steering group

one, eternal, immutable God, Sovereign, creator and Lord of the universe, who in the unity of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, both governs all things according to his will and is accomplishing his purposes in the world and in the Church

as originally given, as the inspired, inerrant and infallible word of God.  Christians must therefore submit to its supreme authority and sufficiency, both individually and corporately, in every matter of belief and conduct.

all human beings, made by God in his own likeness, and their sinfulness and guilt since the Fall.  This has rendered them subject to God’s wrath and condemnation, and has resulted in their alienation from his life, suppression of the truth, and hostility to his law.

God’s incarnate Son, who is fully God. He was born of a virgin; his humanity is real and sinless; he died on the cross, was raised bodily from death and is now reigning over heaven and earth.

the guilt, penalty and all consequences of sin solely through the work of Jesus Christ – his perfect obedience, penal substitutionary death, bodily resurrection and exaltation as Lord. He alone is truly God and truly man, the only mediator between God and man.  There is salvation through no other person, creed, process or power. The entirety of a sinner’s justification, from beginning to end, is only by his grace alone appropriated through faith alone.

of the work of the Holy Spirit for the individual’s new birth and growth to maturity, and for the Church’s constant renewal in truth, wisdom, faith, holiness, love, power and mission

body of which Christ is the head and to which all who are saved belong.  Its existence reveals God’s ultimate purpose to bring everything together under Christ.  It is made visible in local congregations of believers, who are a holy people called to declare the praise of him who saved them, and to proclaim his gracious offer of salvation to those who are lost.  The unity of the body of Christ is expressed within and between local churches by mutual love, care and encouragement.  True fellowship between churches exists only where they are faithful to the apostolic gospel.

in glory of the Lord Jesus Christ to raise the dead and bring salvation and judgment to final completion.  He will grant eternal life to those who have believed the gospel, and consign those who have not to everlasting punishment in hell. God will fully establish his kingdom when he creates a new heaven and new earth from which evil and evildoers, suffering and death will be excluded, and in which he will be glorified forever