A. The Scriptures
We believe that the sixty-six books of the Bible are verbally, equally, and fully inspired by God and are therefore without error in the original manuscripts. These Scriptures center around the Lord Jesus Christ and should be interpreted literally. They are our final rule of faith and practice. (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:19-21)
B. The Trinity
We believe that the Godhead is one being, eternally existing in three persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – and that these three are one God, having precisely the same nature, attributes, and perfections and worthy of precisely the same honor, confidence, and obedience. (Mt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14)
C. The Person and Work of Jesus Christ
We believe that the eternal Son of God was born of a virgin, becoming and remaining a perfect man yet retaining His absolute deity, being at the same time very God and very man, and giving His life as a ransom for all. His death was substitutionary – the just for the unjust – and by His death He became the Savior of the lost. He arose bodily from the dead, ascended to heaven, and now never ceases to intercede for the saved. (Luke 1:30-35; John 1:14-18; Phil. 2:5-8; 1 Pet.3:18)
D. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the person of the Godhead who dwells in every believer and by His baptism unites all to Christ in one body. He restrains evil in the world, convicts the world of sin, regenerates and seals all believers, bestows gifts for service, and empowers those who are yielded to Him. (John 16:7-15; 1 Cor. 6:19; 12:13)
E. Creation and Humanity
We believe that in the beginning God created all things out of nothing. He created humanity – male and female – in his own image, and therefore human life possesses inherent value. God has ordained the institution of marriage, which is a union between one man and one woman (as genetically defined and created by God), and has reserved sexual acts for marriage. Man fell through sin and lost his spiritual life; this spiritual death has been transmitted to the entire human race, which is essentially and unchangeably bad apart from divine grace (Christ Jesus alone being excepted). (Gen. 1:26-27; 2:18-25; Ex. 20:11; Rom. 3:10-19)
F. Angels, Satan, and Demons
We believe that God created spiritual beings known as angels. One sinned through pride, thereby becoming Satan or the Devil, and many angels followed him in his moral fall. Satan is the originator of sin and, under the permission of God, led our first parents into transgression. In the end, he will be cast into the lake of fire. Many angels, however, kept their holy estate and are ministering spirits to those who are saved. (2 Cor. 11:14; 1 Tim. 3:6; Heb. 1:14)
G. Salvation
We believe that no one can enter the kingdom of God unless born again; this redemption has been accomplished solely by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, who was made to be sin and died in our place, and comes only through faith in Christ. All who are thus truly saved shall be kept saved forever and may be assured of their salvation. (John 3:5-8; 10:28; 2 Cor. 5:21; Eph. 2:8-10; 1 John 5:13)
H. Sanctification
We believe that sanctification is a three-fold setting-apart unto God. It is positionally complete in Christ, progressively advanced through the Holy Spirit, and ultimately accomplished when the Christian sees the Lord. We are called with a holy calling to live in the power of the indwelling Spirit in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon our Lord. (John 17:17; 2 Cor. 3:18; 1 Thess. 5:23)
I. The Church
We believe that all who are united to Christ are members of the Church. The New Testament teaches the establishment and continuation of the local church to seek the salvation of all people, to edify believers, and to assemble for worship. Believers’ baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper are the ordinances of the church. (Mt. 16:16-18; 28:19; Acts 2:42-47; 1 Cor. 11:17-33; 12:12-27)
J. Last Things
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will rapture His church and return in person, with power and great glory, to reign for 1000 years. He will lift the curse on creation, restore Israel to her land, fulfill God’s covenant promises, and bring the whole world to the knowledge of God. All people will experience a bodily resurrection, the unsaved to everlasting punishment and the saved to eternal life. (Mt. 25:46; 1 Thess. 4:13-17; Rev. 20:1-3; 20:12-21:4)
VALUES
Gospel motivates us to worship Him, to obey Him, and follow Jesus every day. It also drives us to share God’s love with our families, friends, community, and the world at large. Christianity is not a set of religious rules but a living relationship with the Triune God in Jesus Christ. Our focus as a church is to respond to His calling on our lives. Having been saved and connected to Him through saving-faith of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we now serve our Savior with gladness. We are a community called to reach-out and demonstrate the love and grace of Jesus through our lives and words – both here in our community and around the world. We are a community called to reach up as believers, loving and worshipping God at our most highest. The foundations of this church are Biblical teaching of the Word, Spirit-led worship, authentic relationships, unceasing prayer, and compassionate provision for the needy.
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ወንጌል እግዚአብሔርን እንድናመልከው፣ እንድንታዘዘው እና ኢየሱስን በየቀኑ እንድንከተል ያነሳሳናል። እንዲሁም ከቤተሰቦቻችን፣ ከጓደኞቻችን፣ ከማህበረሰቡ እና ከአለም ጋር ያለውን ፍቅር እንድናካፍል ይገፋፋናል። ክርስትና የሃይማኖታዊ ህጎች ስብስብ ሳይሆን በኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ካለው ከስላሴ አምላክ ጋር ያለ ህያው ግንኙነት ነው። ትኩረታችን እንደ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ለሕይወታችን ጥሪ ምላሽ መስጠት ነው። በኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ወንጌል በማዳን ከዳነን እና ከእርሱ ጋር ከተገናኘን፣ አሁን አዳኛችንን በደስታ እናገለግላለን። እኛ ለማግኘት የተጠራን ማህበረሰብ ነን የኢየሱስን ፍቅር እና ፀጋ በህይወታችን እና በቃላችን - እዚህ በማህበረሰባችን እና በአለም ዙሪያ ለማሳየት። እኛ አማኞች ሆነን እንድንገኝ የተጠራን ማህበረሰብ ነን፣ እግዚአብሔርን በመውደድ እና በማምለክ በአቅማችን። የዚህች ቤተ ክርስቲያን መሠረቶች መጽሐፍ ቅዱሳዊ የቃሉ ትምህርት፣ በመንፈስ የሚመራ አምልኮ፣ ትክክለኛ ግንኙነት፣ የማያቋርጥ ጸሎት እና ለችግረኞች መሐሪ አቅርቦት ናቸው።
Mailing address
P.O. Box 340 Stan Main,
Surrey, B.C.
V3T 5B6