A. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES:
We believe that the Holy Scriptures were written by men supernaturally inspired; that it is absolute truth without any admixture of error for its matter; and therefore is, and shall remain preserved as the only complete and final revelation of the will of God to man; the only standard by which all human conduct, creeds and opinions should be tried. By the Holy Scriptures we mean that collection of sixty six books, from Genesis to Revelation, which as originally written does not only contain and convey the Word of God, but IS the very Word of God. By inspiration, we mean that the books of the Bible were written by holy men of old, as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, in such a definite way that their writings were plenary, supernatural and verbally inspired and free from error, as no other writings have ever been or ever will be inspired.

B. THE HOLY TRINITY
We believe in the one true God, existing in three distinct persons, revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, co-eternal in Being, co-identical in Nature, co-equal in Power and Glory and having the same attributes and absolute characteristics. (Deuteronomy. 6:4; Matthew. 28:19; 2nd Corinthians 13:14; 1st John 5:7)

C. GOD THE FATHER
We believe in God the Father Almighty. This term designates the first Person of the Holy Trinity.

The Paternity of God is threefold:-

(a) Creative - By creative paternity is meant that God is the origin of all things. (Job 1:6; 38:7; Malachi 2:10; James 1:17; Hebrews 12:9)

(b) Redemptive - In the old Testament the expression is used of the covenant relationship of God to His people Israel, a relationship which is collective rather than individual. Israel owed its origin and continued existence to God's miraculous power and special care. (Exodus. 4:22; Deuteronomy 32:6; Psalm. 103:13; Hosea 11:1, Malachi 1:6)

In the New Testament this paternity is personal. Man, whose sin has destroyed his spiritual and moral relationship to God, must be restored by gracious divine renewal through faith in Jesus Christ. This brings about a new standing [justification] and relationship [adoption] to God the Father by which man becomes a partaker of the divine nature and born into the family of God. (John 1:12, 3:3; 14:6; Romans. 8:14-17)

(c) Exclusive - The term "God the Father" reveals an exclusive relationship to "God the Son", for the Father stands related to the eternal Son as no other being. God is spoken of as "The Father of the Lord Jesus Christ." Jesus Christ claimed to be the pre-existent, eternal Son, equal with the Father, He further spoke of two distinct relationships when He said, "My Father and your Father." Yet the one becomes the ground of the other, just as His Sonship is the basis of the sinner's Sonship. (1st Peter 1:3; Matthew, 11:27; John 8:58; 10:38; 14:9; 16:28; 20:17)

D. GOD THE SON, JESUS CHRIST:
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ who is the second Person of the Triune God, the Eternal Word and only Begotten Son; that without ceasing to be God, He became man having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, thus to continue forever as both God and true man, undiminished deity and perfect humanity fused into the unique God man of the universe. (John I:1-2, 14,18; Luke 1:35; Hebrews 2:14; Philippians 1:5-8).

We believe that He accomplished our redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin through His death, by shedding His blood on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal physical resurrection from among the dead. (Romans. 3:24,25; 1st Peter 1:18-19; Ephesians 1:7; Romans 1:4; 4:25).

We believe that He physically ascended into heaven; that He is at the right hand of The Father and is our High Priest, Mediator and Advocate. (Acts 1:9,10; Hebrews. 7:25; 9:24; Romans 8:34; 1st John 2:1,2)

E. GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT:
We believe in the Holy Spirit who is the third Person of the Trinity; that He convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness and judgement; that He regenerates, indwells, seals and baptizes all who become children of God through Christ; that He further empowers, guides, teaches, sanctifies and fills believers who duly surrender to Him.(John 3:5; 6,8; 14:16-18; 16:8-11; Romans 8:9; 1st Corinthians 12:13; 2nd Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 1:13; 5:18)

F. CREATION:
We believe in the Genesis account of creation, that it is to be accepted literally, and not allegorically or figuratively; that man's creation was not a matter of evolution or evolutionary change of species, or development through interminable periods of time from lower to higher forms; that all animal and vegetable life was made directly by God and His established law was that they should bring forth only "after their kind." (Genesis, 1:1; Exodus. 20:11; John 1:3 Colossians 1:16,17; Genesis 1:11; 1:24; 1:26,27; 2:21-23)

G. MAN:
We believe all men are by nature and choice sinful and lost; that man was the direct creation of God, made in His image and likeness; that by personal disobedience to the revealed will of God, man became a sinful creature, the father of a fallen race, which is universally sinful in both nature and practice, thus alienated from the life of God under the righteous judgement and wrath of God, thereby incurring not only physical death, but also spiritual death, and has within himself no possible means of salvation. (Genesis, 1:27; 3:6; Jeremiah, 17:9; Romans. 3:10-23; 5:12,19; 6:23; Ephesians 2:1-3)

H. SALVATION:
We believe in salvation by grace through faith; that salvation is the free gift of God neither merited nor secured in part or in whole by any virtue or work of man; but received only by personal faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, in whom all true believers have as a present possession the gift of eternal life, a perfect righteousness, sonship in the family of God, deliverance and security from all condemnation, every spiritual resource needed for life and godliness, and the divine guarantee that they shall never perish; that this salvation affects the whole man, spirit, soul and body; that apart from Christ, there is no possible salvation. (Ephesians 2 :8-9; Titus 3:5; John 1:12; 3:14-16; 10:28,29; Romans 8:1; Philippians 1:6; 1st Thessalonians. 5:23)

We further believe that God is Sovereign and in His Sovereignty gave man a free will to accept or reject the salvation He has provided. It is not God's will that any should perish, but that all should be saved. God foreknows but does not predetermine any man to be condemned. God permits man's destiny to depend upon man's choice. (Ist Timothy. 2:4; 1st Peter 1:2; 2nd Peter 3:9; Romans 8:29,30; Acts 10:34; John 3:16; Revelation. 22:17)

I. MARRIAGE:
We believe that marriage is an honourable estate instituted of God in the time of man's innocence. It is the holy estate in which two persons of the opposite sex are bound together according to the law of God.

We further believe that mixed marriages of believers and unbelievers are forbidden in scripture and that the Pastor of this Church will refuse to perform any marriage of this sort. ( 2nd Corinthians 6:14-16)

J. THE CHURCH:
We believe that Jesus Christ is the head of the church.

We believe in the separation of Church and State, with each having definite and distinct spheres of responsibility. (Matthew 22:21; Romans. 13:1-7).

We believe in the importance of the local Church; that a New Testament Church is a local assembly of born-again believers, united in organization to practice New Testament ordinances, to meet together for preaching, teaching, worship, prayer, fellowship and a united testimony, and to actively engage in carrying out the Great Commission. (Acts 2 :41,42; 1st Corinthians11:2; Matthew. 28:19,20)

We believe in the independence and autonomy of the local Church that each New Testament Church is free to govern itself on the principles laid down in the New Testament without interference of outside organizations and should co-operate with other New Testament Churches as the Holy Spirit leads; that it is responsible to follow the pattern of the New Testament Church and is directly accountable to its Head, Jesus Christ. (Acts 13:1-3;15;22,23; Ephesians 1:22,23)

K. ORDINANCES:
We believe the ordinances given to the local Church are two: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. That Baptism is by immersion and that every baptised believer should declare his loyalty to Jesus Christ as Lord by faithful and zealous involvement in the local Church. We further believe that Baptism is not essential to salvation but is a command of the Lord for the obedience of every born-again believer. (Matthew 28:19,20; Acts 2:41; 8:38-39; 10:48)

That the Lord's Supper is a memorial feast in which all believers, by the sacred use of the bread and the cup may commemorate together Christ's love in crucifixion, His resurrection, intercession and glorious coming, preceded always by solemn self-examination. (Luke 22:14-20; 1st Corinthians 11:17; 18,23-30)

L. SPIRITUAL GIFTS:
We believe that God the Holy Spirit is Sovereign in the bestowing of His gifts and that He has given various gifts as required for the church to function efficiently.

We believe that the sign gifts such as miracles and tongues were a manifestation of the Spirit's power solely for the demonstration of God's wisdom, purpose and power in the establishment of the early Church and that these "sign" gifts have now ceased. [1st Corinthians 13:8-10]

M. SATAN:
We believe in the existence of Satan who originally was created a holy and perfect being but with free will. Through pride and wicked ambition he rebelled against God, thus becoming utterly depraved in character and thus having become the great enemy of God and His people; leader of all other evil angels and wicked spirits, the "prince of the power of the air" and "god of this world"; that his powers are vast, but always constrained by the permissive will of God.

We believe that he was defeated and judged at the Cross and therefore his final doom in the "lake of fire" is certain; that we are unable to resist in our own strength and overcome him only through the whole armour of God, by the Blood of the Lamb and through the power of the Holy Spirit. (Isaiah. 14:12-15; Hebrews. 2:14; Colossians. 2:15; Ephesians 6:12; 1Peter 5:8; James 4:7, Revelation 12:9-11; 20:10)

N. THE SECOND COMING:
We believe in the Second Coming of Christ; that His coming in the air to rapture His Church, which is our "Blessed Hope" is always imminent, and that it will be pre-tribulation and pre-millennial and after a given period of time. He will descend with His Church (His Bride) and establish His glorious and literal kingdom over all nations for a thousand years. (1st Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; 1st Thessalonians 5:9; Revelation. 3:10; 1st Corinthians 15:51-52; Matthew 24:21; Revelation chapters 6-19; Zechariah 14:4-11; Daniel 7:13,14; Revelation, 19:11-16; 20:1-6)

O. RESURRECTION - FUTURE LIFE AND JUDGEMENT:
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all mankind, the saved to eternal life and the unsaved to judgement and everlasting punishment. (Daniel 12:1,2; Matthew. 25:46; John 5:29; Revelation. 20:5-6;12-15