We share the following truths accepted by evangelical Christians:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.

• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.

• We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.

• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.

• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

This statement can be referenced here.

Values

* Following Christ is a way of life, not a philosophy, a trend, or just going to church (Matt. 7:24-27; Luke 9:23-24; James 1:19-27; Romans 12).

* Prophetic ministry calls the church to a higher standard of commitment to Christ and brings disciples closer to God (1 Corinthians 12:1-3, 14:1; Jeremiah 1:10).

* Church is relationships in Jesus’ name, based on truth, forgiveness and service (Ephesians 4:25). The shortest definition of church is:  ”Following Jesus together.”

* Render unto Caesar with Caesar’s and unto God what is God’s — freedom to believe and worship is given to all by God and cannot be sanctioned by state laws; the mission of proclaiming Christ to the nations is an ultimate command to His followers and is backed up by all the authority of heaven and earth (Matthew 28:18, Acts 4 and 5, Daniel 6).

* Missionary vision and action is the sign of a living faith (Matthew 28:18-20).

* Teaching and studying the Bible is essential to our walk with Christ: the Scriptures are the written Word of God and the most credible written source for instruction for salvation and Christian life (1 Timothy 3:16).

* Team ministry — (Acts 13:1-2). Although it is not easy to maintain the intensity of relationship in a team setting, the team is still the best way to engage in Christian life and ministry. Christ established the team model with the apostles and later sending out small teams of workers.

* Good works and helping the orphans are a sign of a living faith and conquer enemy territory (Matthew 5:16; Hebrews 10:25; 1 Peter 4:19; James 1:27).

* Spiritual leadership in the church is by example (Christ’s way), not by imposing one’s will (the world’s way). As a movie character once said: “Men don’t follow titles, they follow courage.” Authority for leadership is measured by the extent to which we are willing to surrender our wills to the will of God. (Hebrews 13:7; 17; 1 Timothy 5:17-19; 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 5:12-13; 1 Peter 5:1-4).

The Lausanne Covenant

We also support the Lausanne Covenant on World evangelization.

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