Our Beliefs

General Statement

We believe in one God, the Creator of the heavens and the Earth. He was made manifest in the flesh in the person of Jesus Christ. He died on a cross, was buried and rose again the third day. We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God. The basis and fundamental doctrine of the organisation shall be the Bible standard of full salvation which is repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as the spirit gives utterance.We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of GodThe basis and fundamental doctrine of the organisation shall be the Bible standard of full salvation which is repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as the spirit gives utterance. We shall endeavour to keep the unity of the spirit until we all come into the unity of the faith, at the same time guiding all brethren that they shall not contend for their different views to the disunity of the body.We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of GodThe basis and fundamental doctrine of the organisation shall be the Bible standard of full salvation which is repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as the spirit gives utterance. We shall endeavour to keep the unity of the spirit until we all come into the unity of the faith, at the same time guiding all brethren that they shall not contend for their different views to the disunity of the body. We shall endeavour to keep the unity of the spirit until we all come into the unity of the faith, at the same time guiding all brethren that they shall not contend for their different views to the disunity of the body.

Water Baptism

The scriptural mode of baptism is immersion, and is only for those who have fully repented, having turned from their sins and having a love of the world. It should be administered by a duly authorized minister of the Gospel, in obedience to the Word of God, and in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to the Acts of the Apostles 2:38; 8:16; 10:48; 19:5, thus obeying and fulfilling Matthew 28:19.

Baptism of Holy Spirit

John the Baptist, in Matthew 3:11, said, "...He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire." Jesus, in Acts 1:5, said, ".,.ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence." Luke tells us in Acts 2:4, "...they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues (languages), as the Spirit gave them utterance." The terms "baptize with the Holy Ghost and fire," "filled with the Holy Spirit," and the "gift of the Holy Ghost" are synonymous terms used interchangeably in the Bible. It is scriptural to expect all who receive the gift, filling, or baptism of the Holy Spirit to receive the same physical, initial sign of speaking with other tongues.The speaking with other tongues, as recorded in Acts 2:4; 10:46 and 19:6, and the gift of tongues, as explained in 1 Corinthians, chapters 12 and 14, are the same in essence, but different in use and purpose. The Lord, through the Prophet Joel, said "...I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh;..," (Joel 2:28), Peter, in explaining this phenomenal experience, said,",,, having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, He (Jesus) hath shed forth this which ye now see and hear." (Acts 2:33) Further, "...the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." (Acts 2:39)

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Second coming of Jesus

We believe that the time is drawing near when our Lord shall appear; then the dead in Christ shall arise, and we who are alive and remain shall be caught up with them to meet our Lord in the air. (1 Thess. 4:13-17; 1 Cor. 15:51-54; Phil. 3:20-21).We believe that Jesus is coming again the second time in person. Just as He went away, is clearly set forth by the Lord Jesus Himself, and was preached and taught in the early Christian church by the apostles; hence, the children of God today are earnestly, hopefully, looking forward to the glorious event. (Matt. 24; Acts 1:11; 3:19-21; 1 Cor. 11:26; Phil. 3:20-21,1 Thess. 4:14-17; Titus 2:13, 14)