Beliefs
What we believe
These beliefs shape everything we do, from how we worship on a Sunday to how we love our neighbours on a Monday.
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The Bible
2 Timothy 3:16-17 · 2 Peter 1:20-21 · Proverbs 30:5 · Romans 16:25-26 · John 8:31-32 · Hebrews 4:12
The Bible is God's word to us. Written by people inspired by the Holy Spirit, it's without error and can be trusted completely. From start to finish it tells one story: God loves us and wants to know us.
God
Genesis 1:1, 26-27 · Psalm 90:2 · Psalm 145:8-9 · Matthew 28:19 · 1 Peter 1:3-5 · 2 Corinthians 13:14
There is one God, who has always existed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He made and rules over everything. He is all-powerful, all-knowing and unchanging, a loving Father who always keeps his promises.
Jesus
Matthew 1:18-23 · Isaiah 9:6 · John 1:1-5, 14:10-14 · Hebrews 4:14-15 · 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 · Acts 1:9-11
Jesus is fully God and fully human. He lived a sinless life, died on the cross in our place, rose from the dead three days later and will one day return. He did for us what we never could.
The Holy Spirit
John 14:16-17, 16:7-13 · Acts 1:8 · 1 Corinthians 3:16 · Ephesians 1:13-14, 5:18 · 2 Corinthians 3:17 · 1 Corinthians 12:1-31
The Holy Spirit is fully God. He shows us our need for Jesus and lives in every believer. He guides, comforts and corrects us, and his gifts are still at work today. We can be filled with him every day.
Salvation
Romans 6:23 · Ephesians 2:8-9 · Isaiah 64:6 · John 1:12, 14:6 · Titus 3:5-6 · Romans 3:23, 5:1, 10:9-10
Salvation is a free gift from God. We can't earn it or deserve it. We receive it by faith in Jesus and what he did on the cross, and we live it out by following him and turning away from sin.
Eternal life
John 3:16 · 1 John 2:25, 5:11-13 · Romans 6:23 · Matthew 25:31-46 · Revelation 20:15, 21:1-4
We were made to live forever with God, and eternal life is ours when we accept his gift of salvation. Heaven and hell are real, and the choices we make in this life matter for eternity.
The church
John 17:11, 20-23 · Romans 12:4-5 · Ephesians 1:22-23, 2:19-22 · Hebrews 10:24-25 · Colossians 1:17-20
The church isn't a building, it's a family: everyone who follows Jesus, together sharing his love with the world. Jesus leads his church, and the church is the hope of the world.
Baptism
Matthew 3:13-17 · Mark 1:9 · Matthew 28:19-20 · Romans 6:4 · Colossians 2:12 · 2 Corinthians 5:17
Jesus was baptised and asked his followers to be baptised too. Baptism is a public way of saying we follow Jesus, an outward sign of a change on the inside. It doesn't save us; faith in Jesus does.
Communion
Matthew 26:26-28 · Mark 14:22-26 · Luke 22:14-20 · 1 Corinthians 11:26-29 · Acts 2:42
Jesus asked his followers to share communion. The bread and the cup remind us that his body was broken and his blood was shed for our forgiveness. It's a time to celebrate and to reflect on our walk with God.
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