| We believe that
there is one God, who is holy, righteous, sovereign,
and eternal, and is the Creator of everything in the
universe including life itself. |
| We believe that Jesus Christ
is the one and only Son of God, eternal and one in essence
with God the Father. |
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We believe that the Holy Spirit is God, eternal and
one in essence with the Father and the Son. |
| We believe that God created
human beings in His own image to have relationship with
Him, which is the source of all life, hope and purpose.
However, all have sinned and are therefore separated
from God and deserving of death. |
| We believe that because
of His great love for us, God the Father sent His Son
to be conceived as a human being by the Holy Spirit
in a virgin named Mary. He was and is the Messiah, the
Christ, the Anointed One of God, and by the power of
the Holy Spirit He showed us God the Father, performing
many miracles, healing the sick, driving out evil spirits,
and raising the dead. He willingly gave himself to suffer,
to be beaten and crucified, to pay the penalty once
and for all for the sins of humanity. He died and was
buried, and on the third day God raised Him from the
dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right
hand of the Father. |
| We believe that the Holy
Spirit was sent by the Father to glorify the Son, and
that He indwells, empowers, comforts, and counsels believers,
and leads us into all truth. |
| We believe that those who
turn from their sins to God and place their faith in
Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord are forgiven from their
sins and saved to new life. They become followers of
Jesus Christ and are known as believers or Christians,
forming the Church of Jesus Christ throughout the world.
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| We believe that followers
of Jesus Christ should be baptized in water as a symbol
of their new life in Christ and their commitment to
follow Him. |
| We believe that God desires
to fill or baptize every believer with the Holy Spirit,
which is evidenced by events such as speaking in other
languages, prophesying about the works of God, declaring
God's truth with boldness, and telling others about
Jesus Christ with power and conviction. |
| We believe that the bible
is the inspired word of God, and that it is useful for
teaching, correcting and training us in God's truth,
showing us the right way to go, and equipping us to
do good works for God. |
| We believe that Satan is
a fallen angel given completely to evil, and that together
with his evil spirits he seeks to deceive, rob and destroy
the lives of all people in this world. He and his followers
will be damned at the final judgment and thrown into
hell to be tormented forever. |
| We believe that Jesus Christ
will return to take believers with Him to heaven, that
believers who have died will be resurrected to eternal
life, that Christ will come again in power and glory
to judge the living and the dead, and that His kingdom
will have no end. Unbelievers together with all evildoers
will be judged for their evil deeds and will spend eternity
in hell forever. Believers in Christ will be rewarded
for their deeds and will spend eternity in heaven with
God forever. |
