The Bible
We believe the Bible, comprised of the Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired, infallible and authoritative Word of God (Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16–17). We hold the Bible to be inerrant in the original writings, God-breathed, and the complete and final authority for faith and practice. While using the individual writing styles of the human authors, the Holy Spirit perfectly guided them to write precisely what He wanted written, without error or omission (2 Peter 1:21).
God
We believe in one God, Creator of all (Deuteronomy 6:4; Colossians 1:16), who has revealed Himself in three distinct Persons — Father, Son and Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14) — yet who is one in being, essence and glory (John 10:30). God is eternal, infinite and sovereign; all-knowing, everywhere present, all-powerful and unchanging; holy, just and righteous. God is love (1 John 4:8), gracious (Ephesians 2:8), merciful (1 Peter 1:3) and good (Romans 8:28).
Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, God in human form, who became man to show us who God is and to provide salvation for humanity (Matthew 1:21; John 1:18; Colossians 1:15). He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary; He is fully God and fully man (John 1:1, 14); He lived a perfect, sinless life, and all His teachings are true. He died on the cross for all humanity as a substitutionary sacrifice (Isaiah 53:5–6; 1 John 2:2), His death is sufficient to save all who receive Him (John 1:12), and it is attested by His literal, physical resurrection (Matthew 28:6). He ascended to Heaven and is seated at the right hand of God as our High Priest and Advocate (Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25).
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the deity and personality of the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:3–4). He regenerates sinners (Titus 3:5) and indwells believers (Romans 8:9). He baptises all believers into the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12–14), seals them until the day of redemption (Ephesians 1:13–14), and illumines our hearts and minds as we study God's Word (1 Corinthians 2:9–12). The Holy Spirit is sovereign in giving spiritual gifts — wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, distinguishing between spirits, kinds of tongues and the interpretation of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:4–11).
Angels and demons
We believe God created angels to be His servants and messengers (Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 148:2; Hebrews 1:14). We believe in the existence of Satan, a fallen angel who led a rebellion against God, and of demons, his servants in evil (Isaiah 14:12–17; Ezekiel 28:12–15). They will be eternally punished (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10).
Humanity
We believe humanity was directly created by God, uniquely in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26–27). Because of Adam's fall, all humanity has inherited a sinful nature, all choose to sin (Romans 3:23), and all sin is offensive to God (Romans 6:23). We are unable to remedy this fallen state ourselves (Ephesians 2:1–5, 12).
Salvation
We believe salvation is a gift of God's grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross (Ephesians 2:8–9). Christ died in our place (Romans 5:8–9), bore our sins in His body (1 Peter 2:24), and rose again on the third day, showing His victory over sin and death. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. All who truly receive Christ are eternally secure, kept by God's power (John 10:27–30; Romans 8:1, 38–39). Good works and changed lives are the fruit of salvation, not the way to earn or keep it (James 2).
The Church
We believe the Church, the Body of Christ, is made up of all believers of this present age (1 Corinthians 12:12–14; Ephesians 1:22–23). We practise believer's baptism by immersion as a testimony to Christ, and the Lord's Supper in remembrance of His death (Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 2:41–42; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26). The Great Commission is the primary mission of the Church: every believer is called to witness, by word and life, to the truth of God's Word (Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 1:8).
Things to come
We believe in the blessed hope (Titus 2:13): the personal and imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His saints (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18), and His visible, bodily return to establish His promised kingdom (Revelation 19:11–16; 20:1–6). We believe in the physical resurrection of all people — believers to everlasting joy with the Lord, and unbelievers to judgment and eternal separation from Him (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28–29; Revelation 20:11–15). At death, believers are absent from the body and present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23).
