Our Beliefs

CREATION

We believe that God created the heavens and the earth and everything in them in six 24-hour days and rested on the seventh day.

Genesis 1:31–2:2; Exodus 20:11; Hebrews 4:4

THE FALL OF MAN

We believe that God created man upright, but sin and death entered the world through the disobedience of Adam.

Genesis 2:16–17; Genesis 3:6–7; Romans 5:12

ORIGINAL SIN

We believe that all humanity fell in Adam and through his sin, all humans are conceived and born sinners. Communion with God has been completely broken because of Adam’s sin.

Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:10–12; Romans 5:18–19

CHRIST AS MEDIATOR

We believe that Christ our Lord is the only mediator between God and man. In His person are united two whole, perfect, and distinct natures: human and divine. He is true God and true man.

1 Timothy 2:5; John 1:1, 14; Colossians 2:9

CHRIST’S WORK OF SALVATION

We believe that Christ paid in full and satisfied the justice of God for His people upon the cross. His perfect life, substitutionary death, victorious resurrection, bodily ascension and coronation as King are the only means for salvation.

Romans 3:24–26; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Hebrews 10:12–14

THE FIVE “SOLA”s

We believe that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, as stated in the Scriptures alone, for the glory of God alone.

Ephesians 2:8–9; Romans 3:28; Galatians 2:16; 1 Corinthians 10:31

JUSTIFICATION

We believe that justification is the result of faith and not works. The redeemed sinner receives the forgiveness of sins and the righteousness of Christ as a complete gift from God, upon faith.

Romans 4:5; Romans 5:1; Philippians 3:9

ADOPTION

We believe that all persons who are justified by faith in Jesus Christ, also receive adoption into the household of God.

John 1:12–13; Romans 8:15–17; Galatians 4:4–5

SANCTIFICATION

We believe that all who have been justified, adopted, and have been united with the Lord Jesus Christ, also receive the gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit upon salvation, who begins a work of sanctification, with the purpose of mortifying sin, producing holiness, and bringing conformity to the image of Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:9–11; 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Galatians 5:16–25

SPIRITUAL GIFTS

We believe that the Holy Spirit equips all saints with spiritual gifts for the edification of the church.

1 Corinthians 12:4–7; Romans 12:6–8; Ephesians 4:11–12

THE SAME GOSPEL IN ALL AGES

We believe that all redeemed sinners, whether past, present or future are saved only through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 11:1–2, 39–40; Acts 4:12; John 14:6

THE PRESERVATION OF THE SAINTS

We believe that God preserves His people by His power through their faith until the end. All genuine believers are preserved by grace.

1 Peter 1:5; John 10:28–29; Philippians 1:6; Jude 1:24–25

NO OTHER GOSPEL

We believe that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only message that brings salvation.

Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 15:1–4; Galatians 1:6–9

THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH

We believe that the universal church is comprised only of those who are saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:22–23; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 12:22–23

THE LOCAL CHURCH

We believe that the membership of the local church is only for those who are saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 2:41–42, 47; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Peter 2:5

CHURCH AUTHORITY

We believe that the local church has authority over its members derived only from the Lord and in conformity to the Scriptures.

Matthew 18:17–20; 2 Corinthians 2:6–8; Hebrews 13:17

CHURCH OFFICES

We believe that the local church consists of members, some of them will hold the offices of elders or deacons. All members are one and the same before the Lord. Only their roles vary.

Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1–13; Galatians 3:28

EQUALITY OF ELDERS

We believe that all elders are equal in authority, and they are to devote themselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word of God.

Acts 6:4; 1 Timothy 5:17; Titus 1:5–9

BAPTISM AS A SIGN

We believe that baptism does not save; it is a sign of genuine spiritual union with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 6:3–4; Acts 10:47–48; 1 Peter 3:21

SUBJECTS OF BAPTISM

We believe that baptism is only for those who profess faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 2:41; Acts 8:36–38; Matthew 28:19–20

THE MODE OF BAPTISM 

We believe that baptism is to be administered only by full immersion.

Mark 1:9–10; John 3:23; Romans 6:4

FREQUENCY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

We believe that the Lord’s supper is to be observed every Lord’s Day with reverence in the local church.

Acts 2:42; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 11:26

THE NATURE OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

We believe that the Lord’s supper is not a sacrifice for the remission of sins. It is a memorial and proclamation of Christ’s sacrifice.

Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; Hebrews 10:10–14

We believe that there is a future second visible coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to judge the world.

Acts 1:11; Matthew 25:31–32; Revelation 22:12

SEXUAL MORALITY

We believe that God has commanded that no sexual activity be engaged in, outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.

Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 6:18–20; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–5

We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, trans-genderism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, polygamy, and pornography are sinful perversions of God’s gift of sex.

Romans 1:26–27; Leviticus 18:22–23; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Galatians 5:19–21

MALE AND FEMALE

We believe that God in His wisdom has made each human being either male or female. And what he has made them at conception, is who they are, and is not subject to change. Therefore, God forbids any attempt to act in a way contrary to how one is created at conception. Any attempt to alter one’s behaviour or appearance, even with surgery, in order to emulate the opposite sex, is undermining God’s wisdom and His decree, and is sin in His eyes.

Genesis 1:27; Deuteronomy 22:5; Psalm 139:13–16

SANCTITY OF LIFE

We believe that man was made in the image of God. Human life is therefore sacred, from conception to natural death, and may not be taken unjustly. To intentionally end the life in the womb (abortion), or prematurely cause the death of the sick or dying (assisted suicide or euthanasia), is nothing short of murder and a heinous offence against God.

Genesis 1:26–27; Exodus 20:13; Proverbs 6:16–17; Psalm 139:13–16

BIBLICAL MARRIAGE

We believe that the only legitimate marriage is the one that is instituted by God, through the covenantal joining of one biologically born man with one biologically born woman.

Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; Hebrews 13:4

FAMILY STRUCTURE

We believe that the family is to follow the authority, roles and structure given by God in the Scriptures.

Ephesians 5:22–33; Colossians 3:18–21; 1 Corinthians 11:3