Statement of Faith
Our faith rests on the absolute authority of the God-breathed scriptures.
All three persons of the Godhead are active in God’s redeeming mission.
Our Missiology centres on the over-arching biblical themes of:
- God’s creation of the world
- The Fathers redeeming love for all humanity as revealed in
the incarnation.
- Ultimately a new Heaven and a new Earth will be established for all eternity.
The Holy Spirit, promised by our Lord, is our comforter, teacher and source of power. It is the Spirit who calls us into holiness and integrity, and leads the Church into all truth. The spirit is the agent of mission, convicting of sin, righteousness, and judgment. We are Christ’s servants, empowered and lead by the Spirit, whose goal is to glorify God.
We confess the following themes as truths of special importance in this present age:
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Jesus Christ is Lord of the Church and Lord of the universe.
Ultimately every knee will bow and every tongue confess that
Jesus is Lord. The gospel of the kingdom is to be proclaimed
to the whole world.
- The Lord Jesus Christ is one person existing in two natures,
fully God and fully Man. Salvation is found in Christ alone.
- The good news of the salvation made possible by the work
of Jesus Christ must be expressed in all the languages and cultures
of the world. We are commanded to be heralds of the gospel to
every person so that they can have the opportunity to confess
faith in Christ
- The Gospel is good news and addresses all human needs.
We emphasise the holistic nature of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Both the Old Testament and the New Testament demonstrate God
is concerned with the whole person - body, soul, and spirit,
and their functioning in their community.
- Opposition to the spread of the gospel is foremost a spiritual
conflict involving human sin and principalities and powers opposed
to the living God. Jesus Christ has power over all powers and
is able to free all who turn to Him in faith. We affirm that
in the Cross God has won the victory, and we overcome by the
blood of the lamb, our confession and holy life style.
- Jesus Christ is building the Church from people out of
every nation, tribe, people and language. We seek to do all that
we can to encourage, strengthen, and equip the church of Jesus
Christ in all parts of the world.
- Suffering, persecution and martyrdom are present realities
for many Christians. We acknowledge that our obedience in mission
involves suffering and recognise that the church is experiencing
this.
- Economic and political systems deeply affect the spread of God’s kingdom. Human government is allowed by God, but all human institutions act out of humanistic self will. Appropriate Christian response to political and economic systems requires the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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