ticipation in the ministry of the Church, namely, apostles, prophets,
Church, its worship, evangelism evangelists, pastors and teachers,
and in the present operation of the
and service.
manifold Gifts of the Holy Spirit acMANKIND: We believe in the uni- cording to the New Testament.
versal sinfulness of all men since
the fall, rendering man subject to THE ORDINANCES: We believe in
the baptism of believers in water in
God’s wrath and condemnation.
obedience to the command of Christ
SALVATION: We believe in the ne- and the commemoration of Christ’s
cessity for salvation of repentance death by the observance of the
towards God and faith in the Lord Lord’s Supper until His return.
Jesus Christ by which the sinner is
pardoned and accepted as right- THE COMMISSION: We believe that
eous in God’s sight. This justifica- the Gospel embraces the needs of
tion is imputed by the grace of the whole man and that the Church
God because of the atoning work is therefore commissioned to preach
of Christ, is received by faith alone the gospel to the world and to fulfil
and is evidenced by the Fruit of the a ministry of healing and deliverance
to the spiritual and physical needs of
Spirit and a holy life.
mankind.
THE COMING KING: We believe in
the personal, physical and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to reign
in power and glory.
THE CHURCH: We believe in the
spiritual unity and the priesthood of all believers in Christ and
that these comprise the universal
Church, the Body of Christ.
THE MINISTRY: We believe in the
ministries that Christ has set in His
THE FUTURE STATE: We believe in
the resurrection of the dead and in
the final judgement of the world, the
eternal conscious bliss of the righteous and the eternal conscious punishment of the wicked.
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