We believe in the verbal, plenary, inerrant, infallible inspiration of the scriptures. That is, we believe that the Holy Bible was written by men supernaturally inspired; that it has truth without any admixture of error for its matter; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the age, the only complete and final revelation of the will of God to man; the true centre of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds and opinions should be tried.

1) By "The Holy Bible" we mean that collection of sixty-six books, from Genesis to Revelation, which as originally written does not contain and convey the Word of God, but is the very Word of God.

2) By "inspiration" we mean that the books of the Bible were written by holy men of old, as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, in such a definite way that their writings were supernaturally and verbally inspired and free from error, as no other writings have ever been or ever will be inspired.

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We believe that there is one and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent, personal Spirit, the maker and supreme ruler of heaven and earth; infinitely perfect in all His attributes; inexpressibly glorious in holiness and worthy of all possible honour, confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.

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We believe that Jesus Christ is The Eternal Son of God; true God and true man; that is, He is fully divine and fully human. He pre-existed eternally with the Father, was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin, Mary. He lived a perfect life and died a sacrificial death for the sin of mankind. We believe that He arose bodily from the grave, that He ascended into heaven, where He is presently High Priest and Advocate for His people, and that He will return personally and bodily to the earth at the close of this age. He is the worlds only Saviour, the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords.

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We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person; equal with God the Father and God the Son and of the same nature; that He was active in the creation; that in His relation to the unbelieving world He restrains the evil one until God's purpose is fulfilled; that He convicts of sin, of judgement and of righteousness; that He bears witness to the Truth of the Gospel in preaching and testimony; that He is the agent in the New Birth; that He seals, indwells, endues, guides, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies and helps the believer.

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We believe that man was created by a definite act of God and in His image and that he is dependant upon and accountable to, his Creator. Though disobedience, the first man sinned and fell from his original state of moral perfection. As a consequence he brought upon himself and upon the whole human race the penalty for sin, which is spiritual and physical death. Since Adam, every person is born with an inherently sinful nature and becomes a sinner in thought, word and deed. Every person therefore stands under the just condemnation of God and is unable to save himself or to present deeds worthy of merit before God.

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We believe that a person is saved by God's grace alone, made possible through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, whereby He died a sacrificial death for mankind, and through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Salvation becomes effective when a person, by an act of repentance toward God and faith toward The Lord Jesus Christ, acknowledges Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord. The benefits of this salvation include the forgiveness of sins and a new standing before God, the impartation of new life, and all the privileges that accompany a new family relationship with God. The assurance of salvation as a present possession is the privilege of every true believer in Jesus Christ.

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We believe that God expects each believer to live a life of obedience, in which every area of his or her life is brought under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the fruit of the Spirit becomes increasingly evident in the individual believer. The purpose of God for the believer, and therefore the goal of the Christian life, is to be conformed to the image of Christ. This life is characterised supremely by self-sacrificing love for God and for others. The life and character of Christ, which grows through the Holy Spirit, is noticeably distinct from the life of the world. A believer, who resists the gracious working of the Holy Spirit and fails to grow in obedience, is chastened in infinite love by his Heavenly Father, so he may learn obedience.

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We believe that the Church of Jesus Christ is the universal company of God's redeemed people, His Body, of which He is The Head, His Bride, whom He loves infinitely, and His Temple in which He dwells. This universal Body of Christ is visibly expressed in local assemblies whose purpose it is to glorify God through worship, fellowship, instruction in God's Word, observing the ordinances and training in service to the world. The supreme task in the mission of the Church is to make disciples for Christ in all the nations through the proclamation and teaching of the Gospel. The Church is also to demonstrate the love and compassion of Christ, through word and deed, in an alienated world.

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We believe that Jesus Christ left two and only two ordinances for His church to observe. Those two ordinances are Baptism by immersion in water and the Lord's Supper. We believe that both ordinances are to be administered only under the authority of a local New Testament Church.

Baptism

Christian baptism - the immersion in water of a believer, in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, with the authority of the local Church, to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem our faith in the crucified, buried and risen Saviour, with its effect in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life. It is not a part of salvation.

The Lord's Supper

We believe that the Lord's Supper is only for those who are saved, and who are currently in obedience to His divine will. By the sacred use of bread and the fruit of the vine, we are to commemorate together the love of Christ, demonstrated in His death; it is always preceded by solemn self-examination.

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We believe in the imminent, pre-millennial, pre-tribulation return of Jesus Christ to the air to take His people to be with Him, the dead, in Christ, being resurrected first and the living believers caught up together with them, subsequently to judge and rule the earth in righteousness. We believe in the resurrection of both believers and unbelievers. We believe that the believer goes to be with Christ in conscious blessedness immediately after death, having escaped the condemnation of his sins through the death of Christ. He will, however stand before the Lord to receive reward for the deeds done as a believer and approved of God. The believer will live eternally in the immediate presence of God, while the unbeliever must face the Holy Judge, Jesus Christ, who will sentence him (or her) for their sins. He (or she) will experience the punishment of eternal separation in the lake of fire from the presence of God.

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We believe in the personality and depraved character of Satan, who is the great enemy of God and man. We believe that he, along with the great company of demonic beings serving him, works out his evil plans through the ungodly world system, limited only by the sovereign rule of God. We believe that he was judged by Christ at the cross and will ultimately meet his doom in the lake of fire, where he will remain eternally.

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