our beliefs
statement of belief
1.
The Bible comprises 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament. All of the text of all of these books was breathed by God into the hearts of men devoted to Him, and they accurately recorded what they heard from Him.
Acts 7:38; II Peter 1:20–21
2.
The Bible is therefore the infallible authority and guide for a healthy understanding of who God is, how we should behave in response to Him, and how we should behave and respond to each other. Our understanding of the nature and personality of God must not conflict with an understanding from within the biblical framework.
II Timothy 3:15–16; II Peter 1:21
3.
There is only one God. However, He exists and manifests Himself as the three distinct persons of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; Mark 12:29; II Corinthians 13:14
4.
God has the four principle attributes of being omnipotent (all powerful), omnipresent (exists everywhere), Omniscient (knowing everything), and immutable (never changing). He alone, that is the fullness of Him in the Trinity, possesses these attributes.
Isaiah 44:24; Jeremiah 32:17
Psalm 139:7–10; Jeremiah 23:23–24
Psalm 147:4–5; Job 37:16
Psalm 102:26–27; Malachi 3:6
5.
God created space-time, and within this continuum He created the entire universe as a separate entity apart from Himself.
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 90:2; Exodus 3:14
6.
God is not embodied within any aspect of Creation except when He, as God the Son, embodied Himself in human form as the man Jesus. Jesus is therefore both fully God and fully man.
Genesis 1:1; Colossians 2:9
7.
When God first created the universe it was perfect, and within that perfect universe He created a perfect man and a perfect woman to be joined in a perfect relationship with each other. They held a unique place within Creation. Everything was eternal in nature. God and man spent time in each other’s presence and conversed together.
Genesis 1:31; Genesis 3:8
8.
Mankind was given authority over the whole Earth and he could eat anything in the garden that God had prepared for him, except for the fruit from one tree, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Genesis 1:26; Psalm 115:16
9.
Satan was once a mighty archangel, a cherub who had the responsibility for protecting the throne of God. He is a created being who has none of the four attributes of God. He attempted to take the throne for himself and lost his position of authority.
Ezekiel 28:13–15; Isaiah 14:12–14
10.
Satan seems to be jealous of the relationship between God and man, seeking to destroy that relationship whenever possible. This began in Eden as he played a role in bringing about the fall of man, and continues throughout the history of the world.
Genesis 3:1–5; Revelation 12:9
11.
When mankind disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit, he destroyed the harmony of this perfect universe, everything in the universe lost its eternal nature, and all life became mortal. Even though the Earth continues to reflect the wonder of God’s Creation, the flora and fauna of the Earth are no longer completely benign but have become hostile within itself and towards mankind.
Genesis 3:16–19; Deuteronomy 28:15–46
12.
God, who knew that mankind would fail, had a plan devised before the creation of the universe to redeem the Earth and bring mankind back into a proper relationship with God.
2 Timothy 1:9; Titus1:2
13.
A distinctive manifestation of God, expressed in the form and person of a Son, took on human form by being born to a virgin woman, conceived through an action by God the Holy Spirit, and named Jesus (Ancient Hebrew: Yehoshua). Also known today by the name Yeshua.
Matthew 1:18–23; John 1:1, 14
14.
This Jesus came first to teach the true meanings of the Scriptures known as the Old Testament, and through them to show that He had come to die to take upon His own flesh all the sin of all mankind for all time. This He chose to do of His own free will, not coerced by any person.
Mark 1:22; John 10:17
15.
The blood of Jesus was removed prior to His death and was untainted by the sin of the world. This blood is the powerful healing balm, which is able to remove sin, heal the body, bring resurrection, and overcome evil.
Matthew 26:28; Hebrews 10:20; 1 Peter 2:24; Revelation 12:11
16.
Satan had only limited power over mankind and through the work of the cross is defeated and will eventually be fully stripped of power.
Luke 10:18; Revelation 12:9
17.
Man cannot earn a restoration of a relationship with God having nothing of value he can contribute to that relationship. But by the grace of God, he is given the opportunity to receive the gift of a transformed life by choosing to make Jesus his master and to commit to following Him and His teachings.
Matthew 19:16–22; John 14:6
18.
The first act of obedience is to be baptised, preferably by total immersion in water as a symbol of the death and resurrection of the soul. The act of baptism is more than simply symbolic, but is effective in breaking the power of Satan over one's life.
Acts 2:28; Galatians 3:27
19.
Once a person has repented and has been baptised, they may then receive the Holy Spirit as a separate and distinctive blessing from God, empowering the believer with supernatural gifts including, but not limited to, prophecy, healing, discernment, and miracles.
Acts 8:17; Acts 10:47
20.
The new believer should also join in fellowship with other Christians on a regular basis to exercise our gifts and be discipled by those in the Church.
Matthew 18:20; Romans 12:4–5; Hebrews 10:25
21.
On a regular basis, he should engage in communion with the other believers in the eating of bread and the drinking of wine, to commemorate the death and resurrection of Christ.
Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:26
22.
As followers of Christ we have been given a Great Commission to share the Good News that Christ has come to redeem mankind and to invite people into the Kingdom of God.
Matthew 28:18–20; Mark 16:15–18
23.
One day soon, without warning, Jesus will return. In that moment the dead in Christ shall be raised up to meet Christ in the air and those alive in Christ will be changed and will rise up with them. Together we shall all be taken to the heavenly temple. This is the rapture and marks the beginning of a process where evil is destroyed so we can live with Him forever.
1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Hebrews 9:28
The Bible comprises 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament. All of the text of all of these books was breathed by God into the hearts of men devoted to Him, and they accurately recorded what they heard from Him.
Acts 7:38; II Peter 1:20–21
2.
The Bible is therefore the infallible authority and guide for a healthy understanding of who God is, how we should behave in response to Him, and how we should behave and respond to each other. Our understanding of the nature and personality of God must not conflict with an understanding from within the biblical framework.
II Timothy 3:15–16; II Peter 1:21
3.
There is only one God. However, He exists and manifests Himself as the three distinct persons of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; Mark 12:29; II Corinthians 13:14
4.
God has the four principle attributes of being omnipotent (all powerful), omnipresent (exists everywhere), Omniscient (knowing everything), and immutable (never changing). He alone, that is the fullness of Him in the Trinity, possesses these attributes.
Isaiah 44:24; Jeremiah 32:17
Psalm 139:7–10; Jeremiah 23:23–24
Psalm 147:4–5; Job 37:16
Psalm 102:26–27; Malachi 3:6
5.
God created space-time, and within this continuum He created the entire universe as a separate entity apart from Himself.
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 90:2; Exodus 3:14
6.
God is not embodied within any aspect of Creation except when He, as God the Son, embodied Himself in human form as the man Jesus. Jesus is therefore both fully God and fully man.
Genesis 1:1; Colossians 2:9
7.
When God first created the universe it was perfect, and within that perfect universe He created a perfect man and a perfect woman to be joined in a perfect relationship with each other. They held a unique place within Creation. Everything was eternal in nature. God and man spent time in each other’s presence and conversed together.
Genesis 1:31; Genesis 3:8
8.
Mankind was given authority over the whole Earth and he could eat anything in the garden that God had prepared for him, except for the fruit from one tree, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Genesis 1:26; Psalm 115:16
9.
Satan was once a mighty archangel, a cherub who had the responsibility for protecting the throne of God. He is a created being who has none of the four attributes of God. He attempted to take the throne for himself and lost his position of authority.
Ezekiel 28:13–15; Isaiah 14:12–14
10.
Satan seems to be jealous of the relationship between God and man, seeking to destroy that relationship whenever possible. This began in Eden as he played a role in bringing about the fall of man, and continues throughout the history of the world.
Genesis 3:1–5; Revelation 12:9
11.
When mankind disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit, he destroyed the harmony of this perfect universe, everything in the universe lost its eternal nature, and all life became mortal. Even though the Earth continues to reflect the wonder of God’s Creation, the flora and fauna of the Earth are no longer completely benign but have become hostile within itself and towards mankind.
Genesis 3:16–19; Deuteronomy 28:15–46
12.
God, who knew that mankind would fail, had a plan devised before the creation of the universe to redeem the Earth and bring mankind back into a proper relationship with God.
2 Timothy 1:9; Titus1:2
13.
A distinctive manifestation of God, expressed in the form and person of a Son, took on human form by being born to a virgin woman, conceived through an action by God the Holy Spirit, and named Jesus (Ancient Hebrew: Yehoshua). Also known today by the name Yeshua.
Matthew 1:18–23; John 1:1, 14
14.
This Jesus came first to teach the true meanings of the Scriptures known as the Old Testament, and through them to show that He had come to die to take upon His own flesh all the sin of all mankind for all time. This He chose to do of His own free will, not coerced by any person.
Mark 1:22; John 10:17
15.
The blood of Jesus was removed prior to His death and was untainted by the sin of the world. This blood is the powerful healing balm, which is able to remove sin, heal the body, bring resurrection, and overcome evil.
Matthew 26:28; Hebrews 10:20; 1 Peter 2:24; Revelation 12:11
16.
Satan had only limited power over mankind and through the work of the cross is defeated and will eventually be fully stripped of power.
Luke 10:18; Revelation 12:9
17.
Man cannot earn a restoration of a relationship with God having nothing of value he can contribute to that relationship. But by the grace of God, he is given the opportunity to receive the gift of a transformed life by choosing to make Jesus his master and to commit to following Him and His teachings.
Matthew 19:16–22; John 14:6
18.
The first act of obedience is to be baptised, preferably by total immersion in water as a symbol of the death and resurrection of the soul. The act of baptism is more than simply symbolic, but is effective in breaking the power of Satan over one's life.
Acts 2:28; Galatians 3:27
19.
Once a person has repented and has been baptised, they may then receive the Holy Spirit as a separate and distinctive blessing from God, empowering the believer with supernatural gifts including, but not limited to, prophecy, healing, discernment, and miracles.
Acts 8:17; Acts 10:47
20.
The new believer should also join in fellowship with other Christians on a regular basis to exercise our gifts and be discipled by those in the Church.
Matthew 18:20; Romans 12:4–5; Hebrews 10:25
21.
On a regular basis, he should engage in communion with the other believers in the eating of bread and the drinking of wine, to commemorate the death and resurrection of Christ.
Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:26
22.
As followers of Christ we have been given a Great Commission to share the Good News that Christ has come to redeem mankind and to invite people into the Kingdom of God.
Matthew 28:18–20; Mark 16:15–18
23.
One day soon, without warning, Jesus will return. In that moment the dead in Christ shall be raised up to meet Christ in the air and those alive in Christ will be changed and will rise up with them. Together we shall all be taken to the heavenly temple. This is the rapture and marks the beginning of a process where evil is destroyed so we can live with Him forever.
1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Hebrews 9:28
