Our Beliefs

Inspiration of Scripture

The whole Bible and every word in the Bible is inspired by God (Jer., 1:9; Mtt. 5:18; 2 Tim. 3:16).

The Trinity

God is one and is the only one God. (Deut. 4:35; 32:29; Isa. 45:14; 46:9; Ex. 20:3). God is three distinct persons. The trinity means that, within the unified essence of the Godhead, there are three distinct persons who are co eternal, coequal, and co substantial.

Who is Jesus Christ?

• The Son of God became man in the divine-human person of Jesus Christ (John 1:1-18).
• Jesus was fully God (John 10:30), and at the same time fully man (Philippians 2:7-8).
• His death on the cross was the answer for mankind's sins (Rom. 3:23-26; 1 Cor. 15:3).
• He physically rose again on the third day (Mt 28:6; Rom 1:4).

Salvation

We believe that through the personal acceptance of Jesus Christ by faith, and asking Christ to forgive our sins, a person becomes a Christian (John 1:12; Romans 10:13), and our relationship with God is established. The acceptance of Christ assures us that:

• Christ comes into our life (Ephesians 1:13-14)
• Our sins are forgiven (Colossians 1:14)
• We become a child of God (John 1:12)
• We begin a new life with Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17; John 10:10b)
• We are assured of eternity in heaven (John 11:25, 26; 17:3)

Holy Spirit

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a life pleasing to God (1 Corinthians 6:19; Galatians 5:22, 23; Ephesians 5:18).

The Church

The church is made up of a body of believers who have been called out from the world, which was formed on the day of Pentecost (1 Corinthians 12:12, 13; Acts 2:1, 42).

The head of the church is Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:18). There are two forms that the church can be referred to:

• 1. The Universal Church - is all believers who have ever lived from the past to the present (1 Corinthians 12:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:13-17; Hebrews 12:23).
• 2. The Local Church - is the visible church. It is a voluntary assembly of believers (1 Corinthians 1:2).

Evangelism

We believe that evangelism is the obligation of every follower of Jesus Christ. The Lord commands us to go out and make disciples of all the earth. We believe that each person is first responsible to evangelism in their own family as the Holy Spirit leads them and gives them the ability. (Mark 15:16; Acts 20:24)

Priesthood of the Believer

We believe that every believer has a unique relationship to the Lord. As His children, every Christian has immediate access to the throne of Grace and the ability to manifest the power of the Lord Jesus Christ in ministry. (1 Peter 2:5, 9)