WHAT WE BELIEVE
Statement of Faith
Northcliff Union Church, in agreement with Evangelical confessions of faith,
Believes that the Bible in its original manuscripts is inspired by God. Holy men of God wrote as they were moved, guided and guarded by the Holy Spirit, so that the final product of their writings is the inerrant, infallible Word of God and is the final authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
Believes in one God eternally existing in three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, who are Co-equal, Co-eternal & Co-essential.
Believes that God created mankind, both male and female, in His own image; that sin entered the world through one man, Adam, and, by his fall, through him all mankind fell from God’sgrace, incurring the wages of sin which is death and a totally depraved sinful nature.
Believes that Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus, in one Person, is at once true God and true man; that He died on Calvary’s cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins, once for all, forever; that all who repent and put their faith and trust in Him, are justified on the grounds of His atoning sacrifice.
Believes that the Lord Jesus Christ was raised from the dead physically and visibly by the power of the Holy Spirit. He ascended into heaven where He presides in the place of honour, with the Father, acting as our High Priest and Advocate.
Believes in the personal, physical, visible and imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ to redeem His Church; to consummate history; and judge the ungodly.
Believes in the Person of the Holy Spirit who convicts the world and the unbeliever of sin, righteousness and judgement. He works within the life of the believer to bring about new life that imparts to the believer the Divine nature.
Believes that the Christian life is to be lived victoriously under the power and direction of the Holy Spirit, who is the witness of God in the believer to the fact that he/she is a child of God, and that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the authoritative Word of God – the final guide and authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
Believes that Satan exists as a real spiritual being, created by and subject to God. He is the arch-enemy of God; the originator of sin; the arch-tempter of humanity; that he now opposes God’s purposes; that God has decreed his and his cohorts’ final defeat on earth and banishment to hell.
Believes that the Church Universal is that whole company of believers who have repented of their sin and put their faith and trust in Jesus as their personal Saviour and LORD; that the local Church is an expression in microcosm of the Church Universal, doing His work as His body in the world.
Believes that the local Church is any community of believers who gather for worship, instruction from God’s Word and service, under the Lordship of Jesus Christ; that the local Church is subject to the Lord Jesus as Head of His Church; the local Church is committed to discovering and doing the will of God through the instruction of the Word of God.
Believes the local Church is committed to faithfully observing the ordinances of the Lord Jesus – The Lord’s Supper and Baptism, and is also committed to the carrying out of the Great Commission by means of mission and evangelism, as Christ commanded.
Believes that salvation is by grace alone, through faith, without works; but that such genuine saving faith will always manifest itself in a response of good works, witness and holy living.
Believes that God has appointed a day when He will judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ to whom He has given all authority and judgement. On that day the fallen angels and all people who have lived on earth will appear before His throne to give an account of their deeds, either good or evil. Those who have been justified by faith and are born again believer will inherit an eternal life of peace, joy and eternal rewards. The unrighteous who do not know God’s salvation will be punished by being excluded eternally from God’s presence, and eternal punishment in hell.
Believes That a personal confession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the essential prerequisite for church membership.