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What we Believe
From the Church’s Statement of Faith, we believe in:
- The eternal existence and unity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the Godhead.
- The divine inspiration of the Holy Scriptures as originally given and their authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
- The universal sinfulness and consequent guilt of the human race, rendering man subject to the just judgement of God.
- The Incarnation of the Son of God who was born of the Virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit, lived a sinless life and by his substitutionary death and bodily resurrection made an atonement for all mankind and that by personal faith in him as Redeemer, a sinner is freely justified.
- The person of the Holy Spirit, whose work of regenerating, anointing and sanctifying results in the presentation of Christ in the believer and is manifested by holiness of life and a deep concern for the salvation of others.
- The dedication of children, the baptism of believers, the observance of the Lord’s Supper and the exercise of the gifts of the Spirit in a spiritual and disciplined church.
- The personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ, the gathering of his Church to him, the resurrection of the dead and the final judgement determining the future punishment of the wicked and the blessedness of the righteous.
And under the Baptist Union’s Declaration of Principle:
- That our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the Flesh, is the sole and absolute authority in all matters pertaining to faith and practice, as revealed in the Holy Scripture and that each church has liberty, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to interpret and administer His laws.
- That Christian Baptism is the immersion in water into the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, of those who have professed repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ who ‘died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried and rose again on the third day.’
- That it is the duty of every disciple to bear personal witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ and to take part in the evangelisation of the world.