We believe in one eternally existent, infinite God, sovereign of the universe; that He only is God, creative and administrative, holy in nature, attributes, and purpose; that He, as God, is Triune in essential being, revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Triune Godhead; that He was eternally one with the Father; that He became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary, so that the two whole and perfect natures, that is to say the Godhead and manhood, are thus united in one Person very God and very man, the God-man. We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins, and that He truly arose from the dead and took again His body, together with all things pertaining to the perfection of man’s nature, wherewith He ascended into heaven and is there engaged in intercession for us.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Third person of the Triune Godhead, that He is ever present and efficiently active in and with the Church of Christ, convincing the world of sin, regenerating those who repent and believe, sanctifying believers, and guiding into all truth as it is in Jesus.
We believe in the plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, by which we understand the 66 books of the Old and New Testament, given by divine inspiration, in errantly revealing the will of God concerning us in all things necessary to our salvation, so that whatever is not contained therein is not to be enjoined as an article of faith.
We believe in the universal sinfulness of human nature through the disobedience of our first parents, and death by sin rendering man subject to God’s anger and judgement. We also believe that sin is of two kinds: original or depravity, and actual or personal sin.
We believe that Jesus Christ, by His suffering, by the shedding of His blood, and by His death on the Cross made a full atonement for all human sin, and that this Atonement is the only ground of salvation, and that it is sufficient for every individual of Adam’s race. The Atonement is graciously efficacious for the salvation of the irresponsible and for the children in innocence but is efficacious for the salvation of those who reach the age of responsibility only when they repent and believe.
We believe that Repentance, which is a sincere and through change of the mind in regard to sin, involving a sense of personal guilt and a voluntary turning away from sin, is demanded of all who have by act or purpose become sinners against God. The Spirit of God gives to all who will repent the gracious help of penitence of heart and hope of mercy that they may believe unto pardon and spiritual life.
We believe that justification, regeneration and adoption are simultaneous in the experience of seekers after God and are obtained upon that condition of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, preceded by repentance; and that to this work and state of grace the Holy Spirit bears witness.
We believe that the grace of entire sanctification includes the impulse to grow in grace. However, this impulse must be consciously nurtured and careful attention given to the requisites and process of spiritual development and improvement in Christlikeness of character and personality. Without such purposeful endeavour, one’s witness may be impaired and the grace itself frustrated and ultimately lost.
We believe that Christian baptism, commanded by our Lord, is a sacrament signifying acceptance of the benefits of the atonement of Jesus Christ, to be administered to believers and declarative of their faith in Jesus Christ as their Saviour, and full purpose of obedience in holiness and righteousness.
We believe that the memorial and Communion Supper instituted by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is essentially a New Testament sacrament, declarative of His sacrificial death, through the merits of which believers have life and salvation and promise of all spiritual blessings in Christ. It is distinctively for those who are prepared for reverent appreciation of its significance, and by it they show forth the Lord’s death till He comes again. It being the communion feast, only those who have faith Christ and love for the saints should be called to participate therein.
We believe that justification, regeneration and adoption are simultaneous in the experience of seekers after God and are obtained upon that condition of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, preceded by repentance; and that to this work and state of grace the Holy Spirit bears witness.
We believe in the Bible doctrine of divine healing and urge our people to seek to offer the prayer of faith for the healing of the sick. We also believe God heals through means of medical science.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will come again; that we who are alive at His coming shall not precede them that are asleep in Christ Jesus; but that, if we are abiding in Him, we shall be caught up with the risen saints to meet the Lord in the air, so that we shall ever be with the Lord.
We believe in the resurrection of the dead, that the bodies of both the just and of the unjust shall be raised to life and united to their spirits—‘’ they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil; unto the resurrection of damnation.’’ We believe in the future judgement in which every person shall appear before God to be judged according to his or her deeds in this life. We believe that glorious and everlasting life is assured to all who savingly believe in, and obediently follow, Jesus Christ our Lord; and that the finally impenitent shall suffer eternally in hell.
The institution of marriage was ordained by God in the time of man’s innocence, and is, according to the apostolic authority, ‘’honourable in all’’; it is a mutual union of one man and one woman for fellowship, helpfulness, and the propagation of the race for life, reflecting Christ’s sacrificial love for the Church. As such, marriage is intended to be permanent and divorce an infraction of the clear teaching of Christ. Such infractions, however, are not beyond the forgiving grace of God when this is sought with repentance, faith and humility. It is recognized that some have divorce thrust upon them against their will or compelled to resort to it for legal of physical protection.