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Doctrinal summary

What we believe

We cannot confine God to mere articles of faith. But doctrine matters, and every believer needs a firm founding in the fundamentals of Scripture.

While we realise that we cannot confine God to mere articles of faith, we also recognise the importance of doctrine in these days when people are being led astray by false teachings. To avoid being tossed about by winds of doctrine, it is important for every believer to have a firm founding in the basic fundamental doctrines of the Scriptures. We offer the following statement as a summary.

I. Statement of faith

  1. We believe the Bible, as we have it in the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is divinely inspired, and the only infallible and authoritative word of God.

    2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet 1:20-21; Matt 5:18; 1 Cor 2:13

  2. We believe there is one God, Creator and Lord of the universe, eternally existent in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, co-equal, co-existent and co-eternal; distinguishable but indivisible.

    Deut 6:4; Is 44:6-8; Matt 28:19; 2 Cor 2:13

  3. We believe Jesus Christ is God the Son incarnate, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, truly man, truly God. He died on the cross of Calvary as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of all mankind. He was buried, rose from the dead bodily, and ascended into heaven, where He is now the interceding High Priest, at the right hand of the Father.

    Jn 1:14; Lk 1:34-35; Jn 3:16; Phil 2:5-8; 1 Cor 15:3-5

  4. We believe man was created in the image of God. He fell into sin and was consequently separated from God. All men are sinners, both by birth and choice. As a result, man is by nature depraved, under condemnation and unable to attain to divine righteousness.

    Gen 1:26; Ezek 18:4; Rom 3:10-18; 5:12-18

  5. We believe the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the perfect and complete work of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. The blood of Jesus Christ is the only basis for the remission of sins. While it is essentially spiritual in nature, the benefits of salvation embrace the total needs of the total person — spirit, soul and body.

    Eph 2:8-9; Heb 9:12,22; Rom 5:11; Acts 4:12; 1 Pet 2:24; 3 Jn 2; 2 Cor 8:9; 1 Thess 5:23

  6. We believe the Holy Spirit is the third person in the Godhead, and is instrumental in regeneration, the baptism in the Holy Spirit, sanctification, the operation of the gifts and ministries of the Spirit as manifested in the early church, and divine healing of the spirit, soul and body.

    Jn 3:3-8; Rom 10:9-10; Acts 2:1-4; 19:1-6; Heb 12:14; 2 Cor 7:1; Gal 5:22-23; 1 Cor 12-14; Jas 5:14; Mk 16:17

  7. We believe the reality and personality of Satan and the eternal judgment of him and his angels.

    Lk 4:1-13; Eph 6:12; Matt 25:41

  8. We believe the Church is the redeemed community of God's people for all time, and the body of Christ. Jesus Christ is both the Head and the Chief cornerstone of the Church. The local church is the expression of the Universal Church.

  9. We believe the essential functions of the Church are to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth; to build itself up in love and unity of the faith and grow up in all aspects into Christ, the Head of the church; and to actively engage in spreading the good news of Jesus Christ among all nations.

    Jn 4:23-24; Eph 4:11-16; Acts 1:8; Matt 28:19-20

  10. We believe the necessity of water baptism by immersion for believers.

    Matt 28:19; Acts 2:36-38; 8:16; 10:48; 19:1-15

  11. We believe the royal priesthood of believers.

    1 Pet 2:9

  12. We believe the Communion, commonly known as the Lord's Supper, or the breaking of bread, as instituted by the Lord for believers.

    Matt 26:26-29; 1 Cor 11:23-30

  13. We believe giving of our substance to the Lord as part of spiritual worship. The Bible teaches that our tithes and offerings must be brought into the storehouse — the local church — which is then used for the work and support of the ministry.

    1 Chron 16:28; Mal 3:10; 1 Cor 16:2; Matt 23:23

  14. We believe the resurrection from the dead of believers to eternal life, and unbelievers to eternal judgment.

    1 Cor 15:50-54; 1 Thess 4:16-17; 2 Thess 1:8-9

  15. We believe Jesus Christ will return to this earth personally, visibly and bodily, in power and glory, to establish His Kingdom.

    Jn 14:3; 1 Thess 4:16-17; Acts 1:11

Beyond the statement

Three further commitments

  1. IIAccept the leadership of New Life FellowshipThe local leadership — the pastor along with the ministry team — is primarily responsible, under the covering of the regional and state leadership.
  2. IIIAccept the principles and practices of New Life Fellowship in matters where the Bible is silentThese are introduced from time to time for the common good of all our churches, to fulfil in unity the purpose and vision God has given us.
  3. IVAccept the vision of New Life FellowshipTo establish Christ-centered, Spirit-filled, Bible-based churches and multiply across nations, so as to transform lives and communities.

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