What we Believe

The Bible (comprising the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments) is the fully inspired, canonical Word of God, without error, and the only rule of faith and practice.

The Bible reveals the true and living God, Sovereign Creator and Ruler of the universe. This one and only God is revealed as three distinct persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the same in substance, equal in power and glory, working all things after the counsel of His will.

God created man after His own image, in knowledge, righteousness and holiness, and placed him under the covenant of works. Adam, having chosen to disobey God, brought the curse of the broken covenant upon the whole human race; thus, man lost communion with God and became corrupt in every aspect of his nature and being. Since man is now totally antagonistic to God and is devoid of all spiritual good, he falls under divine wrath and condemnation as a law breaker and is liable to death and hell forever.

The Holy Bible unambiguously asserts that God’s will for human marriage is the monogamous unity of one man and one woman, a male and a female. This is the only biblical foundation for establishing human families.

Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who for us and for our salvation became fully man, being conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary and born of her with out sin. He, by His perfect obedience and atoning death, provided full satisfaction to God for the sins of His elect people. He was raised bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where He sits at the right hand of God, from where He reigns over His universal Church and Kingdom. At the last day, a day known only to the Father, He will return in glory to judge the living and the dead, the saved to enjoy His eternal glory and mercy, and the lost to suffer eternal conscious punishment. Christ's perfect life and saving work forms the complete and exclusive ground of the believer's justification, which he receives solely by faith in Christ.

The Holy Spirit is the one who inspired the prophets and apostles to write the Scriptures, authenticating their writings and ministry by means of supernatural gifts, which have long since ceased. He takes the things of Christ and sovereignly applies them to His people, calling, regenerating, sanctifying, and glorifying them for Christ's eternal Kingdom. The sanctifying work of God's Spirit is a progressive process in overcoming sin and developing holiness in the believer; it reaches completion at glorification.

The Church is the instrument ordained by God, to bring the message of the Gospel to a lost and condemned human race, and to carry out His purposes in the world. The mission of the Church is, therefore, the preaching of the Gospel and the discipling of all nations, this mission being accompanied by "doing good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."

While the Gospel has implications for all areas of life, its main purpose is to reconcile sinful man to the sovereign God; it is "the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes." The Gospel is not relativised by human culture, but rather transcends and redeems it.

The Christian is enabled by faith in Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, to obey the whole moral Law of God and consequently is responsible for the mitigation of the curse of sin and the establishment of God's Kingdom in all areas of life.

God has set a day when He will judge the world with justice through Jesus Christ, to whom the Father has entrusted all authority and judgment. On that day, both rebellious angels and all people who have lived on earth will stand before Christ’s judgment seat. They will give an account of their thoughts, words, and deeds, and will be rewarded or punished based on what they have done, whether good or evil.