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What we believe
What we believe about God
The bible tells us that God wants a people for Himself to be a demonstration of His love, rule and reign on the earth. Pride set itself up as a barrier between ourselves and God so that we could no longer hear or understand each other.
When Jesus, God’s son, died on the cross that barrier was torn down and for those who believe in Jesus and set their hearts on following Him there is now restored communion between them and God.
What we believe about Ourselves
Human beings are unable to put right what went wrong between themselves and God. The bible teaches that even our best efforts are not good enough. However, what we are powerless to do Jesus has done for us. His death on the cross means that we can be completely forgiven by God for everything that we have ever done wrong.
What we believe about the Church
As Christians we are the family of God together. What defines the church is more about people than it is about buildings. Therefore we are made up of all sorts of people, from various different cultures and backgrounds; young and old; babies; children; single people; married couples; families; single parents and widowed. We believe that in the family of God everyone has a place. We are brought together as one body because we have all come into a relationship with God, through Jesus.
What we believe about the World
We believe that the world is in a mess because of what man has done. However, God’s plan is to put the world to rights, through the man, Jesus. He calls us to be involved in that, to bring hope and healing to a broken world, restoring it to what it was meant to be.
What we believe about the Bible
Together we want to understand what the bible says and to live our lives in a way that is pleasing to God. It isn’t about rules and regulations or trying to be religious; it’s about enjoying the freedom, forgiveness and life that God has given us.
The New Testament offers us a structure of how the church should function and shows us ways we can bring the life and love of God into the community in which we live and work.
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