Purpose Statement
Belief Statements
1. The Gospel
We believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Unlike the holy and righteous God, we are sinful and depraved. Thus, we need a Lord and saviour to rescue us by becoming a perfect sacrifice that satisfies the wrath and justice of God. Jesus did that by becoming man for us, making it possible for him to suffer and die on the cross. Then, by dying at the hands of humankind, he became our propitiation* and saviour. But death did not ultimately conquer him. God also raised him from the dead, eternally sealing a victory over Satan, sin and death. Consequently, Jesus was exalted over everything to become Lord of all. Thus, he is most worthy to be enjoyed and worshipped.
2. The Bible
1 2 Peter 1:21.
2 1 Corinthians 2:6-7.
3 1 Corinthians 2:13-16.
4 By implication, the Bible is also inerrant; Psalm 19:7-9.
5 2 Timothy 3:16, 17.
6 Genesis 1:1; Revelation 22:13.
7 John 5:39; Acts 18:28.
8 John 20:31; Acts 10:43.
3. God
1 Exodus 15:11; Leviticus 19:2; Isaiah 6:3; Job 34:10; Luke 1:49.
2 Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 119:142.
3 Numbers 14:18; Psalm 89:14.
4 Psalm 116:5; Romans 9:14-16.
5 Numbers 14:18; 2 Peter 3:9.
6 Isaiah 40:28; Daniel 2:20.
7 Jeremiah 31:3; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:8.
8 2 Chronicles 5:13; Psalm 25:8; Psalm 106:1; Psalm 145:9; Nahum 1:7.
9 Exodus 34:6-7; Romans 1:18.
10 Titus 1:2.
11 Deuteronomy 7:9; Lamentations 3:22-23; 2 Timothy 2:13; Hebrews 10:23.
12 Exodus 20:5; Nahum 1:2.
13 These are God’s incommunicable attributes.
14 Psalm 139:1-6; Psalm 147:5.
15 Genesis 18:14; Jeremiah 32:17; Job 42:2.
16 Proverbs 15:3; Jeremiah 23:23-24; Psalm 139:8.
17 Deuteronomy 32:40; Isaiah 57:15; Daniel 4:34; Deuteronomy 33:27.
18 Genesis 21:33; Isaiah 40:28; Psalm 90:1-2; Jude 1:25.
19 Psalm 102:25-27; Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8; Romans 11:29.
20 Job 11:7; Job 26:14; Romans 11:33.
21 Exodus 3:14; John 5:26.
22 Psalm 50:12; Acts 17:24-25.
23 1 Kings 8:27; Psalm 145:3; Job 5:9; Job 9:10.
24 Isaiah 55:8-9; Isaiah 40:22; Psalm 40:5.
25 Psalm 135:6; Ephesians 1:11; Isaiah 46:9-11; Daniel 4:32; Daniel 4:34-35.
4. The Trinity
There is only one living and true God who exists as three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Each person is coequal and co-eternal in the Godhead. That being said, the Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Spirit and the Spirit is not the Father.
5. Sin
1 1 John 3:4.
2 Romans 5:13.
3 Matthew 5:48.
4 1 Peter 1:16.
5 Ephesians 2:1-3.
6 1 Corinthians 10:31.
6. Salvation
1 Romans 5:15-17.
2 Galatians 3:10-14.
3 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24.
4 Romans 3:25-26.
5 Romans 5:1; Romans 5:9.