- The
full inspiration of the Holy Scriptures;
their authority and sufficiency as not only containing, but being in themselves,
the Word of God, the reliability of the New Testament in its testimony to
the character and authorship of the Old Testament; and the need of the teaching
of the Holy Spririt to a true and spritual understanding of the whole.
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The
unity of the Godhead
and the divine coequality of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit;
the sovereignty of God in Creation, Providence and Redemption.
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The
utter depravity of human nature in consequence of the fall,
and the necessity of regeneration.
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The
true and proper Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ; His virgin
birth, His real and perfect manhood; the authority of His teaching, and
the infallibility of all His utterances; His work of atonement for sinners
of mankind by His vicarious sufferings and death; His bodily resurrection
and His ascension into Heaven; and his present priestly intercession for
His people at the right hand of the Father.
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The
justification of the sinner solely by faith, through the
atoning merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
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The
necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit in regeneration,
conversion and sanctification; also in ministry and worship.
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The
resurrection of the body;
the judgement of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, with the eternal
blessedness of the righteous and the eternal punishment of the wicked.
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The
observance of Baptism and the Breaking of Bread as ordinances
of divine institution, taught in the New Testament.
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The
personal return of our Lord Jesus Christ in glory.
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The
duty of all believers:
(a) to be baptised by total immersion in water upon profession of faith.
(b) to remember the Lord regularly in the breaking of bread.
(c) to join the membership of a local church.
(d) to meet with the church regularly in prayer and fellowship.
(e) to live in obedience to God's Word and witness to the Lord Jesus Christ.
