We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are given by divine inspiration and are the written Word of God, the final authority for the lives of believers in every culture and age, and the infallible rule of faith and practice. They are to be interpreted according to their context and purpose and in reverent obedience to the living Word, who speaks through them in the power of the Holy Spirit. The primary purpose of the Scriptures is to lead to faith in Jesus and salvation in His name. (Psalm 119:89; Isaiah 40:8; John 5:39-40; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 4:12).
We believe in God the Father, an infinite personal Spirit, perfect in wisdom, power and love; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men through His providence and His power, that He hears and answers prayers; that He has created all and is able to recreate all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 19:1, 102:25-27; Matthew 7:11; Ephesians 1:3-6).
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's one and only Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit, both true God and true man. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah; we believe in His miracles, teaching, substitutionary atoning death, bodily ressurection, and ascension into heaven, His continual intercession for His people and His personal, visible return to earth. (Matthew 1:20-23, 5:15-18; Romans 1:4; 1 Corinthians 15:1-17; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 2:4, 4:15, 7:25, 10:19-20).
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgement, and to regenerate, sanctify and empower for ministry all who believe in Christ; we believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and He is an abiding Helper, Teacher, Gift-giver and Guide. We believe that He brings a present though partial reality of the Kingdom of God as He acts in and through our lives with sovereign supernatural power. (John 16:7-15; Acts 1:8, 2:38-39; Romans 8:5-16; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11; 2 Corinthians 3:17-18; Galatians 3:2-5, 5:16-25).
We believe that man (man and woman) was created in Gods image, was tempted by the devil, and subsequently rebelled against God. Men and women are now fallen in nature, and evidence this condition in sinful deeds. Thus they are sinners by nature and choice and therefore under condemnation. God regenerates those who repent of their sins and confess Jesus Christ as Lord, declares them righteous (justification), forgives them of their sins, adopts them as His children, baptizes them with the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of their future resurrection and inheritance with Christ, incorporates them into His body and empowers them for His service. (Genesis 3:1-13, 16-19; Romans 5:12-19, 7:14-25, 8:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:17-18; Galatians 4:4-7; Ephesians 2:8-10; James 1:18).
We believe in the personal, visible return of Christ to earth to raise the dead, judge the world, consumate his Glorious Kingdom and bestow eternal blessing on the righteous.
This is the hope of the church. (Matthew 24:30; Luke 9:1-2; 2 Corinthians 4:4-5, 10:3-5; Ephesians 6:10-17; Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14-15; 2 Peter 3:8-9).
