What we believe . . .
In line with the thinking of the historical baptist movement, we choose not to attempt to make a comprehensive statement of what we believe. We prefer to place ourselves in a position in which we hold our convictions firmly, but with the recognition that we are finite and fallen human beings. Therefore, we must be ready to acknowledge that we don’t know everything and to allow God’s Holy Spirit to reveal further or deeper truth than we had previously understood. That said, we stand in the line of centuries of evangelical, protestant biblical interpretation. So there are certain matters about which we feel free to make statements.
The Scriptures
The divine inspiration of the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.
Divine Sovereignty
The divine sovereignty and holiness of God. For from Him, through Him and to Him are all things.
The Creation
God has displayed His power and wisdom through the creation of the universe and everything in it, out of nothing, in the space of six days.
The Trinity
The existence of only one God, expressed in three persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The Incarnation
The deity and incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God, the second person of the Holy Trinity.
Our Fallen State
The fallen, sinful, and lost estate of all people.
Salvation
The certain and uncompromising necessity for all people of all ages, to personally know the sovereign call of God to salvation, through repentance towards God, and faith in the perfect obedience of the Lord Jesus Christ, His atoning death, His resurrection from the dead, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, His unchanging messiahship and priesthood, and His return.
The Holy Spirit
The immediate and ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in the regeneration of men and women, in their sanctification, in their empowerment for service to the Lord and His Body, and in their preservation to the heavenly Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Resurrection
The resurrection of the dead, and the final judgment of all people by the Lord Jesus Christ.
Baptism & the Lord's Supper
The two ordinances of the Lord Jesus Christ, namely Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, which are of perpetual obligation: Baptism being the immersion of believers upon the profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and a symbol of the fellowship of the regenerate in His death, burial and resurrection; the Lord’s Supper being a memorial, until He comes, of the sacrifice of the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.