We believe in...
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1.The one true God who exists eternally in three distinct but equal persons - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
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2.The unchangeable nature of God in His Holiness, justice, wisdom, love, grace, mercy and faithfulness. He is the almighty creator, saviour and judge who sustains and governs all things according to His sovereign will for His own glory.
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3.The Bible which consists of sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments alone and in which God has revealed Himself. Every word was inspired by God through human authors, so that the Bible as originally given is in its entirety the word of God alone, without error and fully reliable in fact and doctrine. The Bible alone speaks with final authority and is always sufficient for all matters of belief and practice.
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4.The perfect creation of all men and women in the image of God of equal dignity and worth. As a result of the fall of our first parents, Adam and Eve, every aspect of human nature has been corrupted. When man originally sinned he incurred both physical and spiritual death, thus man became eternally separated from God by sin and is incapable or providing redemption for himself.
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5.The Lord Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary and lived a perfect, sinless life in obedience to the Father. He taught with authority and all His words are true. On the cross He died in the place of all mankind, bearing God's punishment for their sin, fully redeeming them by His blood. He bodily rose from the dead and in His resurrection body ascended into heaven where He is exalted as Lord of all. He ever intercedes for His people in the presence of the Father.
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6.Salvation, being entirely a work of God's grace which cannot be earned or deserved. It has been accomplished by the Lord Jesus Christ and is offered to everyone in His gospel. God in His love forgives sinners who come to Him in repentance and faith. All who put their trust in Christ alone are justified by faith alone, adopted into the family of God and receive eternal life.
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7.The Holy Spirit who has been sent from heaven to glorify Christ and to apply His work of salvation, to convict sinners, to indwell, guide, empower, sanctify and comfort believers. He brings assurance of salvation and produces increasing likeness to Christ. He builds up the Church through the giving of His gifts according to His will, and empowers its members for worship, service and mission.
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8.The universal Church, the body of which Christ is the head and to which all who are saved belong. It is made visible in local churches, which are congregations of believers who are committed to each other for the worship of God, the preaching of the Word, the administering of believer's Baptism by full immersion, and the Lord's Supper which symbolises Christ's sacrifice offered once for all; for pastoral care and discipline, and for evangelism. The unity of the body of Christ expressed within and between churches by mutual love, care and encouragement.
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9.The personal, physical and visible return of Jesus Christ to the earth, in power and glory to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life in heaven to the redeemed and eternal conscious punishment in Hell for the unredeemed, and establish a new heaven and a new earth.