What We Believe
The Bible
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation from God to mankind, the infallible rule of faith and conduct, and is superior to conscience and reason, but not contrary to reason (2 Timothy 3:15-16; 1 Peter 2:2).
Triune God
The one true God has revealed Himself as Holy, the eternally self-existent “I AM,” the creator of heaven and earth and the redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is for God’s will that we would see heaven on earth, it is by Jesus’ sacrifice we can and it is through the Holy Spirit we do the will of The Father. Without The Father there is no purpose. Without Jesus we have no access. Without The Holy Spirit we have no power. God is three in 1, Father, Son, Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10, 11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22).
God, The Father
We believe in God the Father, the eternal and sovereign creator of heaven and earth. He is holy, righteous, and good in all His ways, perfect in love and faithfulness. The Father is the source of all life and the initiator of redemption, who, in His great mercy, purposed from before the foundation of the world to reconcile humanity to Himself through The Son, Jesus Christ. He reigns with wisdom and authority, working all things according to His will, and lovingly adopts believers as His children, inviting them into intimacy, that is union, with Him.
(Genesis 1:1; Psalm 103:19; Isaiah 6:3; John 3:16; Ephesians 1:4–5; James 1:17; 1 John 3:1)
God, Jesus
The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31; Luke 1:35), His sinless life (Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22), His miracles (Acts 2:22; Acts 10:38), His substitutionary work on the cross (1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21), His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; 1 Corinthians 15:4), His exaltation to the right hand of God, The Father (Acts 1:9; Acts 1:11; Acts 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:3).
The scriptures say that man was created good and upright, for God said “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” But man, by choice, fell, walked away from God, exercised disobedience and from that moment his only hope of redemption was established in Jesus Christ the Son of God (Genesis 1:26-31: 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21).
Man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the making Holy and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God, according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11; Titus 3:5-7). The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16), and is the fruit of the Spirit of God manifesting. The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness, it is both the fruit and the power of the Spirit of God. (Ephesians 4:24; Titus 2:12).
God, Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead. He is co-equal, co-eternal and co-existent with the Father and with the Son. His ministry upon the earth is to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgement and to convert man as well as being the great helper, comforter, counselor, intercessor, advocate, strengthener to the Church. The baptism of the Holy Spirit and Fire is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus to all believers and is received subsequent to and is distinct from the experience of New Birth. With it comes the anointing and baptism of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:29; Acts 1:4; 1:8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31). The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is meant to empower the believer to be a witness of Jesus Christ by the preaching and demonstration of the Gospel. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are also evidence of this experience. Whereas there is one initial baptism, there are many subsequent infillings of the Spirit. The ultimate purpose of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is so that we, the believers, may have power to be witnesses to Jesus (Matthew 3:11; John 14:16-17; Acts 1:8; Acts 2).
Baptism
The Lord Jesus Christ, the Head of the Church, established two ordinances for His Church to observe: Water Baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Matthew 28:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; Colossians 1:18). Water Baptism, proceeding repentance and confession of His Lordship. By full immersion, this act is a direct commandment of the Lord Jesus and is for all who have believed in Him (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38, 41; Acts 10:47–48).
Water Baptism is a sacred act of obedience that outwardly expresses an inward work of grace. Through baptism, the believer is identified with Jesus Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection, declaring that the old life has been buried and a new life has been raised in Him (Romans 6:3–5; Colossians 2:12; 2 Corinthians 5:17). It is a public confession of faith in Christ and a visible testimony of repentance, submission, and service to His lordship and way of living (Acts 8:36–38; Acts 20:21; Luke 9:23).
Baptism signifies many things; the washing and cleansing of the believer, not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an act to God for an identification with Christ in His death and life, a cleansing of conscience through the resurrection power and life of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 10:22; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 3:21). As such, Water Baptism stands as a foundational step in discipleship, marking entry into the life of obedience, faith, and fellowship within the body of Christ (Galatians 3:26–28; Acts 2:41–42).
Communion
The ordinance of Communion is a commandment given by the Lord Jesus Christ and is to be faithfully received by believers until His return (Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26). Communion is both a remembrance and a prophetic act, proclaiming the Lord’s death and declaring our expectation of His appearing (1 Corinthians 11:26; Titus 2:13).
Communion also carries profound covenantal and bridal significance. It reflects the sacred engagement between Christ, the Bridegroom, and His Church, the Bride—a consecrated people awaiting the marriage supper of the Lamb (Ephesians 5:25–27; Revelation 19:7–9). In partaking, believers confess their love, allegiance, and wholehearted devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ, echoing the cry of the Spirit and the Bride, “Come!”—Maranatha, “Come, Lord Jesus” (1 Corinthians 16:22; Revelation 22:17, 20).
Only those who belong to Christ through faith may partake of the Table of the Lord (1 Corinthians 10:16–21; 11:27–29). The Table consists of the bread and the cup:
— The bread, representing His body, given and broken for us (Luke 22:19; Isaiah 53:5; 1 Corinthians 11:24).
— The cup, representing His blood, poured out for us for the forgiveness of sins and the establishment of the New Covenant (Matthew 26:27–28; Luke 22:20; Hebrews 9:14–15).
Both elements testify to the New Covenant believers now share in Christ and serve as a continual witness of our participation in His divine life while prophetically declaring His imminent return (2 Peter 1:4; 1 Corinthians 11:26).
Sanctification
Scripture teaches that without holiness no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14). We believe that sanctification is the gift and gracious work of God by which believers are set apart for Him and continually transformed into the likeness of Christ, by the empowerment of The Holy Spirit. This work begins at the moment of salvation, where we are made righteous in Christ, a gift from God, not of our own doing, and begin the walk of Holiness throughout our lives as the Spirit of God forms Christ within us through daily surrender to His Lordship (1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Thessalonians 5:23).
Sanctification is both definite and progressive…definite in that we are fully consecrated to God through the finished work of Jesus, and progressive in that we are daily being renewed, purified, and conformed to His image by the Spirit as we walk in obedience and faith (2 Corinthians 3:18; Romans 12:1–2). We have been saved (by Jesus), we are being saved (by The Holy Spirit) and we will be saved (when He returns). This ongoing transformation is not achieved by human effort alone, but by abiding in Christ and yielding to the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit (John 15:4–5; Galatians 2:20).
We believe sanctification will reach its fullness at the return of Christ, when salvation is consummated and the Church is presented holy and blameless before Him. Until that day, we press on toward maturity, purity, holiness…responding to God’s grace with wholehearted devotion and perseverance (Philippians 3:12–14; Jude 24).
The Church
The church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit with divine appointments for the fulfillment of the great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven (Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:22; Hebrews 12:33).
A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the threefold purpose of leading the Church in: Evangelization of the world (Mark 16:15-20); worship of God (John 4:23,24); edification of the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:11-16).
Healing
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Healer, and that His healing power extends to all sickness and disease. Scripture reveals that deliverance from sickness was provided for through the atoning work of Christ, where He bore our griefs and carried our sorrows, and by His wounds we are healed (Isaiah 53:4–5; Matthew 8:16–17). Healing is therefore not outside the scope of the gospel, but a gracious provision flowing from the finished work of the cross.
Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus healed all who came to Him, demonstrating the compassionate heart of God and revealing the in-breaking of the Kingdom of God on earth (Matthew 4:23–24; Matthew 12:15; Acts 10:38). The Scriptures speak of not enough books in all the world to recount of His wonder-working power. We see, according to scripture it is in God’s good will to heal all people. These works were not merely signs, but expressions of God’s will to restore and redeem the whole person—spirit, soul, and body.
We believe all Christian’s can wall in healing power, for it is not our healing power that heals but Christ’s Spirit who dwells within us. When we are empty vessels, His power flows easily. As the Church, we are called to pray for the sick, lay hands on them, and minister healing in His name, trusting God for restoration according to His wisdom and purpose (Mark 16:17–18; James 5:14–16; John 14:12).
While we eagerly contend for healing and boldly proclaim God’s power to heal, we also trust Him as sovereign and good in all circumstances, holding fast to faith, hope, and love as we await the full restoration of all things at the return of Christ (Romans 8:18–23; Revelation 21:4).
Resurrection
The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation, together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord, is the imminent and blessed hope of the church (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Titus 2:12; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; Romans 8:23).
Judgment
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting torment. The choice was made not by God but by each individual, for we choose to live with Him here or we choose to live seperate from Him here and if seperate from God here then remain seperate from God for all eternity…this separation is described as the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10-15).
“We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.” (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21, 22).