Section 2: The Godhead

We believe that the Godhead eternally exists in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and these three constitute one God being coequal, cosubstantial, coeternal, and have the same attributes, nature, perfections, and are worthy of the same worship, confidence and obedience (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19,20; Mark 12:29; John 1:14; Acts 5:3,4; II Corinthians 13:14; Hebrews 1:13; Revelation 1:35).

Section 3: The Person and Work of Christ

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, that he might reveal God and redeem sinful man (John 1:1; 2:14; Luke 1:35). We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death and the shedding of His blood on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24,25; I Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:6; I Peter 1:35).

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven and is now at the right hand of God, where, as our Great High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor and Advocate. He is the Head of His Body, the Church (Acts 1:9,10; Hebrews 9:24; 7:25; Romans 8:34; I John 2:1, 2).

We believe in the Blessed Hope, Titus 2:13, as the personal and imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. His coming shall be bodily, pretribulationary, premillenial and shall come for His redeemed ones, and in His subsequent return to earth with His redeemed ones shall establish His Millenial Kingdom (John 14:3; Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 1:10; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; I Thessalonians 1:79; Revelation 3:10; 19:11-16; Zechariah 14:4-11).

Section 4: The Person and Work of Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person convicting the world of sin, righteousness and judgment; that he is the supernatural Person in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the Body of Christ; that He indwells and seals all believers unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; II Corinthians 2:6; I Corinthians 12:12-14; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13-14)

We believe that He s the Divine Teacher who teaches, guides, empowers, and sanctifies the believer, and that it is the privilege and duty of all believers to be filled with the Holy Spirit (John 16:13; I John 2:20, 27; Ephesians 5:18).

Section 5: The Total Depravity of Man

We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but as a result of the transgression of Adam and eve, our first parents, all men are alienated from God, universally sinful in both nature and practice, having no possible means of recovery or salvation and are under the righteous judgment and wrath of God (Ephesians 2:13; Romans 3:22,23; 5:12; Ephesians 4:18; John 8:42-44; Mark 7:21-23).

Section 6: Salvation

We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; that salvation is not merited nor secured in part or in whole by any virtue or work of man; that the remission of our sins was accomplished by the work of Christ through the shedding of His blood on the cross; that all true believers have salvation as a present possession, sonship in the family of God, deliverance and security from all condemnation, and every spiritual resource for life and godliness (John 3:16; 6:28, 29; Titus 3:5; I Peter 1:18,19; John 1:12).

Section 7: The Eternal Security and Assurance of Believers

We believe that all those once born again by the Spirit of God are kept by God’s power alone and are thus secure in Christ forever (John 5:24; 6: 37-40; 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 35-39; I Peter 1:35).

We believe that it is the privilege of the believer to rejoice in the assurance of his salvation through the testimony of the Word of God which clearly, however, forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion for careless living (Romans 13:13,14; Galatians 5:13; Titus 2:11-15).

Section 8: The Two Natures of the Believer

We believe that every saved person possesses two natures, the first natural and sinful, the second spiritual and righteous, with provision made for victory of the new nature over the old nature through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit (Romans 6:13, 8:12,13; Galatians 5:1625; Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 3:10; I Peter 1:14-16; I John 3:59).

Section 9: Separation

We believe that the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Saviour and Lord; that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures and practices, and all wicked associations is commanded by God (II Timothy 3:15; Romans 12:1,2, 14:13; I John 2:1517; II John 9:11; II Corinthians 8:7-13; Philippians 2:12,13).

Section 10: Good Works

We believe that it should be the desire of all believers to practice good works in obedience to the revealed Word of God, who will richly reward these good works. These good works have no part in salvation, but are manifested of the redeemer’s love for God and a demonstration to the world an evidence of his inward change of heart ( I Corinthians 3:11-16; II Corinthians 5:17; I Corinthians 6:12-20; Colossians 3:17; I Corinthians 12:31; Matthew 5:16; I Corinthians 8:7-13; Philippians 2:12,13).

Section 11: Spiritual Gifts

We believe that God the Holy Spirit is sovereign in the bestowment of all His gifts. He has given talents, abilities, skills and grace to each believer for the building up of the church. He has given gifted men to the church apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers for the edifying of the saints and the work of the ministry. We believe that the offices of the apostle and prophet no longer exist but were limited to the first century church. Speaking in tongues and public miraculous healing were authenticating signs and not needed today, because the Scriptures are complete and the believer is to walk by faith, not by sight ( I Corinthians 12:4-11; II Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:7-13; I Corinthians 13:8-10; I Corinthians 14: 21, 22). We believe that God does answer prayers of faith, in accord with His own will, for those who are sick and afflicted (John 15:7; I John 5:14; James 5:13-16).

Section 12: Creation

We believe that the Genesis account of creation is to be taken literally. God spoke into being the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. Man was created perfect in the image of God, by a special act of God, and wholly apart from any process of evolution (Genesis 1 & 2; Exodus 20:11; Psalm 33:6, 9; Mark 10:6; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 11:3).

Section 13: The Church

We believe that all those who are born again by the Holy Spirit in this dispensation of grace are members of the Body of the Lord Jesus Christ, and into which all true believers of the present age are baptized immediately by the Holy spirit (Ephesians 4:4, 5:25-32; Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:47; I Corinthians 12:12,13). We believe that all the various members of this one spiritual Body should assemble themselves together in local churches for worship, prayer, fellowship, teaching, united testimony and the observance of the ordinances of our Lord (Hebrews 10:25; Acts 2:41-47).

Section 14: Ordinances

We believe in two Scriptural ordinances, water baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper. Christian baptism shall be administered in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit upon profession of faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38, 8:12, 36-39; 10:47, 48; 16:32-34; 18:8; 22:16; Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12; I Peter 3: 20, 21). The Lord’s Supper is the partaking of the bread and the cup by which believers symbolically commemorate together the dying love of Christ, preceded always by solemn self-examination (I Corinthians 11:23-28; Matthew 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:14-20). Participation shall not be limited to members, but shall be extended to all believers present.

Section 15: Missions

We believe that, in view of the doctrines of total depravity and the lost condition of all who are unregenerate, the absolute obligation of the saved is to witness by life, work and sound missionary agencies, the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ to the whole world (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; II Corinthians 5:11a).

Section 16: The Eternal State

We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28,29; 11:25,26; Revelation 20: 5-6, 12-15). We believe that the soul of the redeemed are at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord. There, in conscious bliss, they await the first resurrection when spirit, soul and body are reunited to be glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; Revelation 20:46; II Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23; 3:21; I Thessalonians 5:16-18). We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain after death, in conscious misery until the second resurrection. Then, with soul and body reunited, they shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgment and shall be cast into the lake of fire to suffer everlasting conscious punishment (Luke 16:19-26; Matthew 25:41-46; II Thessalonians 1:79; Jude 6, 7; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 20:14).