ABOUT US

What We Believe

Please explore our website and get to know us better. We are not special people and we are far from perfect, but we have been adopted by an extraordinary Father in heaven. We worship Him as Creator of heaven and earth and his Son, Jesus Christ, as the Saviour of the world.

Our beliefs about the Holy Bible

Our churches believe that the Holy Bible is the Word of God. This Word has no equal because it is:

Inspired by God the Holy Spirit who caused many different men to write it over a considerable period of time.
Infallible in that it is a completely reliable and trustworthy book which should not and need not be doubted.
Inerrant, meaning that whatever is revealed in it is without error, contradiction or misrepresentation.
Sufficient because it fully contains the will of God and reveals all that we need to believe in order to be saved.
This Word represents the final rule of faith and life in our churches. We receive it for regulation, foundation and confirmation of our faith. It serves as the basis for all authority in our churches
We believe that the Bible is God's divine revelation through which He reveals to us His will. Therefore, the Word is the final authority for life. By this divine Word, God clearly reveals Himself to us, as far as is necessary for us to know in this life, to His glory and our salvation. The Bible therefore clearly explains to us the way of salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Our beliefs about the True Church

We believe there is one holy, universal Church which has existed from the beginning of the world and will exist to the end of times. It is gathered and upheld by the Lord God, through His Son, Jesus Christ. We further believe that the marks by which the Church is known are these:

The pure preaching of the gospel
The pure administration of the sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper)
The practice of church discipline, which includes preserving and promoting harmony and unity within the Church as well as keeping all members obedient to God.
In short, all things must be managed according to the Word of God and all things contrary must be rejected.

Historically, we trace our roots through the Reformation of the 16th century, right back through the ancient church and before that through Israel, all the way back to Abraham and even to Adam, the worlds’ first believer.

In addition to following the three ecumenical creeds, we adhere to the following confessions: