First and foremost, we believe it to be God’s intent to have an intimate relationship with His creation – mankind.

This relationship involves obedience, which was broken by the sin of Adam and Eve and caused death to be passed upon all man (Rom 5:12).

Man’s need for redemption and to be reconciled back to God could only be provided through a sinless sacrifice (the Lamb of God). The blood of this sacrifice would provide redemption (i.e. pay the price) for man’s sin – and position him for new birth. Jesus paid the price for our sin when He shed his blood on calvary.

Death, Burial, Resurrection

Paul declares the gospel he preached — to be the death, burialand resurrection of Christ (1 Cor 15:1-4).

Peter gave us the application of the gospel when we believe it, to be through repentance, water baptism in the name of Jesus, and the infilling of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:38). The book of Romans teaches us that we are “buried with Him” in baptism.

(Romans 6:4) Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

When a person is drawn by the spirit of God, they will turn towards the Lord, which will also cause them to turn away from their old ways and previous will. This is referred to as repentance and a type of death — our own personal cross experience.

We are then instructed by scripture to be baptized by immersion in water, calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Waiting on God, we are then filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

We understand this to be the new birth experience that Jesus spoke to Nicodemus about in John 3. This brings man back into right relationship with God through the process of redemption – the application of the blood of Christ, the lamb of God.

Water

We must be water-baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. Jesus told Nicodemus that a man cannot enter the kingdom of God, except he be born of water and of the Spirit (John 3:5)

References:

• John 3:5

• Acts 2:38, 8:16, 10:48, 19:5

Spirit

We are promised the gift of His Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues. Encountering disciples of John at Ephesus and having them re-baptized in Jesus’ name was not sufficient for Paul. He then laid his hands on them and they received the Holy Ghost (Acts 19:7), once again confirming Peter’s day of Pentecost words, ‘ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2:38).

References:

• John 7:37

• Acts 2:4, 2:38, 8:17-18, 9:17, 10:44-47, 19:6

We believe that there is only one true God, who has revealed Himself to humanity in a way that is both personal and powerful. God manifested Himself in the flesh through Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, to accomplish His redemptive plan for the world. In Jesus, we see the perfect expression of God’s love, grace, and truth.

God is one in essence, not divided into separate persons or entities. “He is the image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1:15). He exists as a single, unified being who is both transcendent and intimate. As the Father, God reveals His loving care, providing for, guiding, and sustaining His creation. As the Son, God entered into human history to bring salvation through His life, death, and resurrection, “reconciling the world to Himself” (2 Corinthians 5:19). And as the Holy Spirit, God empowers and equips believers today, dwelling within them to guide, teach, and strengthen them spiritual growth.

This understanding of God’s oneness does not diminish His fullness but affirms the complete revelation of His nature through Jesus Christ and the work of His Spirit in the lives of believers. We worship one God, who is at work in the world and in our lives, drawing us into a deeper relationship with Him.

References:

• John 1:14, 14:9-11

• Deuteronomy 6:4

• Matthew 6:9

• Timothy 3:16