Statement Of Belief

We believe…….

  • That the Bible is the Inspired Word of God: that it is inerrant and infallible and ultimate authority in all matters of faith and conduct, understood only through the illumination and teaching of the Holy Spirit.
  • That the Godhead exists co-equally and co-eternally in 3 persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and that these 3 are 1 God sovereign in creation, providence and redemption.
  • In the and proper deity of our LORD Jesus Christ: in His virgin birth; in His real and complete Humanity; in His sinless life; in His authoritative teaching; in His substitutionary and atoning sacrifice through His shed blood; in His bodily resurrection ; in His ascension to the right hand of the Father; in His heavenly intercession; in His personal return in a day to come.
  • In the Deity of the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit’s work –is to conviction the world of sin, of righteousness and judgement; to teach; to guide into all truth; to bring the word of Christ to remembrance; to glorify Christ; to show things to come; to produce fruit in the life of the believer; to equip believers for effective service and ministry.
  • In the total depravity of fallen human nature, rendering men subject to the wrath of God.
  • That salvation is available to all; that includes justification, sanctification and glorification; that repentance for sin and faith in the LORD Jesus are essential to salvation; that the repentant sinner is thus justified by faith alone; and that this is evidenced in holy living.
  • in the unity and priesthood of all true believers in Christ.
  • That the commission of the LORD Jesus Christ to all believers is “Go into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. Teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all things which I have commanded you.”
  • In the personal, pre-millennial, pre-tribulation return of the LORD Jesus Christ. We believe that the signs of the times point exclusively towards the close of ‘the times of the Gentiles’; that the return of the LORD is imminent; that the completed Church will be translated to meet the LORD in the air, to be forever with the LORD. This is the great motivation to prayer, holiness of life and evangelism.
  • In the resurrection of the just and the unjust; the eternal blessedness of the redeemed in Christ and the eternal punishment of those who have ignored or rejected the offer of salvation.

Dr Charles Sommerville