The Scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments
in their
entirety, are the inspired, written Word of God,
and have been given by God to
the church as the final
authority for what we are to believe and how we are to
live.
There is one God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
who share
together equally and eternally in the one being of God.
God is the creator and ruler of all things.
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is fully God and fully human,
in one
person, born of the Virgin Mary.
Jesus Christ lived a sinless life, died in the place of sinful human
beings,
and experienced bodily resurrection before ascending visibly to heaven.
All humans, though made in the image of God, are sinners
through disobedience to God, and are separated from
fellowship with God until given new
life by the Holy Spirit.
The only way for people to be in a right relationship with God
is
through faith in Jesus Christ, who, through His sacrificial death,
has done all
that is necessary for God to forgive us our sins.
All Christians are in-dwelt by God the Holy Spirit,
who empowers them
for obedience, spiritual growth
and ministry in the church and the world.
The church, as the body of Christ, is made up of all who are joined to
Jesus Christ through faith. Jesus established the church to bring glory to God,
proclaim His gospel, provide fellowship, mutual encouragement and care,
and to
equip its members to share with God in His mission to the world
in their
everyday lives.
Christ gave to His church the two ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s
Supper
and no other. Baptism is a sign of allegiance to Jesus Christ as Lord
and Saviour.
The Lord’s Supper is a memorial meal of Christ’s atoning death and
resurrection.
Jesus Christ will return personally at the end of the age when there
will be a
bodily resurrection of all people followed by judgement leading to
eternal life
or eternal death, and God’s glorious Kingdom will come in
fullness.