Titahi Bay Community Church - Tītahi Bay

What We Believe

As we understand it, the following statements are consistently taught in Scripture.

1. That all Scripture is inspired by God and is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice.

2. That the one living and true God eternally exists in three distinct persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

3. That men and women were created directly by God, and that by disobedience they fell into sin, thereby separating themselves from God. They are unable to save themselves.

4. That Jesus Christ is God the Son, and that through his virgin birth, the union of true humanity and full deity was effected in one person forever.

5. That the Lord Jesus Christ died upon the cross as a full and perfect substitutionary sacrifice for sins. His bodily resurrection and ascension to Heaven affirm him as Lord of all.

6. That salvation is entirely of God’s grace, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone. Upon true repentance, the believer is forgiven and kept by the power of God.

7. That God the Holy Spirit has united all believers with Christ and indwells them to empower them in godly living.

8. That every believer is a priest to worship and serve God. Each one has spiritual gifts, given by the Holy Spirit, and to be used for the strengthening of the Church.

9. That the Church is composed of all true believers and that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only Head of His Church.

10. That a local church is under the direct authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, through his word, and that in obedience to Him, it is to practise the baptism of believers and the Lord’s Supper. Elders are responsible to God for the care and shepherding of His people.

11. That the personal, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ will occur sometime in the future and will usher in the eternal blessing of Heaven for the believer and the future judgement of the unregenerate.

12. That believers live in the world under the mandate of the Great Commission, which calls us to tell the Good News about the Lord Jesus in all the world.