Statement of Faith

God: There is one God in whom there are three and equal persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God is the creator of everything, infinite, eternal, faithful, all powerful and good. (Matthew 28:19 | 1 Peter 1:1-2)

The Bible: The Bible is the word of God written by holy people inspired by the Spirit. The Bible is our supreme authority in all matters of faith and godly living. (2 Timothy 3:16 |2 Peter 1:21)

Humankind: God created humankind in the image of God and we are unique in all of creation called to live in relationship with our creator, with humanity and as rulers over the rest of creation.
(Genesis 1:28 | Psalm 8)

Sin: Every human is by nature sinful, and all of creation suffers the consequences of living in a
fundamentally fallen world. In our nature sinful nature we are all guilty before God and deserving God's wrath and condemnation. (Romans 3.23| Ephesians 2:3)

Jesus: Jesus is the Christ, born fully human and fully God, uncorrupted by sin and shared in the struggles and suffering of humanity. Jesus willingly died once for all humankind as our representative and substitute and his sacrifice alone redeems us from the guilt, penalty and power of sin. (John 1:14 | Hebrews 1:1-4 | 1 Peter 3:18, Hebrews 9:25-27)

The Bodily Resurrection: Jesus was crucified and died, rose in bodily form, is the first fruits of those who have died and ascended to the right hand of the Father where he now rules as king.
(John 20:26-28 |1 Corinthians 15:17-21)

Salvation By Grace: Salvation is the free gift of God made possible by the Holy Spirit who compels us to repent and believe the good news about Jesus and our need for salvation. Salvation cannot be earned or made more secure by works but God saves the sinner by grace through faith in Christ alone. (Ephesians 2:10, 2 Peter 1:10-11)

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit: A healthy church should have a variety of spiritual gifts including the fivefold ministry to help it operate. Spiritual gifts are to work in tandem with others in order for there to be a healthy body of Christ. (Corinthians 12:4-11)

Christian Living: The Holy Spirit lives in and restores the Christian. The Spirit convicts the Christian of sin, guides the Christian in truth and transforms the mind and conduct of the Christian so they are more like Christ. Christians sin even with the Holy Spirit and this struggle will continue until we are raised perfect with Christ. (Romans 12:1-2 | 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8).

The Church: As Christians we are all gathered by Christ and are part of the body of Christ. Christians express their relationship together by gathering regularly to worship God in a committed community. (Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 4:11-13 |Hebrews 10:25)

The End: Jesus will come again to judge the living and the dead and establish his new heaven and new earth. (2 Timothy 4:7-9 | Revelation 21:1-4)