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About Us -
Statement of Faith
These core beliefs make up the
foundation upon which all our ministry
endeavours are based
We Believe...
The Scriptures
The Bible is the inspired Word of God,
the product of holy men of old who spoke
and wrote as they were moved by the Holy
Spirit.
We Believe...
The Godhead
Our God is one, but manifested in three
Persons - the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit, being coequal (Deut.
6:4;Phil. 2:6).
We Believe...
Man, his Fall and Redemption
Man is a created being, made in the
likeness and image of God, but through
Adam's transgression and fall, sin came
into the world. The Bible says "...all
have sinned, and come short of the glory
of God," and "...There is none
righteous, no, not one." (Rom. 3:10;
3:23). Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was
manifested to undo the works of the
devil and gave His life and shed His
blood to redeem and restore man back to
God (Rom. 5:14; 1 John 3:8).
Salvation is the gift of God to man,
separate from works and the Law, and is
made operative by grace through faith in
Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable
to God (Eph. 2:8-10).
We Believe...
Eternal Life and the New Birth
Man's first step toward salvation is
godly sorrow that worketh repentance.
The new birth is necessary to all men,
and when experienced, produces eternal
life (2 Cor. 7:10; John 3:3-5; 1 John
5:12).
We Believe...
Water Baptism
Baptism in water is by immersion, is a
direct commandment of our Lord, and is
for believers only. The ordinance is a
symbol of the Christian's identification
with Christ in His death, burial, and
resurrection. (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:4;
Col. 2:12; Acts 8:36-39).
The following recommendation regarding
the water baptismal formula is adopted;
to wit: "On the confession of your faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of
God, and by His authority, I baptize you
in the Name of the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Ghost. Amen."
We Believe...
Baptism in the Holy Ghost
The Baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire
is a gift from God as promised by the
Lord Jesus Christ to all believers in
this dispensation and is received
subsequent to the new birth. This
experience is accompanied by the initial
evidence of speaking in other tongues as
the Holy Spirit Himself gives utterance
(Matt. 3:11; John 14:16,17; Acts 1:8;
Acts 2:38,39; Acts 19:1-7; Acts 2:1-4).
We Believe...
Sanctification
The Bible teaches that without holiness
no man can see the Lord. We believe in
the Doctrine of Sanctification as a
definite, yet progressive work of grace,
commencing at the time of regeneration
and continuing until the consummation of
salvation at Christ's return (Heb.
12:14; 1 Thess. 5:23; 2 Peter 3:18; 2
Cor. 3:18; Phil. 3:12-14; 1 Cor. 1:30).
We Believe...
Divine Healing
Healing is for the physical ills of the
human body and is wrought by the power
of God through the prayer of faith, and
by the laying on of hands. It is
provided for in the atonement of Christ,
and is the privilege of every member of
the Church today (James 5:14,15; Mark
16:18; Isa. 53:4,5; Matt. 8:17; 1 Peter
2:24).
We Believe...
Resurrection of the just and the
Return of Our Lord
The angels said to Jesus' disciples,
"...this same Jesus, which is taken up
from you into heaven, shall so come in
like manner as ye have seen him go into
heaven." His coming is imminent. When He
comes, "...the dead in Christ shall rise
first: Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air..." (Acts 1:11; 1 Thess.
4:16,17).
Following the Tribulation, He shall
return to earth as King of kings, and
Lord of lords, and together with His
saints, who shall be kings and priests,
He shall reign a thousand years (Rev.
5:10;20:6).
We Believe...
Hell and Eternal Retribution
The one who physically dies in his sins
without accepting Christ is hopelessly
and eternally lost in the lake of fire
and, therefore, has no further
opportunity of hearing the Gospel or
repenting. The lake of fire is literal.
The terms "eternal" and "everlasting,"
used in describing the duration of the
punishment of the damned in the lake of
fire, carry the same thought and meaning
of endless existence as used in denoting
the duration of joy and ecstasy of
saints in the Presence of God (Heb.
9:27; Rev. 19:20).
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