Statement of Faith
Our Statement of Faith is intended to reflect our Core Belief regarding the Bible. Our beliefs fall in the mainstream of protestant, evangelical, biblical theology, with a Charismatic/Pentecostal emphasis.
We believe...
- the Bible to be the inspired Word of God
- in God, the Creator, who has revealed himself in the persons of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- in the Deity and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ, and his miraculous ministry, his suffering and death on the Cross as our Saviour, and his resurrection from the dead
- that Jesus will return to the earth as the final judge of the living and the dead
- there is a real devil
- that all people fall short of God's glory and holiness, but can freely find forgiveness through faith in the saving work of Jesus Christ
- that all people who have put their faith in Christ will experience a transformation of life, exemplified by repentance and holiness
- in Christian Baptism of those who have proclaimed faith in Christ (our usual practice of baptism is by full immersion in water)
- in regularly celebrating Communion in remembrance of Christ's saving work on the cross
- in the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit
- that God heals the sick today through active faith in his grace
- in the power of prayer