What we Believe
God is the Creator of heaven and earth, mankind and all living things.
(Genesis 1v1. 2v7). He is Sovereign, Eternal and Infallible.
We believe the Bible to be God's inspired, enduring Word for us today, in which God has revealed the way of Salvation for all of humanity. We endeavour to base our lives upon its teachings. The Bible is the final authority in all matters of Faith, Doctrine and Practice.
(2nd Timothy 3v15-17).
God has revealed Himself to us through the Bible and pre-eminently through His Son, Jesus Christ, the only Saviour and Redeemer of men.
(Hebrews 1v1-2).
There is only one true and living God, yet He exists in three co-equal persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit - The Trinity.
(Matthew 28v19).
Jesus is the co-equal and co-eternal Son of the living God, an intrinsic member of the Triune Godhead. We hold to His true and sinless humanity, His sacrificial death, bodily resurrection and ascension to the right Hand of God and His imminent return for His church.
(John 1v1).
Man was created by God in His image and likeness, without sin. Adam sinned by breaking the law of God and as a result brought about the fall of mankind. Every one of us as sinners have fallen short of God's standards and face the inescapable eternal judgement of God.
(Romans 3v23).
Though God is just and must punish sin, He is also loving, merciful, gracious and willing to pardon sin on an absolutely righteous basis through the substitutionary sacrifice of His Son on the cross.
Corinthians 15v3-4).
Regardless all the good we may do, we cannot undo the sinful wrong we have done by deeds of remorse or any form of good works to bring us into favour with God. If we are to be saved from judgement it must be through the compassion and mercy of God alone.
(Titus 3v5-7).
Because God is Love, He sent His only-begotten Son, the Lord Jesus into the world, to become man and take the punishment of sin upon Himself.
(2nd Corinthians 5v21).
Our only hope of Heaven therefore is in trusting Christ personally for salvation. As believers we await the personal, imminent coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to the air for His Church and His subsequent return to earth to establish His kingdom.
(1st Thessalonians 4v16-17).
As a local church, established in scripture, we are made up of believers who have been baptised by immersion, who gather together for worship, Bible teaching, fellowship, prayer and service. The pattern for our local church principles and practice is clearly taught in Scripture. This includes the autonomy of the local church, the diversity of spiritual gifts, the distinct function of men and women and the weekly remembrance of the Lord Jesus at the Lord’s Supper.
(Acts 2v41-42. Acts 20v7)