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Our Beliefs
Statement of Faith
1. We believe that the Bible (i.e. the Old
and New Testaments excluding the Apocrypha), is the
inspired Word of God, the infallible, all sufficient
rule for faith and practice
(2Tim.3:15-16; 2Peter1:21)
2. We believe in the unity of the One True
and Living God who is the Eternal, Self-Existent " I
AM", who has also revealed Himself as One Being
co-existing in three Persons - Father, Son and Holy
Spirit (Deut.6:4;Mark
12:29;Matt 28:19; 2Cor. 13:14)
3. We believe in the Virgin Birth, Sinless
Life, Miraculous Ministry, Substitutionary Atoning
Death, Bodily Resurrection, Triumphant Ascension and
Abiding Intercession of the Lord Jesus Christ and in
His personal, visible, bodily return in power and
glory as the blessed hope of all believers.
(Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23; Heb.
7:26; 1Pet. 2:22;Acts 2:22;,10:38; 2Cor.
5:21;Heb.9:12;Luke24:39;1Cor.15:4;Acts 1:9;
Eph.4:8-10; Rom.8:34; Heb.7:25;1Cor.15:22-24, 51-57;
1Thess.4:13-18; Rev.20:1-6).
4. We believe in the fall of man, who was
created pure and upright, but fell by voluntary
transgression(Gen.1:26-31,
3:1-7;Rom.5:12-21)
5. We believe in salvation through faith in
Christ, who, according to the scriptures, died for
our sins, was buried and was raised from the dead on
the third day, and that through His blood we have
redemption (Titus 2:11, 3:5-7;
Rom.10:8-15; 1Cor.15:3-4).This experience is
also known as the new birth, and is an instantaneous
and complete operation of the Holy Spirit upon
initial faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
(John 3:5-6;James
1:18;1Pet.1:23;1John5:1)
6. We believe that all who have truly
repented and believed in Christ as Lord and Saviour
are commanded to be baptised by immersion in water
(Matt.28:19; Acts 10:47; Acts
2:38-39).
7. We believe in the baptism in the Holy
Spirit as an enduement of the believer with power
for service, the essential biblical evidence of
which is speaking with other tongues as the Spirit
gives utterance (Acts
1:4-5,8,2:4, 10:44-46, 11:14-16, 19:6).
8. We believe in the operation of the gifts
of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of Christ in the
Church today (1Cor.12:4-11,
28; Eph. 4:7-16).
9. We believe in holiness of life and conduct
in obedience of the command of
God( 1Pet. 1:14-16; Heb. 12;14; 1Thess. 5:23; 1John
2:6).
10. We believe that deliverance from
sickness, by Divine Healing is provided for in the
Atonement (Isa. 53:4-4;Matt.
8:16-17; James 5:13-19).
11. We believe that all who have truly
repented and believe in Christ as Lord and Saviour
should regularly participate in Breaking of Bread
(Luke 22:14-20;
1Cor.11:20-34).
12. We believe in the bodily resurrection of
all men, the everlasting conscious bliss of all who
truly believe in our Lord Jesus Christ and the
everlasting conscious punishment of all whose names
are not written in the Book of Life
(Dan. 12:2-3; John 5:28-29;
1Cor. 15:22-24;Matt.25:46; 2Thess.1:9;Rev.20:10-15)