SALVATION:
There is only one way of salvation and this is not by our
works of righteousness (Titus 3:5), but by grace through faith
in the Lord Jesus (Ephesians 2:8). The Lord Jesus said
"I am the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE" (John 14:6). We cannot
save ourselves, through any good works, efforts or cleaning
ourselves up (Ephesians 2:9, Philippians 3:9), we are helpless
in our own ability to do anything to appease a Holy God
(Romans 8:8). And only by recognising that we are all
sinners (Romans 3:23) and believing on the Lord Jesus Christ
alone for Salvation (Acts 16:30-31) we can be saved. We
recognise the need for repentance, which is only a change of mind
towards God, and faith in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts
20:21), repentance goes hand in hand with believing, it's not
a work. We believe that it is mans responsibility of
Salvation to just believe on the Lord Jesus Christ by faith
(Acts 26:18, Romans 4:4-5, Gal 2:16), and that the work has
been completed solely by the Lord Jesus Christ when He died on
the cross for our sins, was buried and He rose again the third
day according to the scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). We
also believe that Salvation is open to the whosoever (Rom
10:13), as God is not willing that
ANY should perish (Ezekiel 33:11a, 1 Tim 2:4, 2 Peter
3:9). And it is up to the individual to receive
salvation of their own accord (Rom 1:16, Rom 3:22, Rom 3:26, 1
Cor 1:21, Gal 3:22, 1 Thess 4:14, 1 Tim 4:10). We believe that
an individual is justified by God by faith in Christ and
through His shed blood (Rom 5:9), and that no person is too
out of reach through sin to receive God's forgiveness (1
Timothy 1:15).
ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER:
Those who have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ are sealed
with the Holy spirit of promise (Ephesians 1:13) and are
secure in Christ until the day of redemption (Ephesians
4:30). The bible teaches that as believers in the Lord
Jesus we come into an inheritance given to us by God (Acts 20:32, Eph 1:11-18,
Col 1:12), and our inheritace is not corrupted and cannot be
taken back, eternally secure and kept by the power of God (1
Peter 1:4-5). Once saved, we are saved from the day of wrath
which is to try the world of those who are left behind (Rom
5:9, 1 Thess 4:16-18).
THE BIBLE:
The Bible is the inspired, infallible, inerrant word of God.
It is completely true and without error (1 Peter 1:23). We
believe all that the Bible teaches and believe that it is the
final authority for faith and life.
(2 Timothy 3:16;). We acknowledge that God promised to
preserve His word unto every generation (Psalm 12:6-7).
We acknowlegde that we must rightly divide the word of truth
(2 Timothy 2:15) to understand the Gospel and various other
doctrines for the Church today, as written by the Apostle
Paul (Romans 2:16, 2 Timothy 3:10).
GOD:
We believe that there is one God eternally existing in three
distinct different persons, the bible records this as the Godhead
(Romans 1:20), Father, Son and Holy Spirit (1 John
5:7). We acknowledge that the Father is God (Galatians 1:1),
the Son is God (1 Timothy 3:16) and the Holy Spirit is God
(Romans 8:11, 2 Corinthians 3:17). We acknowledge that
the Lord Jesus Christ is head of the Church (Eph 5:23) and
that He is equal to the Father (Phil 2:6-11). We
believe that Christ is eternal (Micah 5:2) and He
created all things, in which nothing was created without His
hand (John 1:1-3, John 1:10, Eph 3:9, Col 1:16-17, Heb
1:8-10). We also believe that He
is separate from the angels (Heb 1:5-6). We do not hold to
the Oneness teaching that Christ is the Father (Matt 3:17,
John 17:1-26, John 4:14), as this goes against scripture.
BAPTISM:
We acknowledge believers baptism by water immersion after a
sinner believes on the Lord Jesus Christ, and not before
(Acts 8:36-37). We do not practice infant baptism as
this is not recorded in the scriptures. We do not
believe that baptism saves anyone, as this is not part of
the Gospel (1 Cor 1:17), and results in works.
THE LORD'S SUPPER:
We acknowledge that we are to remember the Lord by way of
His death, burial and resurrection (Luke 22:19-20). We
remember Him by taking bread which is symbolic of His body
which was broken for us, and drink the cup of wine which
again is symbolic of His blood in which He shed for us (1
Cor 11:23-25). We do this often as per the commandment
given by our Lord Jesus (1 Corinthians 11:26).
CHRISTIAN LIVING:
We acknowledge that a believer ought to practice holiness in
their lifestyle as befitting a Christian (2 Cor 7:1, 1 Thess
4:7), however this is not a requirement for Salvation (Phil
3:9, Titus 3:4-5, 2 Tim 1:9), but to please the One who has
saved us (1 Thess 4:1). A person cannot please God
until they have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ for
Salvation by faith alone (Rom 8:8-10). We acknowledge
that a believer will receive rewards at the Judgment Seat of
Christ for their service to Christ during their own personal
and church ministry whilst on earth (2 Cor 5:9-10) and may
suffer loss due to sinful living or unwillingness to serve
(1 Cor 3:14-15). We also acknowledge that God may chasten
His own people who practice unrighteousness in this life (1
Corinthians 11:32, Hebrews 12:5-7).
THE RETURN OF CHRIST:
We believe in the imminent, pre-millennial
return of Jesus, in which He receives His church unto
Himself at the event knowing as 'The Rapture', or 'The
Catching up' (1 Thessalonians 4:16,17, 1 Corinthians
15:51-55). Those who refused to trust Christ in Salvation
now will be left behind to face the wrath of God, which none
of the church will experience (1 Thess 1:10, 1 Thess 5:9),
and where our hope is in Heaven (Colossians 1:5).
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