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Basis of Faith
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affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance and so adhere to their Basis
of Faith. This can be read below:
We
believe in...
- The one true God who
lives eternally in three persons—the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit.
- The love, grace and
sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and
judging the world.
- The divine inspiration
and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which
are the written Word of God—fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.
- The dignity of all
people, made male and female in God's image to love, be holy and care
for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and
judgement.
- The incarnation of
God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ—born of the virgin Mary;
truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.
- The atoning sacrifice of
Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and
defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.
- The bodily resurrection
of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection; his ascension to the
Father, and his reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.
- The justification of
sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
- The ministry of God the
Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through
new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.
- The Church, the body of
Christ both local and universal, the priesthood of all
believers—given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit's
gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and
love.
- The personal and visible
return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise
all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed and
eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new
earth.
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