Our Doctrinal Statement
The Word of God
We believe the Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God in its entirety, written by men as they were
moved by the Holy Spirit and that it is the sole authority for the Christian’s faith and conduct. We
believe that the King James Version of the Bible, (KJV), is the preserved Word of God for the English-
speaking people of the world. (Psalm 12:6-7; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
The Godhead
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We
believe that they are equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in
the great work of redemption. (Genesis 1:26; Matthew 3:16-17
God the Son
We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of Mary, a virgin, in order that
He might reveal God and redeem sinful men; that He is both the Son of God and God, the Son. (Isaiah
7:14; Luke 1:26-28; 2 Corinthians 5:21)
God the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, equal with God the Father and God the Son, and of
the same nature. It is He who convicts of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. He is the Restrainer of
the Evil One until God’s purpose is fulfilled. He bears witness to the truth of the Gospel and is the Agent
in the new birth, baptizing all true believers into the body of Christ. (John 14:7; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
Man
We believe that man was created in the image and after the likeness of God, but by voluntary
transgression fell from his sinless and happy estate. The consequences of which, all mankind are now
sinners not by constraint, but by choice, and therefore, under the just condemnation of God, without
excuse or defense. (Genesis 1:26, 3:6; Romans 5:12)
Atonement
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative
and substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed
blood. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
Salvation
We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace through faith and that Jesus Christ is the
only way of salvation. We believe that the blessings of salvation are made free by the Gospel, that
nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner but his own inherent depravity and voluntary
rejection of the Gospel. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Security
We believe that those who receive Jesus Christ as Saviour are eternally secure. Our security rests in
the finished work of Jesus Christ, and that all the redeemed are kept by God’s power and are thus
secure in Christ forever. (John 3:16; I John 5:12)
Christ’s Resurrection
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His ascension into
Heaven and in His present life there as High Priest and advocate. (Acts 1:9; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
Second Coming
We believe in “that blessed hope” – the personal, premillenial, pretribulational and imminent return of
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, when the church will be “gathered together unto him.” (1
Thessalonians 4:13-16; 1 Corinthians 15:50-52)
Bodily Resurrection
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the
saved and the everlasting punishment of the lost. (1 Corinthians 15:50-52)
Scriptural Ordinances
We believe that the Scriptural ordinances of the church are Baptism by immersion and the Lord’s
Supper, and are to be administered to believers only as a symbol of their belief in the death, burial, and
resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ; and as a testimony to the world of that belief and of
their death, burial and resurrection with Him; and that the Lord’s Supper should be partaken of by
believers only to show forth His death, “till He come.” (1Corinthians 11:23-26)