Statement of Faith

We believe that:

The Bible is the infallible Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, that it contains the answer to man's problems and that it is the final authority in all areas of human life. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 2;13; 2 Peter 1:20-21);

There is one God who exists eternally in three distinguishable, but indivisible, persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. (John 10:30; John 14:26; Philippians 2:5-7 and 2 Corinthians 13:14);

The creation and fall of man happened as recorded in Genesis and that we are now all infected with sin at birth, which: renders us sick; separates us from God; and means that we will have to be quarantined permanently outside of heaven if we have not taken steps to restore our spiritual health while we are physically alive on earth;

God is a god of Love, that He loves all people, and that it is His desire to reach out to those who are still sick (i.e. infected with sin) so that they can have their spiritual health restored and spend eternity with Him in heaven. (Psalm 68:5,6; 1 John 4:16);

By admitting that we are sick (i.e. sinners) and believing in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and accepting Him as Lord, we can have our spiritual health restored and spend eternity with God in heaven: i.e. be saved. (Ephesians 2:8,9; Romans 5:1; Romans 3:24);

Jesus is the only person who can save us from being quarantined in hell. (Genesis 1:26; 1 Timothy 2:5);

Water baptism, as taught and demonstrated by Jesus, is the way for believers to identify themselves with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. (Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4; Matthew 3:13-17);

Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a gift from God, and the main purpose of the Holy Spirit, once it is activated in us, is to empower us to develop the character of Christ and to live in God's will. (Matthew 3:11; Acts 2:4);

God gives all believers spiritual gifts for the strengthening of His people (the Church) and proof of His existence and immense power to the unbelievers. The gifts of the Spirit are active and relevant today. (1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 1 Peter 4:10);

Sanctification is the ongoing process of allowing God's character to be developed in us. (Romans 6:19; Galatians 5:22-25)

Divine healing is active in the lives of people today through Jesus, who is the Healer. Healing includes physical, mental, emotional and spiritual restoration. (Luke 9:11; Matthew 9:35; Acts 10:38; and Matthew 10:1);

Jesus did not come only to redeem and save us, but also to enable us to enjoy an abundant life, starting here on earth. (John 10:10);

We enjoy an abundant life when: a) we live with constant joy and peace (despite adverse circumstances); b) we have so much love, that we are even able to love our enemies; and c) we experience growth and prosperity in every area of our lives (although not necessarily at the same time or to the same degree);

All Christians ultimately belong to the same organization, the body of Christ, headed by our Lord Jesus, and that they all have the same role - Ambassadors - even though they may each have a different mission;

The regular taking of Communion is as an act of remembering what our Lord Jesus did for us on the cross;

Every believer should be in a growing relationship with Jesus by obeying God’s Word, yielding to the Holy Spirit and by being conformed to the image of Christ;

Hell is as a real quarantine place that is reserved for those who are sick and who live under the dominion and destructive power of sin: i.e. all those who have chosen not to accept Jesus as their Savior and Lord before their (physical) death. We believe that love does not force people to accept the treatment that can save them from spiritual death. However, by the same token, we believe that it is our role to never stop from trying to save the sick from being quarantined in hell;

When we go to hell it is forever, which is why God sent His only son to earth and is willing to extent as much as possible the time before the day of judgment arrives: the day when Jesus separates those who are sick from those who are healthy. (Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 20:12-15; John 3:16-18; Acts 1:11; Thessalonians 4:13-17; and Hebrews 9:28);

Jesus Christ will return to the earth at some future unknown point in time and that both the Christians and the unbelievers will be raised and sent to their final destination place: heaven or hell.

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