Our Statement of Faith
This is an important aspect of our prayer work, our statement of faith. It puts Jesus at the very centre of our prayer life. He alone has the authority to take our prayers, anyones prayers to God. There is only one God, the Christian God with Jesus firmly at his side and it is to him, our Lord that we praise, worship, give thanks to………
We believe in:-
1.The one true God who lives eternally in three persons-the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
2.The love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.
3.The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God-fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.
4.The dignity of all people, made male and female in God's image who are to love, be holy and care for creation, yet are corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.
5.The incarnation of God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ-born of the Virgin Mary, truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.
6.The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.
7.The bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruit of our resurrection; his ascension to the Father and his reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.
8.The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
9.The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.
10. The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost and establish a new heaven and new earth.
Where were you when I needed you the man asked....Jesus replied, I was carrying you on my back.