Last renewed 14 Dec 2004

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Our statement of faith is given below

- We believe in the Holy Scriptures, that it is the holy and inspired Word of God, true and infallible; it is the directly revealed will of God, the only measure of truth and practice, the ultimate revelation of God, and therefore should be accepted.

- We believe in One true God as He is revealed in His Word, the Bible; that He is the Holy Trinity, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. All Three are three in Persons and One in nature. God is the Creator of all things, visible and invisible, to Whom alone is the worship and ultimate allegiance of all His creatures due.
 

- We believe that God created man in His image and likeness to glorify and enjoy Him, yet man fell; by this all human race was delivered to the bondage of sin, the curse of the righteous God and the spiritual death; that the fall of man is so drastic, that it rendered man unable to perceive the spiritual nor aspire unto the pursuit of any true goodness; his natural inclinations have shifted to like and to aspire to the things rebellious and sinful, and therefore no man is able to seek God or choose to restore his stand in the eyes of the Almighty.

- We believe that the Second Person of Trinity, the Son of God and the Son of Man, Lord Jesus Christ, being the true God and the true man at the same time, is the man's one and only Savior and Deliverer from the wrath of God; He was born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless and pure life, obedient fully to the Law of the Father, was betrayed and arrested, was crucified and died. He rose on the third day and ascended to the right hand of His Father to reign, and to Him has been given all power in heaven and on earth. Christ is our Great King, Prophet and Priest.
 

- We believe that by His sacrifice, Lord Jesus has appeased the righteous wrath of His Father and atoned His chosen unto eternal life by taking their place, bearing their sin and restoring their righteousness with His own. The one and only way to be identified with the sacrifice and the forgiveness.

- We believe in one holy Catholic Church, that is the unity of all Christians.

- We believe that all believers are called to godly and pious life which is to love God with all self and love the neighbor■

 Overview:

The fathers of the Christian faith have been many. One of such people is Augustine of Hippo. He is believed to be second theologian in greatness and insight after apostle Paul. Augustine is also known by his resistance to Pelagianism, a doctrine rejecting the seriousness of sin.

The teaching of Augustine was taken up and continued by John Calvin, who brought the Christian doctrine of the time to the concise and clear presentation. Calvin stressed the sovereignty of God and the inability of man to earn salvation. He also believed, that the Christian Truth is applicable in all areas of life.

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