OUR BELIEFS
We are a Reformed Evangelical Baptist Church
REFORMED
We believe in the historic Doctrines of Grace.
These hold that God is in supreme control of all things, including salvation from sin, and that humans have neither the will nor ability to turn to God unless he first works in the soul.
EVANGELICAL
As sinners, we need to be ‘born again’ - we need God to work in our hearts and cause us to enter a new and living relationship with him through turning from sin and trusting in Jesus Christ.
As Evangelicals, we have a high view of the Bible as the infallible Word of God – its teachings are central to our beliefs and practices as Christians.​
BAPTIST
We believe that baptism is an outward sign of an inward change that is already in evidence in the lives of those wishing to be baptised.
We therefore believe that baptism is reserved for those who have a credible testimony of becoming a Christian.
Church Confession of Faith
Our Church Confession of Faith is outlined below and summarises what is taught from the pulpit and what is affirmed by those who have entered church membership.
We believe in:
1. The Holy Scriptures
The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments (as originally given) as the inspired, infallible and inerrant Word of God, and as the sole, supreme, and all-sufficient authority in every matter of Christian faith and practice.
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2. The Trinity
​One living and true God, Sovereign in creation, providence and redemption, subsisting in three Persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit — the same in essence, and equal in wisdom, power and glory.
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3. The Lord Jesus Christ
​The eternal Sonship and the essential, absolute, and eternal deity, and true and sinless humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ; His virgin birth, death, and burial; His physical resurrection and ascension into heaven, His present priestly and authoritative intercession for his people at the right hand of the Father and His coming again in power and glory.
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4. The Holy Spirit
The personhood and deity of the Holy Spirit, through Whom the sinner is born again to saving repentance and faith, and by Whose indwelling the saints are sanctified, and empowered for worship, service and mission through the truth.​
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5. The Origin, Fallen State and Destiny of Man
The creation of Adam and Eve on the sixth day in the image of God. The fall of mankind in Adam, by which they have totally lost their original righteousness and holiness, and have come under the righteous condemnation of God and are in absolute need of the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit for salvation.
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The resurrection of the body; the judgement of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, with the eternal conscious blessedness of the righteous and the eternal conscious punishment of the wicked.
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6. Salvation
The free offer of salvation to all men. The command to all to repent and believe the good news of the gospel. The justification of sinners by faith alone, through the atoning death and resurrection and imputed righteousness of Christ.
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The spiritual union of Christ and each believer and adoption as Children of God.
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The eternal security of each true believer as chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world.
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7. The Church
The universal Church as the body of Christ made up of all who truly believe in the Lord Jesus. The Church visible as local churches, which are congregations of believers who are committed to each other for the worship of God, the preaching of the Word, pastoral care and discipline, evangelism and the ordinances of believers-baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
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The duty and privilege of not forsaking the regular weekly assembling of ourselves together. The duty to pray for the church and its ministry, for our nation, for the building of the Kingdom of God and for ourselves. The duty to study the scriptures. The duty to guard the unity of the church and joyful fellowship. The duties of love to God and man.