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Basis of Faith

We hold uncompromisingly to the five pillars heralded by the Protestant Reformation.
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Sola Fide                       - Justification is by faith alone.

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Sola Gratia                    - Salvation is by God's grace alone.

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Solo Christo                 - Redemption is through Christ alone.

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Sola Scriptura              - The Bible alone is the infallible and inerrant Word of God.

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Soli Deo gloria             - All glory is to God alone!

'It is not the church's business to make truth, alter truth or improve truth, but rather to receive it, stand firm upon it, contend earnestly for it, preach it, adorn it with holy living, 
and - if necessary - die for it.'

('The Lamb is all the Glory', a commentary on Revelation by Richard Brooks - Welwyn Commentary Series, p.24.)

The Scriptures

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We hold to the great doctrines of the Reformation in matters concerning the salvation of men. We are a local church that acknowledges the supreme authority of Holy Scripture. In issues concerning faith and practice the Scripture is our sole authority. Should doctrine or actions be contrary to the Bible then no matter who is promoting them, no matter what clever arguments are produced in favour of them, we cannot with good conscience endorse them. We desire to have our consciences bound by the Word of God. We are not governed by tradition, the opinion of man, sentiment, or by pragmatism, but the Word of God alone. Our Pastor preaches in accordance with the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith as a good and accurate summary of the sound doctrine found in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.


Preaching

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We believe that the preaching of the Bible must have the central place in our services. We are convinced that nothing can or should take the place of the preaching of the Word. In these days of increasing usage of multi-media equipment, emphasis on musical programmes and drama, we desire to stress the significance of the preaching of the Word of God. Since the receiving of the Word of God is of utmost importance we consider the singing of hymns and prayer of the corporate assembly as means of preparing one's heart for the preaching and yet they are in themselves legitimate means through which we render praise and worship to God.


The Doctrines of Grace

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We are in no doubt as to the beauty of the teaching regarding God’s Free and Sovereign Grace. Of ourselves we could never aspire to His great plan of salvation. And yet, before the foundation of the world our salvation was fixed in the mind of God and through the work of the effectual calling of the Holy Spirit we were brought into the Family of God. His work of redemption shall continue and will be fully realised when we stand before His Throne.


Evangelism

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 We believe in the necessity and responsibility of evangelism. We have no more liking for Hyper-Calvinism than we have for Arminianism. We do not believe that there is any inconsistency between God's sovereignty in the salvation of His chosen people and His command to preach the gospel to every creature. We believe that in evangelism as in everything else, the Word of God must govern us.


Worship

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We have a serious approach to worship. The God we worship is a God of majesty, glory and holiness. We believe that when we come together to worship this great and glorious God of the Bible, we ought to do so with reverence and a wholesome fear of God. We feel there must be joy as well, but it must be a joy that is a joy in God, not mere emotionalism and sentimentality manufactured by a cleverly created atmosphere, but a joy arising out of the knowledge of the Lord imparted by the Word through the Scriptures and controlled by reverence. We believe that there is a world of difference between a "dead" service and a serious spiritual service. Because of this desire for serious worship, we believe anything that would detract from serious worship must not be allowed among us.


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