What we Believe
A summary of what we believe the Bible teaches may be found in the Westminster Confession of Faith (with minor amendments by the PRC). Some prominent aspects of what we believe are as follows:
Worshipping The Triune God:
We believe in the majestic sovereign God revealed in the Bible. There is only one true and living God. Within the Godhead there are three distinct yet fully divine Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. These three Persons are one true, eternal God, one in substance, equal in power and glory. As God is the centre and ultimate purpose of all things, it is our duty to make worshipping Him and sharing His glory the dominant feature of our church life.
The Holy Scriptures:
The Bible is to be received because it is God-breathed, objective truth that is unchanging and applies in all generations. As the inspired Word of God, we receive the Old and New Testaments as being all-sufficient and without error. The Bible is our only authority for faith and life as individuals, families and churches. Historically, this has been referred to as ‘Sola Scriptura’ – the Scriptures Alone.
The Lord Jesus Christ:
The wonderful news is that the majestic God has stooped down to intervene in the lives of people like us: sinners who were determined to rebel against Him. Our Lord Jesus Christ is truly God and truly man (yet without sin); having two natures inseparably united in one Person. He is the Eternal Son of God, the only Redeemer of sinners who turn to Him, and our most enduring Friend. Historically, this has been referred to as ‘Solus Christus’ – Christ Alone.
Salvation By God’s Grace:
God is justly displeased with our sin (the failure to love and obey Him) and we can only be rescued from judgment by His unmerited favour. God graciously sent His Beloved Son into this world to live a perfect life and to bear the penalty for sin by His bitter death on the Cross. He freely did this so that the sins of His people could be completely forgiven and His people accepted as righteous by God in Him. Historically, this has been known as ‘Sola Gratia’ – Grace Alone.
Salvation Received Through Faith:
Salvation is found in Christ alone, by God’s grace alone, and received through faith alone. No sinful human (not even the most ‘religious’) can be made right with God by their attempts to do good works. The Bible’s amazing news is that the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ is imputed to sinners, and their guilt transferred to Christ, and their debt paid for by Him. Thus, salvation is not by good works but by depending in faith entirely upon the Lord Jesus Christ (and nothing or no one else). Historically, this has been known as ‘Sola Fide’ – Faith Alone.
Everything For God’s Glory:
All praise and glory belongs to God alone because He is both the Creator of all life and the Redeemer of His people. It is our duty and ought to be our delight to give glory to God alone. From beginning to end, salvation is the work of the Triune God, to whom alone is all the glory. Historically, this has been known as ‘Soli Deo Gloria’ — To the Glory of God Alone.
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