DOCTRINAL STATEMENT
The Holy Scriptures:
The verbal inspiration and total inerrancy of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as originally given by God; their sole-sufficiency and final authority in all matters of faith and practice.
God the Holy Trinity:
There is but One God in three Persons, the Holy Trinity, of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, co-equal, co-eternal, sovereign and active in creation, providence and redemption.
God is Spirit, infinite, eternal and unchangeable in His being, wisdom, power and holiness, justice, goodness and truth.
God has from all eternity decreed according to the counsel of His own will and for His own glory, all things whatsoever comes to pass.
The Lord Jesus Christ:
The second Person in the Holy Trinity. The only begotten Son of the Father; His essential deity and perfect humanity; the only Mediator between God and men; the Prophet, Priest and King of the Church and Sovereign of the Universe; His virgin birth, sinless life and propitiatory death on the cross as the only substitute for sinners and as the complete, perfect and final sacrifice for sin. His burial, bodily resurrection and ascension to heaven, His high priestly ministry and His visible, bodily and personal return in glory.
The Holy Spirit:
The third Person in the Holy Trinity who proceeds from the Father and the Son; the work of the Holy Spirit in regenerating the sinner and indwelling, sanctifying and empowering the believer.
The Devil:
The personality of the devil; his evil activity and final doom.
Man:
The creation of man in the image of God; the entrance of sin through Adam’s disobedience; the fallen and totally depraved state of all men; their subjection to God’s wrath and condemnation; their responsibility to repent and believe the Gospel.
Salvation:
The justification of the sinner by God’s grace alone through faith alone in the all-sufficient and finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ alone;
Justification is an act of God’s free grace unto sinners effectually called to Jesus Christ, wherein He pardons all their sins, and accepts them as righteous in His sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to them, and received by faith alone;
The progressive sanctification, perseverance in the faith, and eternal security of all those whom God has justified.
The Church:
The Church, the body of Christ, made up of those drawn from every tribe, language, people and nation throughout history who are added to it by the work of the Holy Spirit and the exercise of saving faith in the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ;
The Scriptural expression of the Church in the world as the local company of baptised believers gathered under the Headship of Christ for worship, fellowship, instruction and evangelism, in separation from all systems of belief that do not adhere to the Scriptures alone and are unfaithful to the gospel of salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone;
The ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper; Baptism being the immersion of believers on profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and as a symbol of their identification with Him in His death, burial and resurrection; and their identification with and reception into the local Church; The Lord’s Supper being a remembrance and proclamation of Christ’s death until He comes.
The offices of Elder and Deacon;
The gifts of evangelist and Pastor-Teacher;
The priesthood of all believers and their unity in the body of Christ;
The separation of Church and State.
The Future State:
The unconditional immortality of the soul;
The immediate entrance into the presence of God in heaven of the souls of the righteous upon death;
The resurrection of the body;
The final glorification and eternal joy in heaven of the believer;
The conscious eternal punishment in Hell of those who die impenitent.
Christian Behaviour:
The responsibility of all believers to obey and serve the Lord and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives.