Our basic beliefs
We believe that God created a perfect world. Mankind fell into sin which broke his relationship with God, Who is Holy, and can have no part of sin. The sin which the first man and woman committed resulted in a sin nature, which is passed on to the whole human race. Because of this all of mankind are under the judgment of sin from birth. We sin because we are sinners. God says that the wages of sin is death.
We believe that God rescued us from His righteous judgment against sin by entering the world as a human, Jesus Christ. He was born of a virgin and came to die on the cross at Calvary. Jesus was the perfect sacrifice for sin. He also revealed the nature of God. Jesus’ death and resurrection provided the means of restoring mankind’s relationship with God, revealing God’s love for mankind.
We believe that believers are forgiven of all sin - past, present, and future – through Jesus’ sacrificial death which was the sentence against our sin. Believers have forgiveness on that basis. According to the Bible, forgiveness is not universal, but is available to all who believe that the death of Jesus Christ on the cross applies to them personally.
We believe that salvation restored the relationship between man and God, bringing freedom from God’s judgment. The gift of everlasting life comes through repentance and faith in Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection. In this way believers become new creatures and are thereafter God’s own people.
We believe that the Holy Spirit is God and is given to all who believe. He is given to enable believers to live lives that honor God, and guiding them into all truth. The Holy Spirit is the earnest of the inheritance of the believers.
We believe that Jesus will return again for His people as He promised before God’s judgment falls on the earth.