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OUR STATEMENT
OF FAITH
(BASED ON BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH 1689) |
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- We believe in the one true and living God, in three
Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
who is invisible, personal, omnipresent, eternal,
dependent on none, unchanging, truthful, trustworthy,
almighty, sovereign, omniscient, righteous, holy,
good, loving, merciful, long-suffering and gracious
and the Creator of all things.
- We believe that Almighty God in His great goodness
has revealed all that is necessary to life and salvation
in the sixty-six books of Holy inspiration of God,
is infallible and inerrant, and is sufficient in all
matters of faith and practice. Its authority is derived
from its Author and not from the opinions of men.
- We believe that God made our first father Adam
perfect, holy and upright. He was appointed representative
and head of the human race thereby exposing all his
offspring to the effects of his obedience or disobedience
to God's commands.
- We believe that Adam fell from his original righteousness
into sin and brought upon himself and all his offspring
death, condemnation and sinful nature.
- We believe it is utterly beyond the power of fallen
man to know God, to love Him, to keep His laws, to
believe the Gospel, to repent of sin or trust in Christ.
- We believe that God, before the foundation of the
world, for His own glory did elect an innumerable
host of men and women to eternal life as an act of
free and sovereign grace. This election was in no
way dependent upon his foresight of human faith, decision,
works or merit.
- We believe that God so loved lost sinners that
He sent his Son into the world, conceived of the virgin
Mary by the Holy Spirit, unchangeably sinless, both
God and man, born under the Law to live a perfect
life.
- We believe that God's Son died at Calvary to effect
propitiation, reconciliation, redemption and atonement
for his elect people. God bore testimony to his acceptance
of his Son's work by raising him from the dead for
our justification.
- We believe that God's Son ascended to the right
hand of his Father and is enthroned in glory, where
he intercedes on behalf of his people and rules over
all things for their sake.
- We believe that the Holy Spirit has been sent from
heaven to glorify Christ and to apply His work of
salvation. By the mystery of His all powerful work
those dead in sin are brought into spiritual life.
They hear the call of God through His Word and are
given the desire and ability to repent of sin and
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour
and Lord. The Holy Spirit indwells all believers,
brings assurance of salvation and produces increasing
likeness to Christ. He builds up the Church and empowers
its members for worship, service and mission.
- We believe the elect, who are called by grace,
are justified in the sight of God on account of the
imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ which is received
by faith alone.
- We believe that such as are regenerated, called
and justified shall persevere in holiness and enter
into the joys of heaven.
- We believe in the necessary of baptism by immersion,
on a profession of repentance and faith in order to
enter into church membership. We believe that the
Lord's Supper is a privilege of church membership
to be administered under the discipline of the local
church.
- We believe that the local church is under the authority
of Christ alone. The Unity of the body of Christ is
expressed within and between churches by mutual love,
care and encouragement. True fellowship between churches
exists only where they are faithful to the gospel.
- We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ shall come
again to judge call people, to raise the dead, both
righteous and unrighteous, and that the righteous
shall be glorified and enjoy everlasting life and
the wicked endure everlasting punishment.
- We believe that it is the responsibility and privilege
of the local church to be obedient to Christ's Commission
to go into the entire world and preach the gospel
to all mankind, seeking to disciple and baptise believers,
establishing them into local churches.
- A fuller expression of the Doctrinal position in
which we affirm, can be found in such statements as
the 1966 Baptist Affirmation of Faith or the 1689
Baptist Confession.
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