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- About God
God is the Creator and Ruler of the
universe. God has eternally existed in
three persons: the Father, the Son and
the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal
and are one God. We believe the doctrine
as taught by the Apostles', Nicene and
Athanasian Creed.
Genesis 1:26,27; 3:22;
Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2
Corinthians 13:14
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- About Jesus Christ
Jesus is the Son of God. He is co-equal
with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless
human life and offered Himself as the
perfect sacrifice for the sins of all
people by dying on a cross. His death is
a substitute for ours. He rose from the
dead on the third day to demonstrate His
power over sin and death, declaring the
effectiveness of his work on the cross.
He ascended to heaven and will return to
consummate His Kingdom and to reign as
King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.
Matthew 1:22,23; Isaiah
9:6; John 1:1-5; 14:10-30; Hebrews
4:14,15; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Romans
1:3,4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:14,15;
Titus 2:13
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- About the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the
Father and the Son and is present in the
world to make all people aware of their
need for Jesus Christ. The Spirit also
lives in every Christian from the moment
of salvation and provides the Christian
with power for living, understanding of
spiritual truth, the ability to change,
and guidance in doing what is right. The
Spirit gives every believer gifts for the
building up of the Church.
2 Corinthians 3:17; John
16:7-13; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12;
3:16; Ephesians 1:13; Galatians 5:25;
Ephesians 5:18
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- About the Bible
The Bible, being the 66 books commonly
read, is God's Word to us. It was written
by human authors under the inspiration
and guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is
the only source of authority for
Christian belief and living. Because it
is inspired by God, it is the truth in
all that it affirms and contains all that
is necessary for salvation. The Bible
will not fail us.
2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter
1:20,21; 2 Timothy 1:13; Psalm
119:105,160; Proverbs 30:5
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- About The Creation, Humanity and Sin
The created world reflects God's glory
but is separate from God. It is upheld
and sustained by Him. People are made in
the image of God to be in relationship
with Him, and to be like Him in
character. People are the crowning work
of God's creation. Every person has
tremendous potential for good yet all of
us are disobedient towards God. This is
called sin. Ingrained in every person is
a corrupt and sinful nature, where
humanity is very far gone from God's
righteousness. This disobedience
separates people from God, rendering
humanity subject to God's wrath and
condemnation, and distorts their
relationship with one another and the
rest of creation. Indeed, the very
creation itself has been marred.
Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3-6;
Isaiah 53:6a; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1,2
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- About Salvation
Salvation is God's free gift to us but we
must accept it. We can never make up for
our sin by self- improvement or good
works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ
as God's way of forgiveness can anyone be
saved from sin's penalty. When we turn
from our self-ruled life, ask God's
forgiveness and turn to Jesus in faith we
are saved and we receive the Spirit's
guarantee of our inheritance. Eternal
life with God has been prepared for us
before creation and begins when we
receive Jesus Christ into our life by
faith and submit to His Lordship.
Romans 6:23; Ephesians
2:8,9; John 14:6; 1:2; Titus 3:5;
Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1
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- About Assurance of Salvation
Our Salvation is maintained by the grace
and power of God, not the self effort of
the Christian. The Word of God, the work
of Christ and the witness of the Holy
Spirit assure us of our salvation and
free us from living with the fear of
condemnation and judgement. The Christian
is called to grow in faith, obedience and
holiness of life, but our relationship
with God through Jesus Christ is
maintained by the grace and faithfulness
of God.
John 10:29; 2 Timothy
1:12; Hebrews 7:25; 10:10,14; 1 Peter
1:3-5
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- About the Future
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the
guarantee that we will also be
resurrected. When Christ returns, those
who believe in Him will be raised in a
new and glorified body to eternal life
with God. Those who have rejected Christ
will be raised to judgement for their
sins and will be separated from God in
eternity.
Revelation 20 and 21; 1
Corinthians 15; John 5:1-29; Matthew
25:31-46; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 2
Thessalonians 1:3-10; John 3:16; 1 John
2:25; 1 John 5:11-13; Romans 6:23;
Revelation 20:15; Matthew 8:8; 25:41,46
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- About the Church
The Church of Christ is the gathering
together of the faithful, in which the
pure word of God is preached and the
sacraments (being baptism and communion)
are duly administered. However, the
Church is not a pure assembly. Satan is
ever ready to lead us a stray by
unbelievers placed in our very midst. The
Church is to be a place of love, service,
fellowship and prayer.
Matt 13:24-30; 47-50; Acts
2:42; 1 Peter 4-5; 1 John 4:7-21
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