1:Scripture
We accept the 66 canonical books of the Old and
New Testaments as the true word of God, the only
rule of Christian faith and conduct, sufficient
for salvation and supreme in its authority, by
which the church must continually reform itself
and judge its traditions.
2:Justification by Faith
We believe that man, sinful and guilty, is
justified by God on the grounds of atoning death
of Christ alone, through faith alone, and that
good works and holy living follow justification
by faith as its evidence.
3:The Ministry and The Lord's Supper
We acknowledge Jesus Christ as our only and all
sufficient mediator between God and man, and his
death as the only sacrifice for sins.
We therefore believe that the functions of the
ordained ministry are pastoral not priestly.
We believe that the Communion service is an
occasion for offering praise and thanksgiving,
and of ourselves and our gifts as members of the
priesthood of all believers.
We believe that The Lord's Supper, with the bread
and wine, is a sacrament administered to man, not
a sacrifice to God.
We affirm, further, that all ceremonial used in
worship should be a true expression of these
Biblical doctrines.
4:The Church
We believe that the church is God's family,
redeemed by his Son and indwelt by his Spirit,
whose calling is to worship God, nurture
believers in the faith, and to witness to him in
the world.
Although we hold that the spiritual unity of the
church already exists since the one Spirit
energises the one body, we welcome all efforts to
achieve full communion between churches, provided
that biblical trust is not compromised.
