There is only one God (Isaiah 44:6). However, He exists in three Persons- Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Not three Gods, but one God in three Persons.

      The word 'Person' is not completely adequate (no word is) but it is the closest word to describe the distinction between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit is not the Father. There is no formal 'doctrine of trinity' in the new Testament, but the deity of each person in the Trinity is clearly taught in it: the Father (I Cor. 8:6), the Son (Heb. 1:8ff), and the Holy Spirit (II Cor. 3:17ff). Also, the baptismal formula is in the name (not in the names) of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

2. The sovereignty of God in creation, revelation, redemption and final judgment.

      God is King: He reigns supreme; and nothing or no one can stand before Him or ultimately hinder His will.

Creation - God created all that exists because He wanted to, and He did it when he wanted to. The created order is not the result of an impersonal process; it is due to the deliberate voluntary activity of God. God is not part of the created order - He rules over it, controlling, upholding and directing it. (Gen 1; Isa. 40:12-14; Col. 1:16ff; Matt. 5:45).

Revelation - God's thoughts are altogether beyond us. What we know about Him and His will is not the result of human research but of His revealing. God reveals Himself through the Scriptures especially in the person of Jesus, and also in some measure through nature and conscience, etc.. But in all these things he reveals only what He has chosen to let us know. We are dependent upon Him not only to reveal Himself but also to open the eyes of our understanding to grasp such truth (Isa. 55; Deut. 29:29; II Tim. 3:16ff; Rom. 2:1ff; Matt. 11:27; 2 or 4:4ff).

Redemption -  The initiative for our redemption is totally in the hands of God. He is sovereign in planning our salvation and in sending His Son for that purpose. (John 3:16; Acts 2: 22ff; 4:12). He redeems whomsoever He chooses, when He will (Acts 16:14; John 6:44).

Final Judgment -  Ultimately all will have to acknowledge Him as King, He has the last word in setting man's eternal destiny ( i Peter 4:5).

      By Holy Scripture we mean firstly the Old Testament of the Bible, recognizing the full authority given to it by the Lord Jesus Christ. Secondly, we mean the New Testament books, written by the apostolic community by virtue of the special commission given them by the Lord Jesus. Since there are no grounds  for supposing that Jesus, recognized those books known as part of the Holy Scriptures, then neither do we (Matt. 5:18; John 10:35 etc.; John 14:26ff, 16; 12 ff).

     In asserting the divine inspiration of the Scriptures, we mean that it is 'God breathed' - that those who wrote were so moved by the Holy Spirit that they wrote the very words of God Himself ( II Tim. 3:16; II Pet. 1:21). It is not just inspiring reading, it does not merely contain the Word of God. What the Bible says, God says. Therefore, we are confident of its entire trustworthiness. Our God is the God of truth and all knowledge. He cannot lie. So we assert that the Bible - God's word - presents true facts, true history and true interpretation of those facts. In saying this we simply align ourselves with Jesus and the apostles.

      The phrases 'as originally given' reminds us that we do not possess the original manuscripts of the Bible. Consequently no translation can be 100% infallible. But we do have many very early texts and can say that questionable readings are relatively insignificant and nowhere challenge the reliability of the doctrine. 

      We acknowledge the Scriptures as the Word of God. We know Him to be the supreme authority as far as what we believe are concerned. Where there is disagreement we follow the Scriptures rather that Church leaders and teachers, or professors, or parents and family, or even our own ideas ( Matt. 4:1-11; Acts 4:18ff).

      The Bible teaches that "The Fall of Man" was an actual and historical event, not merely symbolic or mythological. Man was created with moral and spiritual harmony with God, responsible to God and with a clear understanding of what he might not do. Man was given the freedom to obey or disobey. Without such freedom, man would have been only a programmed machine with no capacity to give or receive love meaningfully. As a result of his deliberate disobedience, the first man, Adam became alienated to God. All his descendants, i.e. all mankind since, with the sole exemption of Jesus Christ, have inherited his situation (estrangement from God) and his condition moral and spiritual perversion). This is called original sin. Further, all men without exemption (other than Jesus Christ) are guilty of sinful thoughts and acts- the outworking of their situation and condition. Baptism, or any other rite, or the performing of good works, are all totally unable to bridge the chasm between fallen man and God, and to deal with the problem of our sin, original or actual. The Bible clearly states that because God is holy as well as loving, He must judge us for our sinfulness because we are actually guilty. Unless we accept the only solution He has provided by repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, we are condemned to eternal separation from Him, which is Hell. (Gen. 3; Rom. 1:18- 3:20; Rom. 5:12-21).

      What Jesus did when He died on the cross is central to the Christian message. It is the heart of the Gospel, which is sometimes simply called 'the Word of the cross'. There are many New Testament words that describe Christ's work, such as redemption (Mark 10:45), justification (Rom. 5:19), reconciliation (Rom. 5:10), propitiation (I John 2:2), sacrifice (Heb 9:26, 28) etc.. However, basic to all of them is the idea of substitution- Jesus bore our sins (I Peter 2:24). He died in our place, The death of Jesus is the only means of salvation; there is no other way (Acts 4:12). God save us, not because of our piety or our works, but because Jesus died to pay the penalty of our sins.

      This salvation is complete: past, present and future (Rom. 5:1, 2- past justification, present grace an future glory). We are being delivered from its present dominion and power. We will be finally and completely delivered from its pollution and presence. 

      The bodily resurrection is the rising of the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead after three days, in both body and spirit. The resurrected body of Jesus was the same body which has been entombed- materials and very real. When the disciples thought He was a spirit, He declared that He had flesh and bones. Moreover, He partook of the food they gave Him- though food is not necessary for a life beyond death (Luke 24:37-42). But His resurrection had different properties from His pre-resurrected body. He could suddenly appear and disappear in a surprising way, even when doors were locked (Luke 24:31, 35; John 20:19). The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is a complete victory over sin and death. It is a proof that we who are in Christ will rise from the dead, and that the power of death both physical and spiritual, is broken forever (I Cor. 15:20-23).

      The Lord Jesus Christ's ascension is His going back to heaven in his resurrected  body. This happened forty days after His resurrection, when, before His disciples' eyes, He ascended into Heaven. The ascension marks the final appearance of Jesus until the Day when He comes again, (Acts 1:9-11; Luke 24:50ff). Christ's ascension to the right hand of God the Father proved that His work of salvation is complete and final and that He is reigning until He has put all His enemies under His feet' (Heb. 1:3,4; I Cor. 15:24-26).  

      Regeneration is the act of God by which new life is implanted to man. It is completed in a moment of time and affects the whole man. The Scriptures speak of it as 'being born again;' (John 3:3ff;  I Peter 1:23), 'passing out of death into life' (I John 3:14), 'being made alive together in Christ' (Eph. 2:5; Col. 2:13); or being made 'a new creation' in Christ (II Cor. 5:17). Only the Holy Spirit is able to bring about this new life. This is because man is by nature 'dead through trespasses and sins' (Eph. 2:1). Just as physically dead man cannot get up, so man, left to himself, cannot even wish to make the motion of turning from sin. The Holy Spirit is the Author of regeneration. Spiritual life is the result of His direct immediate work. Men are born into God's family not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God' (John 1:13).

      Once the Spirit of God begins to work in their hearts, men are stirred to respond to the Gospel. The preaching of the Good News is done by or in the Holy Spirit (I Peter 1:12). Un