer, and the final judgment of the unrepentant.

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