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HUME COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Bible
The Bible was written by men who were divinely inspired, and therefore
God is ultimately the author of Scripture. It is authoritative
and constitutes God’s full revelation to humankind. It
contains truth without error.
God
The one true living God is eternally revealed as Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. Though distinct persons, these three are without division
of nature, essence or being.
Jesus Christ
Jesus is the eternal Son of God who, in the Incarnation, was conceived
of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the
cross for human sins and secured salvation for humankind. He then
rose from the dead and ascended into heaven. Jesus is both fully
divine and fully human.
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit exalts Christ, convicts people of sin, enlightens the minds of believers and empowers them for service.
Sin and Salvation
By free choice Adam and Eve sinned and brought sin and death upon the
entire human race. Jesus Christ is the only answer to the problem
of sin in our world. Salvation is offered freely to all who
accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour. Salvation includes salvation
from spiritual death, sanctification and empowerment by the Holy
Spirit. Our church believes that salvation can only be attained
through Jesus Christ as there is no other name by which people can be
saved.
The Church
The universal church is the body of Christ and includes the redeemed of
all ages. The local church is made up of baptised believers who
are associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the
gospel. Each local church is autonomous but cooperates with other
churches.
Sacraments
Our church practices the biblical example of believer’s
baptism. Baptism is by immersion and is for those who have given
a public confession of faith. It symbolizes the believer’s
faith in the crucified, buried and risen Saviour and it represents the
believer’s death to sin, burial and resurrection to a new life in
Jesus. The Lord’s Supper memorializes the death of Jesus
and anticipates His second coming.
End Times
Jesus will personally and visibly return. The dead will be raised
and Christ will judge all human beings. The righteous will
receive awards and dwell forever with the Lord in heaven. The
unrighteous will be consigned to eternal suffering in hell.
This Statement of faith was accepted by our church at a quarterly members meeting of Sunday 4th June 2006.
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