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STATEMENT OF FAITH
Ps Peter Tan
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THE BIBLE We believe the Bible,
as originally given, to be without error, the fully inspired and infallible Word
of God and the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and
conduct (Matthew 4:4; 2 Timothy 3:16).
We believe that the
Godhead exists as one God in three dimensions: each co-equally and
co-eternally one God in God the Father dimension, God the Word dimension
revealed in the Lord Jesus Christ and God the Holy Spirit dimension and that
these three are One Sovereign in creation, providence and redemption (Romans
1:20; Colossians 2:9; John 1:1-5).
We believe in the true
and proper deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His real
and complete humanity, in His sinless life, in His authoritative teaching, in
His substitutionary and atoning sacrifice through
His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right
hand of the Father, in His heavenly intercession and in His second advent to
receive His Church.
We believe in the deity
of the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son and the necessity
of His work in conviction of sin, repentance, regeneration and
sanctification, and that the believer is also promised an enduement
of power as the gift of Christ through the baptism in the Holy Spirit with
signs following. Through this enduement the
believer is empowered for fuller participation in the ministry of the Church,
its worship, evangelism and service.
We believe in the
universal revelation of the light of Christ to all men and in the universal
sinfulness of all men since the Fall, rendering man subject to the need for
redemption through the revelation of Jesus Christ the Way, the Truth and the
Life (John 1:9; Romans 3:23; John 14:6). |
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SALVATION We believe in the
necessity for salvation through repentance towards God and faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ by which the sinner is pardoned and accepted as righteous in God's
sight. This justification is imputed by the grace of God because of the
atoning work of Christ, is received by faith alone and is evidenced by the
impartation of the life of God that manifests in the fruit of the Spirit and
a holy life (Acts 2:38; Romans 5:1-5; Romans 8:2; John 3:16; Galatians 2:20;
5:22, 23).
We believe in the
spiritual unity and the priesthood of all believers in Christ and these
comprise the universal Church, the Body of Christ (John 17:20-23; Ephesians
4:3-6; 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 1:6).
We believe in the
service ministries that Christ has set in His Church, namely, apostles,
prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, and in the present operation of
the manifold Gifts of the Holy Spirit according to the New Testament
(Ephesians 4:11, 12; Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 28-31).
We believe in the
baptism of believers by immersion in water in obedience to the command of
Christ and in the commemoration of Christ's death by the observance of the
Lord's Supper until His return (Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
We believe that the
gospel embraces the needs of the whole man and that the Church is therefore
commissioned to preach the gospel to the world and to fulfil
a ministry of healing and deliverance to the spiritual and physical needs of
mankind (Mark 16:15-20; Acts 10;38; 1 John 3:8; Luke 4:18-20).
We believe in the personal, physical and visible return of
the Lord Jesus Christ to reign in power and glory (Acts 1:11; Matthew 24:30;
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8). |
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