Bible

We believe that the Scriptures contained in the Two Testaments are the Divinely Inspired Word of God, inerrant, and a perfect and complete work. We also believe that the Bible was written by holy men of old (2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:19-21), who were led by the Holy Spirit; that it is a collection of sixty-six books, from Genesis to Revelation; that it is truth without any mixing of error in its content; and therefore is, and shall remain, the only complete revelation of the Written Will and Word of God; which all matters of faith, practice, conduct, creeds and opinions should be compared to and tried for accuracy. Further, we believe that God, through men, authored the original work, and that He has preserved His Word down through the ages. 

Task and Purpose of our Ministry

Based on the life of the early Church, particularly Acts 2:42. "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers", and Matthew 28:18-20, "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world'. Amen".

1. To Worship. (Acts 2:42)
2. To Evangelize, (Matthew 28:19-20) primarily locally, but also with a national and international vision. (Acts 1:8)
3. To build up its members. (Ephesians 4:12-16: "For the perfecting of the saints" etc.)
4. To instruct new converts. (Matthew 28:19-20)
5. To observe the sacraments. (Matthew 28:19-20, 1 Corinthians 11:23-34)
6. To show the compassion of Christ. (1 John 3:16-18)
7. To base all its doctrine on Scripture. (2 Tim. 3:16-17)

Statement of Doctrine

1. The divine inspiration and infallibility of Holy Scripture as originally given and its sole authority in all matters of faith and conduct. (2 Timothy 3:15-17)
2. The unity of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit eternally in the Godhead (John 17:3,21; Matthew 3:15-17, 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
3. The Sovereignty of God in Redemption, Creation, Revelation and Final Judgment. (Colossians 1:12-20).
4. The full deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His Virgin Birth and His real and sinless humanity. (Matthew 16:16, Luke 1:26-35, Hebrews 7:26)
5. The universal sinfulness and guilt of human nature since the Fall, rendering man subject to God's wrath and condemnation. (Isaiah 53:6; John 3:36)
6. Redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin and from the dominion of Satan only through the sacrificial death (as our representative and substitute) of Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Son of God. (2 Corinthians 5:15-2l; Hebrew 2:14)
7. The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15:3-8)
8. The necessity of the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit to make the death of Christ effective to the individual sinner, granting him repentance towards God and faith in Jesus Christ. (John 3:3-8, 16:7-11)
9. The justification of the sinner freely by grace through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 3:24-26)
10. The indwelling, and work of the Holy Spirit in the Believer. 
(Ephesians 1:13; Romans 8:9)
11. The expectation of the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 1:6-13)
12. The eternal blessedness in Heaven of the redeemed and the eternal punishment in Hell of the unbelieving. (Matthew 25:46)
13. The one Holy Universal Church which is the Body of Christ and to which all true believers belong. (Ephesians 4:4-6)
14. Believers baptism, ordained by our Lord, practiced by the Apostles and taught in the New Testament. (Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3-4)
15. Each 'Local Body' (Matthew 18:20) is called to be a community of regenerated (Born-Again) believers, living in fellowship with all other believers within the (Church) One Body of Christ; and will be obedient and subject to His Will, as written in the Scriptures. (Philippians 1:1, Acts 20:28)

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