Our doctrine (or ’What we believe’)

Below are key doctrinal issues that we believe in, along with Bible references that show what it is we believe.

 

We believe in the Bible

• 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21; 2 Samuel 23:2; Acts 1:16 2
• Proverbs 30:5-6; John 17:17; Romans 3:4; Revelation 22:18-19 3
• Romans 2:12; John 12:47-48; 1 Corinthians 4:3; Luke 10:10-16 and 12:47-48

We believe in God

• John 4:24; Psalm 83:18; Hebrews 3:4; Romans 1:20; Jeremiah 10:10
• Exodus 15:11; Isaiah 6:3; 1 Peter 1:15; Revelation 4:6-8
• Mark 12:30; Revelation 4:11; Matthew 10:37; Jeremiah 2:12-13
• Matthew 28:19; John 15:26; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6

We believe in the fall of man

• Genesis 1:27-31 and 2:16; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Acts 17:26
• Genesis 3:6-24; Romans 5:12
• Romans 5:15-19; John 3:6; Psalm 51:5
• Ephesians 2:3
• Ezekiel 18:19-20; Romans 1:20 and 3:19; Galatians 3:22

We believe in the way of salvation

• Ephesians 2:5; Matthew 18:11; 1 John 4:10; 1 Chronicles 3:5-7; Acts15:11
• John 3:16
• Philippians 2:6-7
• Hebrews 7:25; Colossians 3:9

We believe in justification

• John 1:16; Ephesians 3:8
• Acts 13:39; Romans 5:1
• Romans 5:9; Zechariah 13:1; Matthew 9:6; Acts 10:43
• Romans 5:19; and 3:24-26; 4:23-26.
• Romans 5:1-2

We believe in salvation

• Isaiah 55:1; Revelation 22:17
• Acts 17:30; Romans 16:26; Mark 1:15-17
• John 5:40; Mathew 23:37; Romans 9:31-32
• John 3:29; Matthew 11:20; Luke 19:27; 2 Thessalonians 1:8

We believe in regeneration

• John 3:3-6-7; Revelation 7:13-14 and 21:27
• 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ezekiel 36:26; Deuteronomy 30:6; Romans 2:28-29
• John 3:8 and 1:13; James 1:16-18; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Philippians 2:13
• 1 Peter 1:22-23; 1 John 5:1; Ephesians 4:20-24; Colossians 3:11
• Ephesians 5:9; Romans 8:9; Galatians 5:16-23; Matthew 3:8-10 and 7:20; 1 John 5:14-18

We believe in repentance and faith

• Mark 1:15; Acts 11:18; Ephesians 2:8; 1 John 5:1
• John 16:8; Acts 2:38; 16:30-31
• Romans 10:9-11; Acts 3:22-23; Hebrews 4:14

We believe in grace

• 2 Timothy 1:8-9
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
• 1 Corinthians 4:7 and 1:26-31; Romans 3:27
• 2 Timothy 2:10; 1 Corinthians 9:22; Romans 8:28-30
• 1 Thessalonians 1:4
• 2 Peter 1:10-11; Philippians 3:12; Hebrews 6:11

We believe in sanctification

• Thessalonians 4:3 and 5:32; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Ephesians 1:4
• Proverbs 4:18
• Philippians 2:12; Ephesians 4:11-12; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 2:2 and 3:18
• 2 Corinthians 13:5; Luke 11:35 and 9:23; Matthew 26:18; Ephesians 6:18 and 4:30
• 1 Timothy 4:7

We believe in the gospel

• Romans 3:31; Matthew 5:17; Luke 16:17; Romans 3:20 and 4:15
• Romans 7:12 and 7:7-14-22; Galatians 3:21; Psalms 119
• Romans 8:7-8
• Romans 8:2-4

We believe in the church

• Acts 2:41-42
• 2 Corinthians 8:6
• 1 Corinthians 11:2
• Matthew 28:20; John 14:15
• 1 Corinthians 14:12
• Philippians 1:1; Acts 14:23 and 15:22; 1 Timothy 3:1; Titus 1

We believe in baptism

• Acts 8:36-39; Matthew 3:5-6; John 3:22-23 and 4:1-2; Peter 28-19
• Matthew 28:19; Acts 10:47-48; Galatians 3:27-28
• Romans 6:3; Colossians 2:12
• Acts 2:41; Matthew 28:19-29

We believe in communion

• Luke 22:19-20; Mark 14:20-26; Matthew 26:27-30;
• 1 Corinthians 11:27-30 and 10:16
• 1 Corinthians 11:26; Matthew 28:20
• John 6:35-54-56
• 1 Corinthians 11:28

We believe in the last days

• 1 Peter 4:7; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Hebrews 1:10-12; Matthew 24:35
• Acts1:11
• Acts 24:15; 1 Corinthians 15:12-58; Luke 14:14; Deuteronomy 12:2
• Matthew 13:49; 37-43; 24:30-31; 25:31-33
• Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 22:11; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Mark 9:43-48
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6-12; Hebrews 6:1-2; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Acts 17:13; Romans 2:2-16; 1 John 2:28 and 4:17; 2 Peter 3:11-12

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