We believe that the Bible tells us perfectly, everything we need to know about how God is healing the world through Jesus. It instructs us on who God is, how we can be rescued through Jesus and how we should live in light of God’s amazing love.
He is one God & He is eternal. He exists in a 3 person community of perfect love, joy, peace and life. We call this community the trinity – Father, Son & Holy Spirit
God created the universe & keeps it going. He created humans in His image to share in His perfect community & also reflect His goodness throughout the earth
Rather than sharing in God’s perfect love, humans rebelled (sinned) against God’s loving rule. We have therefore been separated from God’s perfect presence & now live broken lives that lead to death
God lovingly promised to send a rescuing King that would deal with our rebellion (sin), heal our relationship with God and allow us to share in His love again
God became man – the son of a virgin. This man, Jesus, was the rescuing King and by living a perfect life God’s Son restored love, joy, peace and life to people’s brokenness
Jesus had to die to deal with our rebellion (sin) and restore our relationship with God. He was the perfect sacrifice for sin, taking our punishment & paying our penalty of death so that we could be forgiven & know God again
Jesus rose from the dead conquering sin & death forever. This gives us confidence that Jesus is God, that He has dealt with our sin and that only He can give us eternal life in perfect relationship with God
We don’t have to do anything to make God pleased with us. We simply turn from our sin and back to God, asking for forgiveness & trusting that He loves us enough to rescue us through His death and resurrection – that’s grace!
After Jesus went back to Heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to give us the power to live a new life. The Holy Spirit fills us with boldness, confidence & assurance to help us know God, to honour Him & to tell others about Him
The church is another name for God’s new community of people that share in His love. It is like an extended family who experience the love, joy, peace and life of God together – in good times and in bad
The church has been given the amazing task of sharing this incredible news of restored relationship with God throughout the world. Through our actions & words we show & tell others that God can bring hope to broken lives
Jesus will come back to earth again, this time bringing justice & judgement. Everyone that has asked to be forgiven & restored to God will be welcomed into His kingdom forever! Those that have chosen not to will enter eternal death, forever living outside of God’s goodness & love
