What we believe

Bible

We believe in the Bible as the inspired, inerrant Word of God (2 Timothy 3: 15-17; 2 Peter 1:21).

Trinity

We believe in the Trinity, that is, in one God who exists from eternity in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30).

Jesus Christ

We believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ (John 10:33); His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:34-35); His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15; 7:26); His miracles (John 2:11); His substitutionary and atoning death (1. Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 2:9); His resurrection (John 11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:4); His ascension into heaven, now seated at the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19); His personal return to earth in power and glory (Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11-16).

Holy Spirit

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit. He dwells in every Christian and thereby first enables him to live a godly life (Romans 8:13-14; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19-20; Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30; 5:18).

We believe that the Holy Spirit works His spiritual gifts in and through one who is born again, for the equipping of the saints in submission to God’s Word (1 Corinthians 14:26-33).

Salvation

We believe that we are saved by the grace of God alone, through faith alone (John 3:16-19; 5:24). In remembrance of this uniquely accomplished redemptive work of Jesus on the cross, we celebrate the meal (“Lord’s Supper”) given to us by Christ (Acts 2:42; 20:7; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; 11:23-26).

We believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the excessive sinfulness of human nature (Romans 3:23; 5:8-9; Titus 3:5).

We believe that everyone is justified by faith alone in the substitutionary death of Jesus on the cross (Ephesians 2:8-10).

Eternal life

We believe in the resurrection of the saved and the lost. The saved to resurrection to life, the lost to damnation (John 5:28-29).

Being a Christian

We believe that as Christians we are models of God’s love in this world. It is this agape love that we long to possess and without which we also do not have the right to call ourselves Christians (1 John 4:16-17).

We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Galatians 3:26-28).