our Core Beliefs

Bible

We believe the Bible to be the only inspired, trustworthy and true, without error, Word of God. 

(2 Timothy 3:16-17)

God

We believe that there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19)

Jesus Christ

We believe Jesus Christ is God, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His death that paid for, our sin through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension/rising up to the right hand of the Father and in His personal return in power and glory. (John 1:1; Matthew 1:18, 25; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 9:15-22; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews 9:27-28)

The Holy Spirit

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, who lives within and guides Christians, so they are enabled to live godly lives. (John 14:15-26; John 16:5-16; Ephesians 1:13-14)

Mankind

We believe that Adam was divinely created in the image of God

• That by the sin of disobedience he fell from that state
• That all men and women therefore are guilty before God and condemned to physical and spiritual death
• The Good News of the Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to redeem and restore our relationship with God.

(Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:7; Romans 5:12; Romans 3:23)

Salvation

We believe that acceptance of Jesus Christ is the only path to salvation for lost/sinful men and women.  Romans 10:9 says, If you confess with your mouth "Jesus Christ is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." (John 3:16; John 5:24; Titus 3:3-7)

Eternity: Heaven and hell

We believe in eternal life, and that through belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God, we spend eternity with the Lord in Heaven. We believe that in rejecting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we receive eternal suffering in hell. (Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)

Church

We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, that all believers are members of His body, the Church. (Philippians 2:1-4)

Marriage

We believe God’s design for sexual intimacy is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman to complement and complete each other. God instituted marriage between one man and one woman as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one man and one woman. (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9)

sanctity of human life

We believe that God created all human beings in His image. Therefore, we believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; that we must honor the physical and spiritual needs of all people; following Christ’s example, we believe that every person should be treated with love, dignity and respect. (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10)