Statement of beliefs

We believe in:

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1. The one true God who lives eternally in three persons – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

2. The sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.

3. The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God – fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.

4. The dignity of all people, made male and female in God’s image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.

5. The incarnation of God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ – born of the virgin Mary; truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.

6. The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so enabling us to be reconciled with God.

7. The bodily resurrection of Christ, his ascension to the Father, and his reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.

8. The justification and redemption of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ.

9. The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.

10. The church, the body of Christ who is the supreme head of his church where every believer is given life by the spirit and endowed with the spirit’s gifts to worship God and proclaim the Gospel, promoting love and justice.

11. The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and a new earth.