Statement of Faith

 

1. We believe that the Bible, comprising the Old and New Testaments in their original languages, is the inspired revelation of the Almighty God for the salvation of mankind, and is the infallible, inerrant and authoritative guide to all matters of life, faith and practice.

2. We believe there is one and only one infinite, eternal and perfect Almighty God, the Creator of all things, and that he exists as three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

3. We believe that the Holy Spirit is God and He convicts, regenerates, indwells, seals, teaches, guides, comforts, unites, fills, gives spiritual gifts and empowers believers for godly living and effective witness in the world.

4. We believe that mankind, directly created by God in his image and likeness but alienated from God by sin, stands totally depraved, spiritually dead, eternally condemned and liable to everlasting punishment, unless justified by faith through Jesus Christ and regenerated by the Holy Spirit.

5. We believe that salvation, whereby a person is forgiven of his sins, declared righteous, given eternal life and assured of bodily resurrection from the dead to an everlasting state of glory and blessedness, is a free and gracious gift of Almighty God bestowed on those who personally repent of their sin, place their faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone, believing that He shed his blood and died vicariously in payment of their sins and receiving him as their Lord and Saviour.

6. We believe the local church is a visible community of regenerated believers without limitations as to race, nationality or socio-cultural backgrounds, whose head is Jesus Christ, whose Guide is the Holy Spirit, whose authority for doctrine and practice is the Bible and whose ultimate corporate mission is to glorify God through worship and advancement of the gospel of Jesus Christ in all the world.

7. We believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God who took human bodily form without losing his deity, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life while on earth, suffered, bled and died as the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world, resurrected bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, who shall one day return in power and glory to establish his permanent reign.