Statement of Faith
It is believed that salvation
is not by human merit or achievement but by faith alone
in the Lord Jesus Christ; such faith involving not only mental assent but personal trust
in the Saviour.
It is accepted that the triune God is revealed in the Scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments of the Bible and confession is made to the historic faith of the gospel
therein set forth.
in the Lord Jesus Christ; such faith involving not only mental assent but personal trust
in the Saviour.
It is accepted that the triune God is revealed in the Scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments of the Bible and confession is made to the historic faith of the gospel
therein set forth.
The following doctrines are held as fundamental to the understanding of the faith :
(a) The sovereignty and grace of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit in creation, providence, revelation, redemption and final judgement.
(b) The divine inspiration of the Holy Scripture and its consequent entire trustworthiness and supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. The universal
sinfulness and guilt of fallen man, making him subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
(c) The substitutionary sacrifice of the incarnate Son of God as the sole and all-sufficient ground of redemption from the guilt and power of sin and from its eternal consequences.
(d) The
justification of the sinner solely by the grace of God and through
faith in Christ
crucified and risen from the dead.
(e) The
illuminating, regenerating, indwelling and sanctifying work of God the
Holy Spirit
and His Gifts.
(f) The
priesthood of all believers, who form the universal Church, the Body of
which Christ is the Head, and which is committed by His
command to the proclamation of the Gospel throughout the
world.
(g) The expectation of the personal, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ, in power and glory.