statement
doctrinal statement
We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired
Word of God and the complete, total and final revelation of His will for the
salvation of man and the Divine and final authority for all Christian faith and
life.
We believe in one God, Creator of all good things, infinitely perfect and
eternally existing in a corporate Godhead composed of three distinct persons –
the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the
Virgin Mary and was the only begotten, incarnate Son of God who died on the
cross as in our place. By His resurrection He conquered sin, death, and the
devil. He entered the heavenly Holy of Holies to make the final offering for
sin and all its effects. Having sat down at the right hand of God, He has
completed the work of salvation. There is nothing we can add to His finished
work.
We believe all people are saved by grace through faith in the finished work
of the Lord Jesus.
We believe the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus,
regenerate the repentant believer, to guide the believer into all truth and to
manifest Himself in all believers to minister as the Lord Jesus would to men.
We believe the Holy Spirit empowers all believers to live every promise of
the Bible.
We believe all New Testament manifestations of the Holy Spirit are available
to all present-day believers.
We believe righteousness is a gift given to every believer. Therefore, every
believer is qualified for all the promises of God and empowered to live in
righteousness.
We believe God made peace with the world through the propitiation of the
Lord Jesus. We believe that any person can participate in this New Covenant by
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, all believers are delivered from the
curse of the Law and the wrath of God.
We believe the grace of God empowers the believer to live in righteousness and
minister in the power of God.
We believe the believer and the church has a commission to make disciples of
every person on earth. Therefore, we should equip all believers to fulfil their
life’s calling.
Inerrancy
We believe that all sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments are the
inspired Word of God. We believe they are God-breathed according to (2 Timothy
3:16). No other book or group of books is a qualified authority for Christian
faith, life, and service. No other pattern of ministry, worship or conduct is
acceptable for the born-again Christian. We believe the Lordship of Jesus is
expressed through the written Word, therefore, deviation from the written Word
is a departure from true Christian faith.
We believe the Bible, as spoken in the original language, is without flaw or
error. Therefore, all doctrine and interpretation must be dedicated to and
consistent with the original languages as interpreted in their time.
Because Jesus and His priesthood are unchangeable (Hebrews 13:8, 7:24), we
believe the New Covenant to be unchangeable. Therefore, the entire New Covenant
as prophesied by the prophets, demonstrated in the ministry of Jesus, practiced
by the early church, and promised in the epistles is in effect today.